Vintage Sheaffer Fountain Pens

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Item#	Description	Price
P838	Sheaffer 1st year Crest fountain pen that was made in the USA in 1937. It is a lever fill pen and it has been serviced. The Crest pen was one of the first pens to have a metal cap with a plastic barrel. This is the 1st year model of the Crest with a threaded section that the cap screws down onto instead of the barrel having the threads. This pen has a screw in section. I'm not sure what percentage had screw in sections and how many had slip in sections. The slip in sections were earlier, but Sheaffer switched over to screw in [sections] so the sections would not be prone to spinning around when you tightened the cap too hard. Maker: Sheaffer Model: Crest Color: brown striped Year: 1937 Country of Origin: USA Cap Material: 1/10 14K gold filled Barrel Material: plastic Cap Style: screw on Trim Material: gold filled Length with cap on: 5 1/2" Nib Marking: Sheaffer lifetime Nib Material: 14K Gold Nib Flexibility: semi-flex Nib Width (tip): fine working condition: It has just been serviced. Scratches or Cracks: there are 2 tiny dings on the side of the cap, not too bad, but they are there Engravings: none Plate wear: none there is a wear spot with at the top of the cap and a tiny bit on the bottom edge Imprint: Sheaffer Pen Co Imprint Location: barrel Imprint Condition: excellent Filling system: lever fill This pen has the white dot on the bottom point of the barrel. Usually they had it at the top end of the lever. It is not a mint pen. It is a decent writer but it is nothing great. The cap does thread on well.	$250.00
P890	Sheaffer Wasp Vacuum-Fil fountain pen that was made in the USA in the 1930s. It is a lever fill pen and it is near mint and unused. It still has the original price sticker on the barrel. Maker: Sheaffer [Wasp] Model: Vacuum-Fil Color: grey/silver swirl with black specks Year: 1930s Country of Origin: USA Cap Material: plastic [celluloid] Barrel Material: plastic [celluloid] Cap Style: screw on Trim Material: nickel plated Length with cap on: 5 1/8" Nib Marking: Wasp made in USA 4 Nib Material: Gold Nib Flexibility: semi-flex Nib Width (tip): fine leaning a little to medium working condition: It has not been serviced Scratches or Cracks: none Engravings: none Plate wear: there is a tiny bit of edge wear on the trim Imprint: Wasp Vacuum-Fil Ft. Madison Ia. USA US Pat No 1,412,930 Imprint Location: barrel Imprint Condition: perfect Filling system: lever fill Great pen and near mint. I removed the old bladder, but I did not install a new one. A pen like this should not be inked and used, it is too important to keep it unused. I found something interesting when I pulled the section out. The original bladder was not seated properly on the section. The pen would not draw ink, even when it was new and that is the reason it is still unused. The Wasp nibs were usually not marked as to gold content. I did test one one day and it turned out to be 18K gold. Someone else had told me that they are usually 9K gold. Either way, it is a fine example of a Wasp pen. Please don't email me and ask me to install a bladder in it, I won't do it.
P290	Sheaffer Store Loaner Fountain Pen - green plastic Balance Pen, Fineline marked barrel & clip, nickel trim, barrel marked "Sheaffer Service Pen" and has the store's name. Restored, it fills & writes well. Feather Touch nib (medium semi-flex), 5 1/4", excellent condition.	$140.00
P637	Sheaffer balance fountain pen that was made in the USA in the 1920s. This is one of the rarest of Sheaffer color, the blue and black marbled plastic [Radite] with white streaks. Not perfect color, but still a beautiful striking pen. It is a lever fill pen and it has been serviced and it is a good writer. Maker: Sheaffer Model: balance Color: blue and black Year: 1920s Country of Origin: USA Cap Material: plastic Barrel Material: plastic Cap Style: screw on Trim Material: gold filled Length with cap on: 5 3/8" Nib Marking: Sheaffer 5-30 Nib Material: 14K Gold Nib Flexibility: basically stiff Nib Width (tip): fine Working condition: It has just been serviced. Scratches or Cracks: some minor marks under the clip Engravings: none Plate wear: ball of clip Imprint: Sheaffer Pen Co Imprint Location: barrel Imprint Condition: excellent Filling system: lever fill A beautiful Sheaffer in a rare color. It is a good writer, but not a great one. The 5-30 nib is proper for a non-lifetime model like this one. The barrel is slightly darker than the cap and the end of the cap and the end of the barrel and a tiny bit lighter than the rest of the pen. These are all typical traits of the balance pens. Overall the color is still stunning.
P311	Sheaffer Salesman's Sample Fountain Pen - blue plastic "Cadet" model from the 1950s. Touch-down filler, alloy screw in nib (like an Esterbrook), mint / unused, blue plastic, nickel trim, marked "sample" on barrel & has sample advertising with a picture of a plumber's wrench. Great sample pen. Not returnable if inked.	$80.00
P507	Sheaffer Flattop Pencil in black plastic - 1920s, functions properly, good condition.	$25.00
P583	Sheaffer oversize fountain pen that was made in the USA in 1920s. It is a lever fill pen and it has been serviced and it is a good smooth writer. Great color but the barrel is somewhat darker than the cap. There is a hairline on the side of the cap, it is very hard to see and you can't see it on the inside of the cap. It may just be a deep scratch. Maker: Sheaffer Model: Lifetime Color: green Year: 1920s Country of Origin: USA Cap Material: plastic Barrel Material: plastic Pattern: flattop Cap Style: screw on Trim Material: gold filled Length with cap on: 5 1/4" Nib Marking: Sheaffer lifetime Nib Material: 14K Gold Nib Flexibility: stiff Nib Width (tip): fine working condition: It has just been serviced. Scratches or Cracks: there is an age crack in the cap, but it does not go into through Engravings: None Plate wear: ball of clip and one spot on the cap band Imprint: Sheaffer Pen Co Imprint Location: barrel Imprint Condition: perfect Filling system: lever fill Nice writing pen with a smooth nib. Fine nibs can be really scratchy but this pen writes nice and smooth.
P744	Sheaffer ladies green gold filled fountain pen that was made in the USA in the 1920s. It is a lever fill pen and it has been serviced and it is a really smooth writer. This is an all metal pen, not an overlay. Maker: Sheaffer Model: ladies Year: 1920s Country of Origin: USA Cap Material: gold filled Barrel Material: gold filled Cap Style: screw on Trim Material: gold filled Length with cap on: 3 7/8" Nib Marking: Sheaffer 2 Self Filling Nib Material: 14K Gold Nib Flexibility: full flex Nib Width (tip): fine working condition: It has just been serviced Scratches or Cracks: the barrel and section have deep scratches from someone using pliers to remove the section at one time Engravings: none Plate wear: very minor wear on the extreme edges Imprint: Sheaffer's Imprint Location: cap Imprint Condition: perfect Filling system: lever fill This is a nice example of a Sheaffer all metal pen, but it does have some deep plier marks on the barrel. It is a decent writer, but nothing great.
P779	Sheaffer Prosperity fountain pen that was made in the 1930s. It is a lever fill pen and it has been serviced and it is a good writer. Maker: Sheaffer Model: Prosperity Color: pearlish burgundy marbled Year: 1930s Country of Origin: USA or Canada [unmarked?] Cap Material: plastic Barrel Material: plastic Cap Style: screw on Trim Material: the clip is nickel but the lever and cap band are brass Length with cap on: 4 15/16" Nib Marking: Prosperity pen iridium tipped medium Nib Material: steel Nib flexibility: very slight flex Nib Width (tip): medium working condition: It has just been serviced Scratches or Cracks: none Engravings: there was a name on the barrel, but it is worn down to a faint shadow [hard to notice] Plate wear: the cap band and the lever are completely bras sed, the clip is nickel, to the other trim may have been nickel plated Imprint: Prosperity Pen made by Sheaffer Imprint Location: barrel Imprint Condition: excellent Filling system: lever fill This is an interesting Sheaffer lower line pen. Much less common than the Wasp or Vacuum lines. Good smooth writer, even with a steel nib. There is no country of origin on it, it may be Canadian, but they just seemed to forget to mark it.	$140.00
P915	Vintage Sheaffer Snorkel fountain pen that was made in the USA in the 1950s. It has a factory triple broad Triumph nib. I have been told that most Snorkel Triumph nibs are fine to medium and that broad nibs made up less than %1 of total sales. This pen has a triple broad nib which would make this a one in a thousand pen. Maker: Sheaffer Model: Snorkel Color: black Year: 1950s Country of Origin: USA Cap Material: plastic Barrel Material: plastic Cap Style: screw on Trim Material: gold filled Length with cap on: 5 9/16" Nib Marking: Sheaffer Nib Material: 14K gold Nib Flexibility: slight flex Nib Width (tip): triple broad [the tip is 1.2mm wide] working condition: it has just been serviced Scratches or Cracks: none Engravings: None Plate wear: none Imprint: Sheaffer Pen Co Imprint Location: barrel Imprint Condition: excellent Filling system: Snorkel This is a great writer! If you like writing with a wide line, this is the Vintage Snorkel Fountain Pen for you.
P310	Sheaffer Fountain Pen Counter Top Sign from 1983 - Easel back, excellent condition with original envelope, 10" X 8".	$40.00


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