Product Description
Type Vintage oversized fountain pen
Product Name Balance Lifetime
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1929-31 (this color originated with the pen model, and the long humped clip was phased out in 1931 ).
Length 5-3/4" and quite stout.
Filling System Lever filler - we've restored it with a new sac and it's working well.
Color Jade Green with a 1/8" cap band. Gold plated trim and white dot. It has a long humped clip.
Nib FINE gold Sheaffer Lifetime nib. It has a serial number: 1520531
Condition Very nice condition for this large-sized, colorful, and shiny pen. Better than average color. There is some color darkening on the barrel and on the lower half of the cap. This is the known and common result of a chemical reaction between the material and gasses emitted by the sac. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and consistent thin scratch lines around the circumference possibly caused by polishing. The lever has light scratching and a bit of plating wear at the top. The cap has a hairline cracks along the cap lip with one slender crack that goes up to the cap band. Besides that, the cap has light to moderate scratching with the heavier scratching toward the top. The cap band has moderate scratching and a few dots of plating wear. The clip has plating wear on the ball end and some small scratch marks overall. The white dot looks good though it is more cream-colored than white. The imprints are clear.