Type  Fountain pen, restored Product Name  This is in the Balance Lifetime family, and it is full length oversize model.  The barrel is marked 1000. Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, USA, late 1930s (radius clip) Length ...

Type  Vintage Mechanical Pencil Product Name This is in the Balance family, and it is the mate to the fat oversize Balance "senior" pens.  Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer 1930s (they produced this pattern from 1929 to 1934, and used this long...

Type  Vintage oversized fountain pen in restored working condition Product Name  Balance Lifetime Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1930-31 (the long humped clip was phased out in 1931 and the color was...

Type  Lever-filling vintage fountain pen, restored and working well. Product Name  Balance Lifetime 1000, full size with the military clip. This model was called "Valiant." Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1940-42,...

Type  Vintage Mechanical Pencil Product Name This is in the Balance family, and it is the mate to the fat oversize Balance "senior" pens.  Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer 1930s (they produced this pattern from 1929 to 1934, and used this long...

Type  Lever filling fountain pen, restored and working well. Product Name  This is from the Balance Lifetime line. Very small, but not the "petite" size. Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1930-40s  Length ...

Type  Vintage mechanical pencil  Product Name This is in the Balance family, and it's a full sized model. Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer USA, early 1930s (long humped clip) Length  5-5/16" (a mate to the oversized fountain...

Type  Vintage full sized ring top fountain pen. Product Name  This is in the Balance family, it's the long version, one size down from the largest, fat version. Unusual ring top model with a detachable tail. The tail is sometimes explained...

Type  Vintage oversized fountain pen and mechanical pencil set in excellent working condition Product Name  Balance Lifetime, (no model number marked, but this is the oversized fat one) Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, made...

Type  Lever fill fountain pen Product Name  This is in the Balance family, one of the high end white dot "Lifetime" models Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer USA 1930s (they produced this pattern from 1934 to 1939) Length ...

Type  Fountain pen working well. Product Name  Balance Autograph. ("Autograph" models has 14k cap bands and clips, whereas the "Signature" just had the cap band in 14k.) Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, made in USA, 1935-'42...

Type  Vintage pen and pencil set in excellent working condition. Product Name  Balance Lifetime 1000 fountain pen and 350 pencil. Both pieces have the model numbers marked on the barrel.  This is not the super fat oversized Balance...

Type  vintage fountain pen Product Name Sheaffer Balance with a Lifetime nib.  Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, USA -- 1935-42, these are the official years the radius clip was used but it could be from a bit later. Length ...

Type  Lever filling vintage fountain pen Product Name  Balance Lifetime 875 (slim full length model with a white dot). Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer USA - circa 1937-42 (this color was introduced in '37, and they pretty...

Type  Vintage lever-filling full-sized fountain pen. Product Name  Balance Lifetime oversize. Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1929-30, this pen has the first style of clip (aka long humped ball)...

Type  Beautiful oversize fountain pen ... this version has what they call the "short quill" detachable end. Sometimes people think this has to do with phone dialing, but there's no evidence to support this, though it could be removed to convert the...

Type  Vintage fountain pen Product Name  Balance Lifetime, it's oversized in terms of length, but not particularly fat. Manufacturer and Year  Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1929-31 (this color originated with the pen model, and the...

Type  Fountain pen working well. Product Name  Balance Autograph. "Autograph" was the model with 14k clip and band, and the owner's signature could be engraved on the band (which is the case with this pen). Manufacturer and Year...

Type  Lever filling fountain pen, restored and working well. Shorthand model, as designated by the shorthand imprint. Product Name  Lifetime model from the Balance series in the full size slender version. Manufacturer and...

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 )...