Product Description
Type Vintage pen set
Product Name Sheaffer #1 (this is in the flat top family)
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1920s.
Length The fountain pen measures 3-9/16" and the mechanical pencil is 3-1/2"
Filling System The fountain pen is a lever filler, restored with a new sac. The pencil takes "thick" leads and 1.1mm leads will work.
Color Gold filled with a pattern of grouped wavy lines. They are both ring-tops.
Nib Fine Flexible #1 gold fine nib is in nice condition with good tipping material. The tines spread easily for strong line variation. Please see the writing sample below.
Condition Excellent + condition. Light handwear, but no serious dents or dings. Both pieces are personalized with the initials "R. I. B." The patterns are excellent and the imprints are clear. The fountain pen has a bit of brassing at the front of the section, just underneath the nib. The box has cracks in the front corners of the lid, and a stain on the top surface. This is the original box.