Product Description
Type Vintage snorkel filling fountain pen and mechanical pencil set, restored and working well.
Product Name Admiral Snorkel
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1952-9.
Length The fountain pen is 5-9/16", the mechanical pencil is 4-15/16".
Filling System Fountain pen is a snorkel filler. We've restored it with a new sac, point gasket, and O-ring. It's working perfectly, and we guarantee the filling system for a year from the date of purchase. The mechanical pencil takes 0.9mm leads, which extend and retract by twisting the barrel.
Color Black body and cap with gold plated trim. The pen has a 1/4" cap band, and the band on the pencil is 3/16" wide.
Nib FINE single-tone 14k #5 open nib. It's smooth and firm with nice tipping material and has a little spring but no line variation.
Condition Excellent condition with minimal handwear. Fountain pen: The pen looks great overall. There is very light handwear, and only microscratching on the cap and barrel. The clip has some light plating wear along the sides, but no visible brassing. The cap band has some touches of brassing along the upper edge. No plating wear on the cap threads. The knurling on the blind cap looks great, as do the ridges on the section. Mechanical pencil: There is handwear and scratching on the cap and barrel. The top of the cap has some heavy scratching or bite marks. There are scratches on the cap to the left of the clip's open end, though they don't seem like they were caused by the clip, which is securely in place, with no wiggling). The clip has some plating wear along the sides. The cap band has a few tiny dots of pitting. The cone has microscratching and one tiny shallow dent. The imprints are clear and readable, and both pieces are working perfectly.
