Product Description
Type Vintage Touchdown fountain pen and mechanical pencil set
Product Name Sheaffer Admiral
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1950-2
Length Fountain Pen: 5-1/4"; Mechanical Pencil: 5-1/16"
Filling System Touchdown filler. We've replaced the sac and the O-ring. It's fully restored and working very well. 0.9mm mechanical pencil lead.
Color Solid burgundy caps and barrels. The fountain pen has a 1/4" cap band and a viewing window. The trim is gold plated.
Nib MEDIUM 14k Two-Toned nib with serial number I49325
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a handsome, shiny set in an attractive color scheme. The fountain pen has light scratching with some long, thin scratch lines toward the end of the barrel. Some of the burgundy coloring has bled onto the white dot on the cap. The cap band, clip and trim are gorgeous -- no plating wear or scratching. The viewing window is perfect. The mechanical pencil has light scratching on the barrel and light to moderate scratching on the cap. The clip has a little scratching on the left edge. The imprints on both pieces are clear.