Product Description
Type Restored vintage oversized fountain pen
Product Name Sheaffer Balance 1000 Lifetime - Oversized fat version
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer - 1930s
Length 5-5/8"
Filling System Vac-filler (piston). We've fully restored the system and it's working well.
Color Green striated with gold plated trim.
Nib EXTRA FINE large two-tone 14k open Lifetime nib is in nice condition, with good tipping. It's very firm.
Condition Excellent condition with just micro scratching and a few tiny scratches in the barrel and cap. There's a little plating wear on the trim, specifically on the upper right side and the ball of the clip (see photos), and in a couple of places on the cap band. Fairly good barrel clarity. It's quite an attractive pen, in nice condition, working well.
The barrel is engraved "George G. Martin."