Product Description
Type Full-size vintage slender fountain pen
Product Name Sheaffer Balance pen with a flat ball humped clip.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer USA - 1930s
Length 5-3/8"
Filling System Lever filler (We've replaced the bladder and it's working very well.)
Color Black ebonized pearl chips and gold plated trim. Very good color.
Nib FINE Sheaffer's #3 nib.
Condition. Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a shiny velvety black pen highlighted by colorful chips of mother-of-pearl. The cap and barrel have light to moderate wear. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip. The lever looks nice with some plating wear around the open end. The cap band has quite a few small scratch marks but no plating wear. The clip looks excellent with some brassing around the ball end. There are bite marks around the top of the cap and at the end of the barrel. The imprints are very clear.
