Product Description
Type Vac filler fountain pen.
Product Name Balance 350 fountain pen, this is the long slender version.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- Circa 1937 (The clip was only officially produced in 1935 but was made for a decade longer and the color was introduced in 1937).
Length 5-3/4"
Filling System Vac filler. This sacless filling system uses a long syringe-like plunger rod tightly fitted into the cylindrical ink chamber that on the downstroke creates a vacuum inside the ink chamber that draws ink into the pen through the feed. Sheaffer adapted this filling system to the Balance line in 1935.
Color The pen is in carmine (striated red and black) with gold plated trim and a flat ball clip.
Nib FINE 14k Sheaffer's #3 nib
Condition Excellent with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a pretty, shiny pen with good barrel transparency and in a great color. The cap and barrel have moderate scratching. The section has a small chip near the bottom. The cap band looks great. The clip is also excellent except for a little nick on the left side. The imprints are clear.