Product Description
Type Lever fill fountain pen
Product Name This is in the Balance family, one of the high end white dot "Lifetime" models. Junior size.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer 1930s (they produced this pattern from 1934 to 1939)
Length 5-5/16" (This is the full-length size, with a slender girth)
Filling System Lever filler - working perfectly with a new sac
Color Black celluloid embedded with "floating" pieces of mother of pearl looking stuff. Gold plated trim. The pearly pieces have aged to an interesting shade of orange on the barrel, with less fading on the cap.
Nib Extra fine 14k nib. (This nib is a replacement, as this pen would have originally had a Lifetime nib.)
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dings, or dents. The barrel has light capping marks at the top. A couple of small dents or toothmarks at the end of the barrel. Brassing on the cap band, and some brassing and plating loss on the clip. The cap is lovely with just a couple of little marks toward the upper tip. The imprints are clear. The barrel is personalized with the name "Talmage Nelson".
