Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling oversized fountain pen.
Product Name Balance Lifetime (this is an oversized model and relatively fat).
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- mid 1930s, radius clip.
Length 5-1/2".
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working perfectly.
Color Ebony with floating Mother of Pearl pieces and with gold plated trim. The cap band is 1/8" wide. The clip has the radius endpiece.
Nib MEDIUM 14k gold Lifetime nib. It says Sheaffer Lifetime on it and is two-tone with serial number 4093340.
Condition Excellent condition. This is an oversized pen with a gorgeous color pattern that is very desirable. The barrel has marks and some scratches caused by the cap lip. Otherwise, the barrel has light wear only-- it looks quite nice. The lever has a few small dings at the end and the top and some plating wear along the upper edge. The cap has an area of small half-moon scratches under the cap band and light wear overall. It has some surface wear just above the clip and the very top of the cap. The cap band has microscratching and a few miniscule dots of plating wear. The only significant flaw is that the clip has a long jagged area of pitting along the right side (see photographs). The imprints are crystal clar.