Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling oversized fountain pen.
Product Name Balance Lifetime 1000 (this is an oversized model and relatively fat).
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- mid 1930s, radius clip.
Length 5-9/16".
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. Yellow/amber viewing window. White dot above the clip. The pen is personalized on the barrel: "D J Junker".
Nib FINE 14k gold Lifetime nib. It says Sheaffer Lifetime on it and is two-tone with serial number 6552197.
Condition Excellent condition for this very shiny oversized pen with a gorgeous color pattern that is very desirable. Some of the ebonized pearls (especially on the barrel) have mellowed in color so that they are more ambered. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and light scratching except for a band of intense small scratches just below the lever. The lever has some small dots of plating wear and a few short scratches at the top. The cap has mainly light scratching with more moderate scratching at the top. The cap band and clip look excellent. The openings in the cap where the top of the clip enters are a little enlarged, but the clip is stable and secure. The white dot is lovely. The barrel is personalized, "D J Junker". The imprints are clear.
