Product Description
Type Vintage lever-filling full-sized fountain pen.
Product Name Balance Lifetime oversize. Very stout, measuring .587 inches at the widest point in the cap.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1934-5, this pen has the short humped flat ball clip which debuted 1934-5 and was only used for a fe years.
Length 5-5/8"
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working perfectly.
Color Black with gold plated trim. The gold cap band is 1/8" wide. White dot above the clip. Tapered end of barrel.
Nib MEDIUM two-tone Sheaffer Lifetime nib. It is stamped with serial number 4365705.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks. This is a large-sized pen in a classic design and color scheme that is shiny and velvety black. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and lots of bite marks at the end. Otherwise, the barrel has general light to moderate scratching. The lever looks excellent. The cap has light scratches. The cap band has some scattered micro-dots of plating wear. The clip has tiny scratches that lead down to the disk end that has one dot of pitting, but otherwise has no plating wear or brassing. The white dot is perfect. The imprints are clear.