Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling oversized fountain pen.
Product Name Balance Lifetime (we think this is an oversized model but it is not as fat as some, so it might have been considered just full size).
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in Canada -- 1934-5 (those were the years they made the Balance with this "flattened ball" clip in the USA, but it might have been different in Canada).
Length 5-1/2"
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working perfectly.
Color Green striated celluloid with gold plated trim. It has a white dot above the clip and the radius clip. The cap band is 1/8" wide.
Nib Medium gold nib. It says Sheaffer Lifetime Canada on it.
Condition User grade condition for this large-sized, prettily colored pen in a classic design. The barrel has moderate scratching, including marks caused by the cap lip. Toward the end of the barrel, there are some small, deep scratch marks and there is a "crackled" area on the tip of the end. The cap has bite marks galore and surface roughness around the top of the clip. Two cracks in the cap lip. The cap band has gold shine through plating wear. The clip has significant plating wear and some moderate scratching. The lever has two lines of pitting as well as some scratching. The white dot is nice. The imprints are clear.