Product Description
Type Vintage Sheaffer fountain pen in excellent working condition.
Product Name Sheaffer Balance Lifetime "Petite", this was the smallest of the many Balance sizes.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1930-32.
Length 4-1/4"
Filling System Lever filler - working perfectly with a new sac.
Color Marine Green with a 1/8" cap band. Marine Green is a green and black marbled pattern. Gold plated trim and white dot. It has a long humped clip, but it doesn't stretch onto the cap band like the earliest Balance clips do.
Nib Extra Fine 14k Sheaffer Lifetime nib. It writes smoothly and is very firm.
Condition Very Nice condition. The celluloid is in great condition with not too much handwear. Most of the wear is on the cap. The cap lip has a few hairline cracks. Three almost reach the cap band but there are also very tiny ones. The ball end of the clip has some brassing. The imprint is very clear and the pen is working well. We do not recommend posting this pen as it will worsen the cracks.