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 -- 1929, this pen has the first version of the long humped clip which was only formally used for a year.
Length 4-1/8"
Filling System Lever filler - working perfectly with a new sac.
Color Pearl and Black with a 1/8" cap band. Pearl & Black is a marbled black and amber yellow. It would have originally been black and white but the "pearl" is almost always at least partially ambered. It has a white dot above the long humped clip and gold filled trim.
Nib Extra Fine 14k Sheaffer Lifetime nib. It writes smoothly and is very firm. It's a little wide for an extra fine but is quite narrow even for a vintage fine.
Condition Excellent condition. The barrel has a slight protrusion from posting and the pearl has quite a bit of ambering. The trim has held up well with minimal wear on the clip and lever. The cap band has pitting marks beneath the clip and some brassing on the edges. The cap band has single large shallow impression that spans the entire width of the band. The imprint is very clear and the pen is working well. We do not recommend posting this pen as these cap lips are prone to cracks (currently no cracks are present). The pen has been personalized, "BEE MC CORD."