Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling oversized fountain pen.
Product Name Balance Lifetime (this is an oversized model and very fat). It would have cost $10.00 new. Circa 1938, pens got model names and this one would be "Premier."
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1935-42 (those were the years they made the Balance with this clip).
Length 5-9/16"
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working perfectly.
Color Black with gold plated trim. It has a white dot above the clip and the radius clip. The cap band is 1/8" wide.
Nib FINE gold nib. The nib writes very smoothly and is firm. It says Sheaffer Lifetime on it and is two-tone.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks or personalization. There is plating wear on the cap band in a couple of places, which is documented in photos below, and also on the flattened ball of the clip. There is a band of scuffs from capping the pen just below the threads on the barrel. The cap is ever-so-slightly warped, like it's worn a waist cincher, probably from some temperature changes over the years. The barrel imprint is clear. The pen is overall fairly shiny. It's fully restored and working very well.