Product Description
Type | Vintage fountain pen and mechanical pencil, excellent working condition. In Sheaffer original gift box. |
Product Name | This is in the Balance family, and it is a White Dot model. |
Manufacturer and Year | Sheaffer USA 1930s |
Length | 4-13/16" (fountain pen), 4-7/8" (pencil) |
Filling System | Vac filler - working perfectly with a filling system recently restored by the estimable Sherrell Tyree of Ink-pen.com. The pencil takes .9mm leads. |
Color | Black and red striped celluloid, the "Carmine" color is very close to perfect. Gold plated trim. |
Nib | Fine Lifetime nib is in superior condition with a lot of tipping material. |
Condition |
Superior condition with only a few minor very light marks. The trim has no brassing. No cracks in the cap lip. There's a scratch on the cap band. The box's hinge is a little sprung, so the edges don't meet perfectly when the box is closed. |