Product Description
Type Vintage mechanical pencil in good working condition
Product Name This is in the Balance family, and may have been paired with the fat oversize Balance pens.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA, 1929 (They produced the "long humped clip" in 1929 and the clip shortened in 1930 to the "short humped clip.")
Length 5-5/16"
Filling System It takes 1.1mm leads There are leads in the receptacle, and we will include a small packet of leads.
Color Jade green celluloid. Gold plated trim. The color is really close to perfect on this particular pencil. The green jade can fade or discolor but not in this example.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a really pretty tapered pencil in a great color. The surface has microscratching and the trim pieces look fantastic. There is a tiny little sratch that has accummulated some dirt to the right of the end part of the clip.