Product Description
Type Snorkel filling fountain pen and mechanical pencil set, restored and working well.
Product Name Snorkel Clipper in a hard to find color.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer. Fountain pen mad ein Canada, pencil made in USA -- 1955-9.
Length the pen is just a hair over 5-1/2 inches, the pencil is 5 inches..
Filling System Snorkel filling pen, which we've fully restored with a new sac, O-ring and point gasket. We'll include instructions. The pencil takes 0.9mm (or "thin") leads, which it extends via the traditional twist mechanism. We'll include a small packet of leads.
Color Fiesta Red barrels with stainless steel caps in a pattern of stepped lines, with gold plated trim. This is one of the six colors considered most collectible. There are two reds in Sheaffer Snorkels (Fiesta Red and Vermilion) that are very difficult to tell apart. We are calling this Fiesta Red because the Clipper model was available in that color and not Vermillion.
Nib MEDIUM single tone PdAg (palladium silver) Triumph nib is un-marked. It's smooth and firm with nice tipping material and a little upturn toward the tip of the nib.
Condition Excellent condition. No chips, dings, or dents. There are some light scratches on the caps and barrels of both pieces. No cracks on eithe rpiece. The imprints are worn but readable, and the pencil still has the "$7.50" chalk mark on its barrel. The pen has been fully restored, and both pieces are working very well.