Product Description
Type Vintage flat top, clipless pen
Product Name "Flat Top" ... this is the Self-Filling #2-1/2 S pen (marked at the end of the barrel)
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer USA - late teens, early 1920s (The "big S" imprint on this pen ran from 1918 to 1921.)
Length 4-5/16"
Filling System Lever filler. We've replaced the sac and it's working very well.
Color Black chased hard rubber with gold plated trim and a 1/4" wide cap band.
Nib Fine #2 Self-Filling Nib. Nicely flexible. (Sorry, no writing sample.)
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a small and dainty black pen with good chasing and a lovely cap band. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and light wear. The cap has some small scratch marks near the top. The cap band is lovely. The lever has some pitting along the edges. The imprints are clear.