Product Description
Type Cartridge/converter filling fountain pen, working well.
Product Name Model #879, Sheaffer Levenger Balance II Special Edition from the revival series of the 1930s Balance pens.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1997-99.
Length 5-3/4 inches.
Filling System Takes Sheaffer style cartridges, or you can fill it with bottled ink via the included piston converter.
Color Amber brown and yellow with black and olive green tones. The acrylic is a bit like the vintage candy stripe patterns. It has a pair of 1/16" cap bands and 22k electroplated trim.
Nib Medium 18k nib. (There's a faint "B" on the back of the section, but this looks like a medium or even a fine to us. Sheaffer's Feather Touch nib is smooth and springy with nice tipping material. A lot of the palladium masking has been polished away.
Condition Excellent condition with signs of light usage and polishing marks. These Sheaffer Balance II models are very prone to cracking from posting and from pulling on the clip. This pen doesn't have any cracks. The trim looks great and the material is consistently semi-transparent. We've cleaned and tested it and it's working very well.