Product Description
Type vintage fountain pen
Product Name Sheaffer "Flat Top" (The nib and white dot indicate that the pen was a Lifetime model.)
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1924-26, based on the sticker at the end of the barrel. The sticker specifies that the pen is made of DuPont radite. Radite was introduced in 1924, and the imprints specifying radite producer ceased circa 1926.
Length 4-1/2"
Filling System Lever filler, restored with a new sac and working perfectly.
Color Smooth black with gold filled trim. The cap has a 1/8" wide cap band.
Nib MEDIUM 14k Lifetime nib is large.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks. This is a small, shiny, velvety black pen in a classic style. It has an original sticker at the end of the barrel. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip as well as light to moderate scratching and micro-scratching, with the heavier marks toward the end of the barrel. The lever has a number of small scratches though the gold is intact. The cap has moderate wear, especially below the clip. The cap band has plating wear on the lower edge. The clip is quite nice. The imprints are crisp and clear.