Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen in excellent working condition
Product Name Sheaffer Lifetime (there's a Lifetime nib and a white dot)
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer USA -- 1930s
Length 4-9/16" long, excluding the ringtop hardware.
Filling System Lever filler. It has a new sac and is working well.
Color Black and pearl radite. Gold plated trim. White dot on the cap.
Nib Lifetime gold fine nib is in very nice condition with a lot of tipping material. Firm. Really huge! The nib has a serial number: 2298661
Condition Very nice condition with surface wear, but no cracks. This is a classic ring-top pen in a good color pattern. There is discoloration on the barrel and on the cap near the band which has mellowed to a caramel color. The black is nice and consistent throughout. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and some large bite marks at the end (see photo). The lever has scratching and plating wear. The top of the section and the edge of the flat top of the cap have small chips. The ring top and cap band have plating wear. The white dot looks nice. The imprints are clear.