Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen, a rare demonstrator with cutouts in cap and barrel
Product Name Sheaffer "Flat Top"
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer USA - late 1920s. This has the early high-mounted clip.
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Lever filler. We replaced the sac and tested it, and it's working well. We guarantee the filling system for a year from the date of purchase.
Color Black Radite (Sheaffer's early plastic) with gold plated trim.
Nib FINE Sheaffer Lifetime nib. It has the serial number 0350744.
Condition Excellent condition. There is ight scratching and handwear on the cap and barrel. The clip has some plating wear along the sides. The cap band has microscratching and some bubbling along the edges. The lever has tiny spots of plating wear at either end. The color is nice and dark, very little fading. Imprints are nice and clear. The cutouts in the barrel and cap give you a nice view of the inside of the pen, allowing you to see the sac compress and expand as the lever is raised and lowered. There are cutouts in the cap, and when you screw it on, you can see that there's a small gap between the front of the section and the edge of the cap liner aka inner cap. It's not very big, so the nib is at least partially protected from drying out between uses.
