Product Description
Type Vintage lever filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Lifetime, the early style called a "Flat Top" by collecters. This is a smaller junior size flat top with a white dot on the top of its cap.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1920s.
Length 4-9/16".
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working very well.
Color Black radite, as identified by the sticker at the end of the barrel. It has a 1/8" cap band and gold filled trim.
Nib MEDIUM 14k Sheaffer Lifetime nib. It is smooth and firm. Even though we would usually call this nib a "fine," the sticker at the end of the barrel does say, "Med."
Condition Very Nice condition with no cracks or chips, dings, dents, or personalization. It has its original sticker at the end of the barrel. The cap has some bite marks and the barrel has capping marks. The imprint is easily read. There is general usage wear. There is some brassing on both the clip and cap band.