Product Description
Type Substantial, oversize vintage fountain pen in excellent working condition
Product Name Sheaffer "Flat Top" (The nib and white dot indicate that the pen was a Lifetime model.)
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1930s - with high mounted, short clip (no hump)
Length 5-5/16"
Filling System Lever filler, restored with a new sac and working perfectly.
Color Smooth black plastic/radite. White dot in the top of the cap. 1/8" cap band. Short straight clip. Trim is gold filled.
Nib Medium 14k Lifetime nib is large and writes well.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks. This is a substantial, stately and shiny black pen. The barrel has light to moderate scratching and marks caused by the cap lip. Near the end of the barrel there is a small area of little bubbles on the surface. The cap has two cracks on each side of the area that fastens the clip to the cap. There is also a small mark a little ways up from the cap band. The cap band and clip have plating wear. The imprints are clear.