Product Description
Type Snorkel filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Snorkel Special.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1955-9.
Length Just under 5-5/8 inches.
Filling System Snorkel filler. We've fully restored it with a new sac, point gasket, and O-ring, and it's working very well. We'll send instructions on how to use the snorkel filling system.
Color Black body and cap with gold plated trim and a 1/4 inch wide cap band.
Nib MEDIUM Sheaffer's M6 Palladium Silver open nib. It's smooth and somewhat firm with lovely tipping material.
Condition Near mint condition. No cracks or chips, dings, dents, or plating wear. There's hardly a spot of wear on the pen, and the imprint is crisp and very readable.
The barrel is engraved "T 27 - 21" (see photos below). This pen came from the personal collection of a high ranking Sheaffer employee, and many of the pen were "tracer" pens used to track various stages of the pen's production.
