Product Description
Type Vintage Snorkel filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Sovereign, from the Snorkel line. One of the less common snorkel models, it has a steel lined cap with a gold filled clip, no cap band.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1952-9.
Length 5-9/16" pen.
Filling System Snorkel filler. We've restored it with a new sac, O-ring, and point gasket.
Color Black with a steel cap, and gold clip.
Nib MEDIUM two-tone M3 14k open nib, 14k with palladium masking.
Condition Excellent condition. Microscratching on barrel, and some posting marks. No chips, dings, dents, or cracks. The imprint is slightly smoothed down, but still clear and readable. There is plating wear on the edges of the clip, as well as on the cap threads. The nib masking has been largely polished away. It's fully restored and working very well.