Product Description
Type Snorkel filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Statesman Snorkel.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, Canada (nib) and USA (barrel) -- these pens were made 1952-9.
Length 5-1/2 inches.
Filling System Snorkel filling system. We've fully restored it with a new sac, o-ring, and point gasket. It's working well, taking in and expelling water vigorously. Filling system guaranteed for a year from the date of purchase.
Color Black body and cap with gold plated trim and a 3/8" wide cap band with a groove near each edge of it.
Nib MEDIUM Sheaffer's Triumph style Palladium-Silver nib. It's quite smooth and firm with lovely tipping material.
Condition Very nice condition. No cracks or chips, dings or dents, personalization, or plating wear, though there's a small nick on the clip. The cap has moderate to some heavy scratching, especially near the top where there are lots of little tooth marks. The clip has microscratching, but no brassing or plating wear. The cap band has microscratching and some larger individual scratches. There is brassing and plating wear along the cap lip; the top of the cap band looks good. The barrel has moderate scratching. The blind cap has lots of very tiny tooth marks. The pen has been fully restored and is working well.
