Product Description
Type Snorkel filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Statesman Snorkel.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 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. We guarantee the filling system for a year from the date of purchase.
Color Pastel Blue 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 Excellent condition. No cracks or chips, dings or dents, personalization, or plating wear. The cap has light to moderate scratching. The clip has microscratching, and some dots of plating wear along the sides. The cap band has microscratching. The top edge of the cap band has some touches of brassing. The barrel has light to moderate scratching. The blind cap looks great. The color is really nice, and does not appear to have changed at all. The pen has been fully restored and is working well.
