Product Description
Type Vintage Pen and Pencil Set including snorkel fountain pen and twist mechanism pencil with box.
Product Name Special
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1952-5
Length Fountain Pen: 5-5/8"; Mechanical Pencil: 5-1/16" and very slim
Filling System Snorkel filling system ... restored here at PSP. We replaced the sac, O-ring and point gasket and thoroughly tested the pen. We'll send instructions on how to use the filling system. The pencil takes 0.9mm leads and extends and retracts via the traditional twist method. Guaranteed for one year from date of purchase.
Color Light grey pen and pencil with with gold filled trim. Both have cap bands with some etched lines.
Nib FINE palladium silver triumph nib. It is labeled F4 -- F means it is fine and the 4 means it is a PdAg triumph nib that goes on Sheaffer Statesmans.
Condition Excellent condition for this classic pen and pencil set. The color makes it difficult to see scratches. The fountain pen has moderate scratching on the barrel. The cap has moderate to heavy scratching with a tiny crack in the area of the white dot. The wide cap band has light wear but no brassing. The clip has moderate microscratching. The white dot looks good. The very slim and dainty mechanical pencil has moderate scratching on the cap and barrel. The cone has a few deep toolmarks. The cap band has moderate microscratches with two small, deep scratches along the bottom edge. The clip has moderate microscratching. The white dot is sunken into the top of the cap. The imprints on both pieces are clear.
