Product Description
Type Snorkel filling fountain pen and pencil set, restored and working well.
Product Name Sheaffer Snorkel Signature. See this helpful article on the Penhero web site. (The Autograph models had a wide solid gold band and a solid gold clip, whereas the Signature models had a narrower solid gold cap band and the clips were gold filled.)
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1952-9
Length Fountain Pen: 5-1/2 inches; Mechanical Pencil: 5" (very slim)
Filling System Snorkel filler. We've restored it with a new sac, point gasket, and O-ring and tested the pen thoroughly. It's working very well and we'll send instructions on how to use the snorkel filling system. The mechanical pencil takes 0.9mm leads.
Color Botth the pen and pencil have burgundy cap and body, and 14k solid gold trim, and a 3/8 inch wide cap band.
Nib FINE Sheaffer's 14k triumph nib with palladium masking. The two-tone nib has a Waverly upturn.
Condition Very Nice condition, in vintage Sheaffer box with paperwork. Microscratching on both pieces. The pen has a crack in the cap on the left side of the clip, which should remain fairly stable due to the wide cap band. Pencil has a crack in the lower barrel, starting at the middle and running for about 3/8". Both pieces are personalized for J. S. Richardson on the band. The masking on the pen's nib is intact. The imprints on both pieces are clear. Other than previously mentioned, no cracks, chips, dents, or dings.