Product Description
Type Small size vintage vac-fil Fountain pen and mechanical pencil set, restored and working well.
Product Name Tuckaway 875 Statesman model fountain pen and model 400 mechanical pencil
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1940.
Length The fountain pen is 4-1/2"; the mechanical pencil is 4-3/16"
Filling System Vac-Fil filling system. We've restored and tested it, it's working very well. The pencil takes 0.9mm leads.
Color Black with gold plated trim and 1/4" wide cap bands. The fountain pen has an amber viewing window.
Nib Fine two-tone 14k gold nib.
Condition Excellent + condition, in box.; No cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a sweet little set in a nice vintage box with lush purple velvet interior bedding. The fountain pen has light scratching on the cap and barrel. The cap has a patch of small scratch marks. The mechanical pencil has light scratching. The cap bands and clips are beautiful. The alligator skin box has one little scuff mark on the top. The imprints on both pieces are clear.