Product Description
Type Touchdown filling fountain pen and mechanical pencil set
Product Name Sheaffer Tuckaway Statesman with a white dot.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- circa 1949 (that was the year they made Tuckaways with the touchdown system, but they ended production shortly after).
Length Fountain Pen: 4-11/16"; Mechanical Pencil: 4-1/16" (This is a short, stout set)
Filling System The pen is a touchdown filler, which we have restored with a new sac and o-ring, it's working well. The mechanical pencil takes 0.9mm leads.
Color Persian blue bodies with gold plated trim (both have a 1/4" trim band and a 1/2" clip). Yhe pen has a black section and a white dot.
Nib FINE Sheaffer's two-tone 14k gold open nib is smooth and firm with nice tipping material.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, or dents. The fountain pen: The cap and barrel have only light scratching. The section and the end of the barrel, however, have some very deep scratch marks. The mechanical pencil: There are some small marks just above the lined tip and some scratches near the top of the clip. The trim and clips are excellent condition on both the pen and pencil. The imprints on both are clear.