Sheaffer Streamline: 1929 to the present
Pen Profile: Sheaffer Balance
For more, see Sheaffer flat-tops, 1912 to c. 1939 & Sheaffer Touchdown & Snorkel (including PFM) & Sheaffer Pencils
9567: Sheaffer Craig pencil: an unusual Mandarin Yellow Sheaffer, 13.1 cm long, nickel plated trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, eraser under crown; crown has a bump to the side edge (see detail).
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine
• $90 
9386: Sheaffer golf pencil: green pearl and black marbled ringtop, 6.8 cm long, good imprints, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine • $75
9651: Sheaffer golf pencil: black ringtop, 6.5 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, good imprints; one of the less common colors for this model.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc • $65
4226: Sheaffer Balance pencil: black and grey pearl marbled, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, unusual wide milled barrel band, no imprint on clip; strong barrel imprints, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION:
fine • $65
7090: Sheaffer oversize Lifetime Balance set: grey striated plunger-filler, 14 cm long, chrome plated trim, with matching .9 mm pencil; doubly unusual, with wide fancy milled bands, pen barrel with two large side windows (transparency outstanding); smooth two-tone Lifetime nib with classic Sheaffer turnup tip; names on barrel, clips show some typical age porosity to the plating, barrel imprints crisp.
DATE: c. 1936 •
CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $500
8495: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance: oversize silver pearl striated plunger-filler, 14 cm long, chrome plated trim, barrel with uncommon configuration of two wide rectangular ink windows; two-tone Lifetime nib with turnup tip, ivory-colored inlaid White Dot; crisp imprints, good barrel transparency, all seals replaced, clip chrome shows considerably flaking loss and age pitting.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: fine • $365
8471: Sheaffer Prosperity: uncommon Canadian sub-brand, green pearl marbled lever-filler, 12.2 cm long, nickel plated trim, most of plating missing on cap band and stainless steel nib; fully marked, strong imprints, nib tipping worn but present.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine • $145
7095: Sheaffer box with pen wallet insert: unusual Balance-era hardshell case, 16.5 cm long, pad will accommodate a standard-sized set, designed to be removed and folded over to serve as a carrying case; includes 1937-dated instructions for both lever-fillers and plunger-fillers, plus a Lifetime guarantee certificate, also dated 1937.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $65
8149: Sheaffer Balance 5-30 combination: black lever-filler, 15.5 cm long, gold filled trim, 5-30 nib, pencil end uses 1.1 mm lead; mechanically sound, some plating wear, one tight and stable cap lip hairline which does not reach the cap band; an attractive and unusual user.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: G-VG* •
NIB: fine firm • $125
8857: Sheaffer Defender (?): unusual brown striated WW2-era plunger-filler, 13 cm long, over-the-top military clip, #3 nib (toned dark, will polish up if desired), deluxe wide milled gold filled cap band with indicia; a rare and uncatalogued variant.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $265
7948: Sheaffer Triumph Signature pencil: black with wartime gold filled over silver trim, wide 14K solid gold barrel band, 12.7 cm long, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1943 • CONDITION: exc • $105
9239: Sheaffer Lifetime Triumph Masterpiece set in box: lever-filler with solid 14K gold cap and barrel, 13.2 cm long, with matching .9 mm pencil; pen has a smooth-writing two-tone Triumph conical nib, section with transparent ink window with excellent transparency; presentation inscription on both pen and pencil, "FROM JOHN MABEE/TO MY GOOD FRIEND ART", overall condition excellent but for typical end dings on both pen and pencil (see photos).
DATE: c. 1945 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine firm • $950
9252: Sheaffer Lifetime Triumph Masterpiece set in box: lever-filler with solid 14K gold cap and barrel, 13.1 cm long, with matching .9 mm pencil; pen has a big two-tone Triumph conical nib, ribbed section; engaved initials "C. R. H." on both pen and pencil; overall condition excellent but for typical end dings on caps of both pen and pencil, priced at little more than gold value.
DATE: c. 1945 • CONDITION: fine-exc* •
NIB: medium fine • $950
8863: Sheaffer Lifetime Triumph Crest set: black lever-filler, 13.1 cm long, 1/10 14K gold filled cap, crisp lined pattern, White Dot on barrel end, section ink window transparency like new, smooth rigid two-tone conical Triumph nib; unusually, top of cap is undinged, but there is one small ding on the side, below the clip; matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, cap has several pinprick dents.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine*
• NIB: fine rigid • $150
8897: Sheaffer Tuckaway set in box: brown plunger-filler, 11.5 cm long, gold filled trim, two-tone nib, matching .9 mm pencil; set shows little use, pen cap has some minor heat swelling over the inner liner, leatherette on bottom of case has L-shaped cut.
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine firm
• $145
3135: Sheaffer Fineline replacement nib units in box: 10 stainless alloy screw-in nib units, extra-fine tips, in original box for 12; "X-FINE" written on side of box.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: mint • $65
3136: Sheaffer Fineline replacement nib units in box: 11 stainless alloy screw-in nib units, extra-fine tips, in original box for 12; "X-FINE" written on side of box.
DATE: c. 1960 • CONDITION: mint • $65
7153: Sheaffer Imperial: sterling silver cartridge-filler, 13.1 cm long, gold plated trim, White Dot, unusual zigzag diamond engine turning; only slightest bumps to edges of ends, smooth wet writing inlaid 14K gold nib.
DATE:
c. 1975 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: broad semiflex • $350
8076: Sheaffer Imperial Sovereign pencil: 14K gold filled, 12.75 cm long, White Dot, uses .9 mm lead, new old stock, original price sticker on back; several available.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $80
7806: Sheaffer Targa ballpoint: sterling silver, 13.3 cm long, gold plated trim, White Dot, twist-action to extend and retract tip; new old stock but without packaging; several available.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint
• $80
7780: Sheaffer Targa ballpoint: sterling silver, 13.3 cm long, chrome plated trim, White Dot, twist-action to extend and retract tip; new old stock but without packaging; several available.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION:
mint • $80