The items below are listed alphabetically by maker, with featured items grouped at the top.
We are overdue on listing more recent Sheaffers, so here is an eclectic selection of classics from the 1950s all the way to the 1980s (albeit in retro form). Yet more have been added to the regular, nonfeatured catalog pages.
17180: Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant: black pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, rare factory italic two-tone conical Triumph nib; USA manufacture but nib Canadian -- very wide, very sharp-edged.
DATE: c. 1954 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-broad italic • SOLD
17175: Sheaffer Snorkel Statesman in box: grey pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, conical palladium-silver nib is marked "M4".
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $150
17174: Sheaffer Snorkel Statesman set in box: Pastel Blue pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, palladium-silver alloy conical Triumph F4 nib, matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, appears to be new old stock but no price stickers.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $195
17171: Sheaffer Snorkel Statesman: burgundy pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, conical palladium-silver Triumph nib marked "M4", original clip tag, nib grade sticker on section; as new, no packaging, seals have been replaced.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $165
17172: Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant: black pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, two-tone conical Triumph nib with export imprint.
DATE: c. 1958 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $165
17177: Sheaffer PFM III: oversize burgundy Snorkel-filler, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, 14K gold inlaid nib is a notably fine and precise writer. Sound condition, noting small spot of plating missing on clip (see detail).
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine • SOLD
17182: Sheaffer Imperial Touchdown triple set in box: sterling silver diamond crosshatch pneumatic-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold plated trim, White Dot, classic 14K inlaid nib with turned up tip, smooth and precise; matching twist-action mechanical pencil uses standard .9 mm lead, ballpoint pen has clip-actuated tip retraction. Gently used set, no dings, most wear is to box and packaging.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • SOLD
17176: Sheaffer Nostalgia: retro numbered limited edition cartridge-filler, 13.5 cm long, black plastic with solid 14K gold filigree overlay, White Dot, very smooth 14K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $950
17181: Sheaffer Nostalgia in box: retro cartridge-filler, 13.4 cm long, black plastic with vermeil (gold plated sterling silver) filigree overlay, White Dot, smooth 18K gold nib with very large ball tip, includes squeeze-action metal converter.
DATE: c. 1988 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad • $650
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17343: Conklin Nozac: black-veined green pearl piston-filler, 13.15 cm long, gold filled trim, 5000-word "Word Gauge", piston seal replaced, fine barrel transparency, clean imprints; play in filling knob does not affect function (see details).
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $485
17355: Esterbrook B: full-size "Dollar Pen", black lever-filler, 12.1 cm long, stainless steel trim, later #2048 Falcon nib is a noteworthy writer; scratch on side of barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine stub semiflex • $105
17344: Esterbrook Relief No. 12: black with gold plated trim, 13 cm long, made in England by Conway Stewart, 14K Relief nib with rounded oblique tip, original foil band on barrel.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine oblique • $265
17347: Parker The Mysterious Yangtze: privately printed hardbound travelog by company founder George S. Parker, name inked out inside front cover and on ex libris, binding partially unglued inside back cover (see details).
DATE: 1937 • CONDITION: VG • $65
17336: Parker 45 Coronet: green anodized cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 14K gold nib, uses standard Parker refills or converter (not included); excellent condition but for two pinch marks on the barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $95
17358: Parker 75 Diamant: gold plated cartridge/converter filler, made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib, feed marked "F",section with smooth gold plated trim ring; slender metal squeeze-filling converter included, condition like new but for trace wear to edges of end buttons.
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine • $295
17346: Parker 75 Damier: rare and desirable pattern in vermeil, gold over sterling silver, made in France, full French hallmarks, smooth-writing "F" 18K nib, early section with angle indicator, includes slender metal squeeze converter.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $850
17338: Parker 75: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, made in France, date code "IE", full French hallmarks, black grid lines lacquered, 18K French nib, uses standard Parker refills or converter (not included); nib shown signs of having be restraightened, nicks to section trim ring (see details).
DATE: 1988 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: broad • $165
17345: Sanford & Bennett Gravity Stylo in box: black hard rubber vest pocket slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 10.25 cm long, weighted needle; new old stock with original instruction sheet, one end panel of box missing.
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $150
17360: Sheaffer Touchdown Valiant: large first-year burgundy pneumatic-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window; big two-tone conical Triumph nib is a smooth writer, typical slight shrinkage at end of barrel over seal recess (see detail).
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium firm • $165
17350: Waterman 14 VS: mottled hard rubber safety, 12.9 cm long, beautiful color and patterning, #4 New York nib, bold imprints on cap and barrel, turning knob unmarked.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine flex • $650
13487: Waterman 12 PSF: extremely early clipless smooth black hard rubber lever-filler, 13.65 cm long, gold filled trim, a rare example of one of the very first Waterman lever-fillers with a number of distinctive features, including the oval recess for the lever end, a sprung pressure bar assembled with a rivet and with a barrel-shaped anchor end, and a lever box stop consisting of a bent-over tab (discussed in this article). Lever-fillers marked "PSF" were made only from 1914 to mid-1917; of these, only a small number had sprung pressure bars and raised barrel threads; and of these, only a tiny fraction belong to the very first series with the features noted above, making them at least as rare as Waterman coin-fillers. Nib is a notably good writer even though the tipping is almost completely worn away.
DATE: 1915 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine stub flex • $325
17340: Waterman 0512½ VPSF: black hard rubber ringtop lever-filler with smooth gold filled overlay, 9.9 cm long, early production model with unsprung coin-filler style pressure bar (see article here).
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine flex • $285
11511: Waterman 0554 Gothic: black hard rubber lever-filler, gold filled checkerboard pattern overlay, 13.75 cm long, with custom factory enamel badge on cap; #4 nib gives dramatic line width variation.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine flex • $595
17354: unmarked writing set: large hexagonal dip pen, oversize mechanical pencil, and wax seal, all in black casein-based plastic with white trim bands; pencil uses standard 1.1 mm lead, measures a full 19.1 cm long (over 7 1/2 inches -- shown next to a Parker 75, not included, for scale). All three pieces appear unused, box exterior worn with some paper covering missing, name written inside, likely of German manufacture.
DATE: c. 1920 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $250
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