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We missed out on this year's post-Chicago show visit to the Sheaffer Museum in Fort Madison. So here is a selection of Sheaffer highlights, from the 'teens all the way up to the 1980s.
17273: Sheaffer Craig: rare full length black chased hard rubber coin-filler, 13.6 cm long, warranted #2 nib, narrow keel feed, crisp and glossy, only slightest fading. The coin-filling system was never used by Sheaffer for its own-brand pens, and is seldom seen in their Craig sub-brand line either.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub flex • $295
17263: Sheaffer Self-Filling: black hard rubber lever-filler, rare and desirable slotted pattern sterling silver overlay, 13.65 cm long, very flexible #2 Self-Filling nib, name engraved on barrel, slight clip mark on cap; very difficult to find this model in better condition, fresh to the market.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $1295
17272: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance: green striated pearl plunger-filler, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, two-tone Lifetime nib is remarkably smooth and fine; uncommon early version with only two wide longitudinal ink windows in the barrel.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: needlepoint • SOLD
17275: Sheaffer Lifetime Valiant: golden pearl striated plunger-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot on cap, wide cap band, big two-tone conical Triumph nib, ribbed section with ink window, strong imprints, smooth precise writer.
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $225
17267: Sheaffer Snorkel Sentinel: black pneumatic-filler, 14.1 cm long, stainless cap, gold filled trim, White Dot, two-tone conical Triumph M5 nib has an unusually shapely tip, offering excellent stub-like shading. PVC sac has been installed for maximum durability.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium stub • $225
17266: Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant ballpoint: burgundy with gold filled trim, original tip grade sticker on barrel; comes with old cartridge, but can use modern Sheaffer refills. Snorkel ballpoints are not at all common.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • SOLD
17265: Sheaffer Snorkel Sentinel ballpoint: black with stainless steel cap, gold filled trim; comes with original cartridge, but can use modern Sheaffer refills. Snorkel ballpoints are not at all common.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine • SOLD
17276: Sheaffer Imperial I doctor's set in box: three-piece set, white Touchdown-filling fountain pen, mechanical pencil, and thermometer holder, Canadian production, in an equally unusual box, with bilingual English and French instruction sheet and guarantee certificate; rare version of an uncommon model, pen has been used, does not fill as the barrel seal is no longer airtight and is not easily replaced.
DATE: c. 1961 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium fine • $350
17270: Sheaffer Imperial ballpoint: sterling silver, 12.9 cm long with tip retracted, White Dot, diamond crisscross pattern, "Reminder" clip retracts and extends tip, insuring that it will not go into a pocket with tip extended; as new, noting tarnish and darkening of factory clear protective lacquer coating.
DATE: c. 1973 • CONDITION: near mint • $105
17271: Sheaffer Silver Imperial pencil: sterling silver, 12.7 cm long, diamond crosshatch pattern, gold plated trim, uses .9 mm lead; exterior perfect, plating losses to the mechanism visible when cap removed, age line in White Dot.
DATE: c. 1973 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $80
17269: Sheaffer Silver Imperial set in box: sterling silver, diamond crosshatch pattern, gold plated trim, White Dot, inlaid 14K gold nib; cartridge-filler, uses standard refills, matching pencil uses .9 mm lead. New old stock, pencil retains original cap sticker.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $325
17257: Sheaffer Imperial: sterling silver fine barleycorn pattern cartridge-filler, 13.15 cm long, gold plated trim, White Dot, 14K gold inlaid nib; original shop sticker on back of cap, new old stock but no box, includes converter.
DATE: c. 1976 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • SOLD
17274: Sheaffer Slimline Targa in box: matte black cartridge-filler, 13.6 cm long, chrome plated trim, White Dot, inlaid stainless steel nib; as new, includes converter of our manufacture.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $65
17288: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: mottled hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 12 cm long, all imprints clear, excellent color and bold patterning, #2 American nib has excellent flexibility and spring.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine flex • $465
17283: Chilton Wingflow: black pneumatic filler, 12.75 cm long, sterling silver inlays and trim, section with ink window, Wingflow nib is smooth and responsive, writes a nicely shaded line.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • SOLD
17280: Diamond Point longshort lever-filler: unusual pocket model, only 8.6 cm long closed, but a full 14.1 cm long with the cap threaded onto the back of the barrel; red veined greenish pearl (Chilton's "Carnelian"), gold filled trim, no imprints, but identical to marked examples, a design patented in 1930.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • SOLD
17281: Eversharp Doric: black facetted lever-filler, 13.1 cm long, gold filled trim, high mounted roller clip, Gold Seal, Personal Point screw-in nib unit, responsive "FLEXIBLE" imprinted nib. Cap lip hairlines have been sealed, repair not noticeable without magnification.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium flex • $450
17291: Parker Duofold Senior pencil: bright jade green with black end stripes, gold filled trim, 13.3 cm long, excellent color, good barrel imprint, a few small dings to the crown, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine • $150
17284: Parker Duofold set in box: black striped green and tan pearl Vac-filler, 13.1 cm long, barrel transparency like new, strong imprints with 4th quarter date codes on barrel and nib, aluminum Speedline filler; matching pencil has 3rd quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $295
17287: Parker Vacumatic Major: early long single-jewel in green pearl laminate, 13.55 cm long, gold filled trim, 3rd quarter date code on barrel, big two-tone nib is also 1942 dated. Strong imprints, fine barrel transparency, wartime filler with diamond imprint on plunger end.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $295
17289: Sheaffer Lifetime Balance set in box: oversize Golden Brown striated pearl lever-filler, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, section with ink window, early flat feed, large two-tone Lifetime nib with turned up tip, a smooth and wet writer. Matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. Appearance of both pieces is like new, but each has had a name removed -- not easy to tell, the personalizations must have been small and shallow, leaving hardly any flattening and only a few mars.
DATE: c. 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: broad • $375
17294: Sheaffer Commandant set: striated brown pearl lever-filler with military clip, 13 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, #3 nib is a responsive writer. Matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, perfect working condition noting factory seam defect (see detail), not unusual in wartime production.
DATE: c. 1941 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $225
17286: Sheaffer Slimline Targa converter: syringe style, made in our shop, not original Sheaffer production, Same length as original converters and cartridges. Original Sheaffer cartridges and converters for the slim Targa have long been discontinued and have become difficult to find.
DATE: c. 2026 • CONDITION: new • $27.5
17295: Wahl-Eversharp safety: extremely rare black hard rubber retracting-nib eyedropper-filler, 12.1 cm long, 18K Wahl #2 nib; not known in any ads or catalogs, these pens appear to have been made in France using US-made nibs and feeds, for European market testing. One slight dip in cap lip (see detail), fully functional, internal mechanism shows past servicing.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine flex • $950
17292: Waterman 0552½ LEC Gothic set in box: slender full-length black hard rubber lever-filler with full 18K gold filled overlay, 13 cm long, #2 New York nib is smoothly calligraphic; early production with large rivets clip, matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead. No dings or brassing, engine turning is crisp -- tough to find in such clean condition (though box is showing its age).
DATE: c. 1924 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium italic flex • $850
17282: Waterman Executive: tortoiseshell lacquer finish, 14.2 cm long, gold plated trim, made in France, uses standard international refills or Waterman converter; smooth writing 18K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $150
17285: Waterman C/F converter: syringe style, made in our shop, not original Waterman production, will fit Waterman C/F pens and other models that use C/F cartridges. This version has a nonremovable front seal that will securely fit Waterman models with shorter cartridge piercing tubes. Same length as original converters and cartridges.
DATE: c. 2026 • CONDITION: new • $27.5
17297: unmarked stylographic pen: red hard rubber pocket size straight-cap with fine silver filigree overlay, 10.1 cm long, marked only "STERLING". Tool marks to posting end and knurling of section, spring needle has been replaced. The stylo itself was made in England, while the electroformed overlay is of distinctively American design.
DATE: c. 1903 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine • $650
