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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 • SOLD
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 • SOLD
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
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
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
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
17368: Chase-Lite Penlite: chrome plated pencil lighter, 13.2 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, made in Japan; spring-loaded cap is released by pressing on the clip. Company name engraved on barrel, otherwise like new, strong sparking action, includes top half of original box.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: near mint • $65
17363: Esterbrook B: full-size "Dollar Pen", black lever-filler, 12.1 cm long, stainless steel trim, contemporary #2314 medium Relief nib has a few spots of pitting but is a smooth and wet writer.
DATE: c. 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: broad oblique stub • $145
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
17353: Parker 51 Demi: burgundy Aerometric filler, early production with transparent acrylic connector, screw-on sac housing with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint, Lustraloy cap, imprint with 4th quarter date code, sac has been replaced.
DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • SOLD
17372: Parker 75 ballpoint: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, cap actuated, made in USA, flat-topped vermeil clip button, marked "STERLING SILVER". Uses standard Parker refills.
DATE: c. 1968 • CONDITION: fine-exc • SOLD
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
17370: Parker 180 Torsade: distinctive and hard to find cable twist pattern in gold plate, French-hallmarked 18K gold two-way nib, feed marked "F", date code "UC"; uses cartridges or converter (not included). In good working condition, wear to plating but handsome overall appearance.
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium/fine • SOLD
17367: Parker 75: matte black, gold plated trim, 12.8 cm long, made in France, uses standard Parker cartridges, metal squeeze converter included; 18K nib, "M" marked feed, "IIA" date code.
DATE: 1992 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine • $185
17365: Sheaffer Lifetime Autograph Balance: black plunger-filler, solid 14K gold clip and cap band, 13.4 cm long, two-tone nib with slight turn-up at tip, fine barrel transparency, cap band engraved.
DATE: c. 1938 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $265
17364: Sheaffer Sentinel Deluxe: large black lever-filler, 13.3 cm long, brushed stainless steel cap, gold filled trim, White Dot at end of barrel, big two-tone conical Triumph nib, section with ink window. Small ding to side of cap, otherwise excellent.
DATE: c. 1947 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $175
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
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
