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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 • SOLD
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
17401: Conklin Endura: black and gold ringtop lever-filler, 11.2 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints, fine color; Endura nib has restrained flexibility, naturally writes an elegantly shaded line.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $175
17399: Hartline Blotter Pen: unfinished oversize model in black and pearl celluloid, 13.9 cm long, miniature roller blotter under cap blind cap. End tab rotates to compress sac, which appears to be hardened and which we have not removed or replaced. Lacks nib, feed, clip, and inner cap. Hartlines of any kind are rare, very large examples are virtually unheard of.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: near mint* • $375
17381: Parker Jack-Knife Safety: rare transparent Bakelite-barreled screw-cap eyedropper-filler, 12.8 cm long, nickel plated clip, barrel imprint with "BAKELITE" bottom line is well worn and only partly legible, cap is unimprinted, #4 Lucky Curve nib is a precise writer with a semistub tip. Name on barrel in characteristic early Parker typeface.
DATE: c. 1917 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $850
17382: Parker Duofold Junior: streamlined Canadian--made button-filler with Italian gold filled octagonal overlay, 11.65 cm long; highly flexible nib has a stublike tip.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $895
17385: Parker 51 double desk set: classic Midcentury Modern design, laminated teak and brass, Magnetix swivel holders with black Aerometric filling 51 desk pens, both in excellent condition. Some edge bruising to the wood (see details), ensemble shown in late 1950s catalogs as No. 50-262, priced at $55. Base is 35.5 cm (14 inches) wide.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium • $295
17394: Parker 61 pencil: maroon with 1/10 12K gold filled cap, pearlescent clip jewel; made in USA, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1964 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $60
17387: Parker 51 ballpoint: grey with bright chrome cap, clip, pearlescent clip jewel; made in USA, uses standard Parker refills. Like new, no sticker or packaging, matches Mark II fountain pen.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: near mint • $65
17388: Parker 51 pencil: green with polished chrome cap, pearlescent clip jewel; made in USA, uses .9 mm lead, new old stock with sticker, no packaging; matches Mark II fountain pen.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: mint • $75
17390: Parker 51 pencil: grey with bright chrome cap, clip, pearlescent clip jewel; made in USA, uses .9 mm lead, appears to be new old stock, no sticker or packaging, matches Mark II fountain pen.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: mint • $60
17383: Sheaffer lever-filler: black hard rubber with lined pattern gold filled overlay, 11.9 cm long, #2 nib is extremely flexible and responsive, no dings or brassing to overlay.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine flex • $475
17400: Sheaffer Lifetime desk set: black lever-filler desk pen, White Dot, Lifetime nib writes a pleasant and shaded line; Art Deco base is chrome with leaping stags design.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $225
17386: Sheaffer Lifetime Valiant: large black lever-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, White Dot, big two-tone conical Triumph nib with turned up tip, section with ink window, wide cap band. Excellent overall appearance, personal imprint on barrel.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine firm • $175
17361: Wahl lever-filler: gold filled "all-metal-barrel" ringtop, 9.4 cm long, "Zigzag" pattern, #2 Wahl nib is fine and flexible.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $120
17398: Waterman pencil: black hard rubber, gold filled trim, 9.35 cm long, unusual trim variant with clip, band, and crown; matches vest pocket 52½V pen, uses 1.1 mm lead. Even fading, trim plating excellent.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: fine • $75
17397: Waterman Sapphire ballpoint: 1/30 10K rolled gold with plated clip, 13.1 cm long, made in USA, interesting all-metal retracting mechanism, uses obsolete "Titane" style refills.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: fine • $45
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