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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
17278: American Fountain Pen Co. Moore's Non-Leakable: hard rubber retracting-nib safety, 12 cm long, full sterling silver overlay with elaborate hand engraved decoration of notable quality, #2 nib is a notable writer. The hard rubber of the pen is not exposed, but most unusually it is red and black mottled (see details). Initials engraved on cap, imprints all clearly legible sleeve end marked "2" & "3.50", 1903 patent cap imprint; has been recorked, #4 American Fountain Pen nib.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $1800
17262: Collingwood & Co. (?) button-filler: black hard rubber, sterling silver fine barleycorn pattern overlay, 9.2 cm long, London hallmarks with date letter for 1939-40, 1941 engraving on barrel; fine quality, only a few shallow marks to the overlay.
DATE: c. 1939 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine semiflex • SOLD
17256: Conklin 3: black hard rubber crescent-filler, gold filled filigree overlay, 13.55 cm long, #3 nib, name engraved in cap cartouche; even fading to hard rubber, one nick to barrel end, edge brassing to cap top along with partial loss of crown bead (see details).
DATE: c. 1915 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • $685
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 • $150
17255: Hicks (?) figural pencil: gold filled ringtop, 5 cm long retracted, in the form of a cannon; back end turns to extend pencil, mechanism good, one ding at top end (see details), uses 1.5 mm lead. Unmarked, but identical to marked examples save for the nozzle.
DATE: c. 1885 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $275
17277: Mordan dip pen and pencil set in box: sterling silver, fluted pattern, pen is 15.3 cm long excluding nib, pencil is 12.9 cm long, uses 1.5 mm VS lead. Both pieces fully marked, though marks much stronger on pencil.
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: exc • $450
17268: Parker 20: a pen with a long service history -- nib and feed were replaced after a good 50 years of use. Mechanically sound, moderate fading, strong imprints, flat in edge of barrel end (see detail).
DATE: c. 1900 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: extra-fine • SOLD
17259: Parker 51 Flighter: Aerometric filler, stainless steel cap and barrel, gold filled trim, 13.75 cm long, no dings, replaced sac with perfect transparency.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $350
17253: Parker 51: Midnight Blue Aerometric filler, frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, original stickers on barrel, sac cloudy but unstained.
DATE: c. 1955 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $250
17258: Parker VP: rare first version of this short-lived 75 precursor, grey barrel with incised lines, frosty Lustraloy cap, 13.9 cm long, gold plated trim, #36 nib of distiinctive shouldered form; "Clean Filler" squeeze-action ink reservoir is intact and ink-tight, though there are some internal stress lines visible.
DATE: c. 1961 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium firm • $295
17252: Sheaffer Touchdown Crest Deluxe: black pneumatic-filler, 13.5 cm long, gold filled cap, White Dot, section with ink window, two-tone conical Triumph nib is a rare flexible -- though the degree of line width variation is decidedly limited. A short-lived model, made for only a few years before supplanted by the Snorkel.
DATE: c. 1950 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium flex • $295
17251: Sheaffer Snorkel Saratoga: burgundy pneumatic-filler, 14.2 cm long, gold filled trim, #5 two-tone 14K gold nib is extraordinarily fine, probably a special order; first year production with solid 14K gold Snorkel filler tube.
DATE: c. 1952 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: needlepoint • $250
17264: Wahl-Eversharp Gold Seal pencil: oversize jade green "Deco Band", 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, roller clip, excellent color, strong imprints, uses 1.1 mm lead, name imprinted on side next to clip.
DATE: c. 1929 • CONDITION: exc • $120
17260: Waterman Executive: gold plated fluted cap and barrel, 13.9 cm long, made in France, uses standard international refills or Waterman converter; noteworthy factory stub 18K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad stub • $195
17261: Waterman Executive: frosted steel, gold plated trim, 14 cm long, made in France, uses standard international refills or Waterman converter; noteworthy factory oblique italic 18K gold nib.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad oblique italic • $185
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