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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 • $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
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
17304: Franklin eyedropper-filler: black hard rubber straight-cap,13.5 cm long, ventless nib with overfeed, imprint with 1892 patent date, additional line for Baltimore retailer; fading and wear, mechanically sound, one tight hairline in middle of cap, looks like a scratch, does not affect function (see detail).
DATE: c. 1895 • CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $175
17299: Parker Duofold Senior: red and silver pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.7 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric pattern cap band, two-tone "V" for Victory nib, filler plunger with diamond emblem. Largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics, early wartime examples are particularly tough to find in such clean condition. Strong imprints, 4th quarter date code; outstanding barrel transparency.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine semiflex • $295
17300: Parker 51: burgundy Aerometric filler, frosty Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, early filler housing with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint, new sac installed, machined clear acrylic connector, sharp imprint with 4th quarter date code.
DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
17302: Parker 51: burgundy Aerometric filler, Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, new sac installed, good imprint with 4th quarter date code, name on barrel.
DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $165
17303: Parker 51: grey Aerometric filler, Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, early filler housing with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint, new sac installed, machined acrylic connector, good imprint with 2nd quarter date code.
DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $175
17305: Parker 51 Special: burgundy Aerometric filler, polished stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, black cap jewel, barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code; smooth Octanium alloy nib, excellent sac transparency.
DATE: 1951 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $165
17306: Parker 51 Special: grey Aerometric filler, polished stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, black cap jewel, barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code; smooth Octanium alloy nib, excellent sac transparency.
DATE: 1951 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • $150
17307: Parker 51 Demi: Midnight Blue Aerometric filler, frosty Lustraloy cap with narrow polished rim, new sac has been installed.
DATE: c. 1954 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $195
17301: Parker 51: Aerometric filler in "Cocoa", Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, new sac installed, extremely smooth writer.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $185
17293: Parker 75 set: sterling silver grid pattern, gold plated trim, early model with solid vermeil ends, short-feathered arrow clip; made in USA, section with nib angle indicator marks, "0" at center, 14K US-made "65" nib; cap marked "STERLING/SILVER", early fat metal squeeze convertor included. Matching ballpoint is cap-actuated.
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $395
17290: Parker T-1: short-lived modernist classic in brushed titanium with integral nib, 12.95 cm long, gold plated trim, usual benign crack in feed on one side next to adjustment screw. Converter is included, has been serviced and a transparent sac installed. Use these pens with a light hand -- excessive writing pressure can detach the nib tipping.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: medium • $850
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
17298: Wahl-Eversharp Equi-Poised: unusual full-sized ringtop black and pearl lever-filler, 13.65 cm long, gold filled trim, Gold Seal, Personal Point nib unit, "FLEXIBLE" marked Gold Seal nib offers large line width variation; excellent color, one tiny patch of porosity in front of the lever opening (see detail).
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine flex • $285
17296: Waterman 12: black chased hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 13.35 cm long, #2 New York nib opens up wide with minimal pressure, pre-WW1 clip with "GERMAN SILVER" imprint.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine stub flex • SOLD
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
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