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All pens shown are restored, in nice working order. Just fill the pen and write!
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All pens shown are restored, in nice working order. Just fill the pen and write!
They are of course backed by our standard warranty.
Details
about each pen will be provided below.
Prices do not include shipping.
Please email to purchase pens.
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Note that pens are not shown to scale.
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| Pen
#1983 Parker Vacumatic Major $167 |
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| Overall
Grade: extra fine |
Metal: gold plated | Material - celluloid |
| Nib condition: excellent | Flaws: none | Filler: vacumatic |
| Point: extra fine | Imprint: excellent 4th quarter 1946 |
Size: 5" |
| COMMENTS: Parker introduced the Vacumatic in the mid 1930s, and by the end of the decade had started to transition to the second generation Vacs which were thinner, more streamlined, and a little longer. The Junior and Major were nearly identical - the barrel parts including the filler are interchangeable. The big differences though were that the Major had a larger nib and feed, blue diamond clip and wide cap band with the chevron pattern. This is the silver stripe pattern, with nickel trim. The condition of the pen is typical for this color - a bit darkened, with the trim with a bit of haze to the finish. No brassing or dings, but neither is it perfect. Still a nice pen and nice writing too. | ||
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#1994
Sheaffer Balance - Jr size
$87 |
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| Overall
Grade: extra fine |
Metal: gold plated | Material - celluloid |
| Nib condition: extra fine | Flaws: name in barrel | Filler: lever |
| Point: extra fine | Imprint: excellent | Size: 4.8" |
| COMMENTS:
A Jr. size Balance - more of a ladys size pen.
Decent clarity to the section, bright plating on the nib,
clean trim. Name in the barrel - Lizzie Nichols. A
little to deep to even contemplate removing it - not that I'm inclined
to do that anyway. |
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| Pen #1985 Montblanc Boheme $417 |
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| Overall
Grade: excellent |
Metal: gold plated | Material: plastic |
Nib condition: excellent |
Flaws: none | Filler: cartridge/converter converter included |
| Point: fine | Imprint: EZ1059305 | Size: 5.5" |
| COMMENTS:
From my collection.... Montblanc Boheme. Large size,
non-retracting, green stone. A very nice pen, but a little too
wide for my tastes and I don't want to change the nib. |
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| Pen #1991 Sheaffer 1003 Targa $147 |
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| Overall
Grade: near mint |
Metal: gold plated | Material: lacquer over brass |
Nib condition: excellent |
Flaws: none | Filler: cartridge/converter converter included |
| Point: medium (stamped into plastic) | Imprint: | Size: 5" |
| COMMENTS:
I still have the stainless Targa that I bought 33 years ago before we
got married at Penn Traffic in DuBois. I didn't have the money,
but the pen was calling to me.... I still have several Targas,
and still think that they're an iconic Sheaffer. One of the pens
that you have to have at some point as a collector. The Sheaffer Targa
website has a table that reveals a dizzying array of finishes and
colors released over the years. Be careful - they're addicting!
This one is a great one to start with. I'd mark it as mint
except that I'm sure it has been inked. The finish is a pleasing
matte black, no damage to the paint on the corners of the ends.
The cap clutch still clicks nicely. I've installed a fresh
red end (synthetic sac) converter. In the box as shown, no papers. |
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| Pen
#1984 Parker Vacumatic Jr $147 |
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| Overall
Grade:excellent |
Metal: gold plated | Material - celluloid |
| Nib condition: excellent | Flaws: a bit of staining (green) on the barrel threads |
Filler: vacumatic |
| Point: extra fine | Imprint: excellent 2nd quarter 1947 |
Size: 5" |
| COMMENTS: This Vacumatic, a Jr, is in excellent condition. The trim is bright, the nib is a smooth extra fine with a bit of spring to it. Not enough to call it a flex nib - but enough to make it interesting to write with. One of the pens that we picked up at the Raleigh Show, it's just been restored and is ready to use..... | ||
| Pen #1959 Sheaffer Balance II $177 |
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| Overall
Grade: NOS |
Metal: gold plated | Material - plastic |
| Nib condition: mint | Flaws: none | Filler: cartridge/converter converter included |
| Point: medium | Imprint:excellent | Size: 5.5" |
| COMMENTS:
The Balance II was voted pen of the year by a popular pen
magazine when it first came out, and it is a great pen.
Unfortunately the more expensive marbled pens were made out of a
compressed acrylic that proved to be prone to cracking.
Beautiful pens, but.... The solid color pens are much more
stable. I never did figure out why the high pens got the two tone
nib marled "Feather Touch" and the lower end solid color pens got the
"Lifetime" nibs, when it was the other way around with the original
Balance - the more expensive pens got the Lifetime nib. Go
figure..... Whatever the case, THIS pen has the
correct Lifetime nib, a new converter and a box. No
papers with the pen. The back of the nib is marked with the gold
M. Priced just a bit above what just the price of a
replacement nib (let alone the pen and converter) from Sheaffer.
This pen has not been filled. If you want me to test the pen, please tell me when you place your order. |
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| Pen #1978
Sheaffer Craftsman
$87 |
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| Overall
Grade: excellent |
Metal: gold plated | Material - plastic |
| Nib condition: excellent | Flaws: none | Filler: plunger/vacuum |
| Point: fine #33 | Imprint: extra fine | Size: 4.8" |
| COMMENTS:
In the plastic (Forticel) made after 1947. Very much
like the Admiral, but with a #33 nib instead of the larger #5 Feather
Touch nib. Touchdown filler, restored. Not a flashy pen,
but like most Sheaffers, well made and nice writing. |
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| Pen #1878
Sheaffer Statesman
$137 |
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| Overall
Grade: excellent |
Metal: gold plated | Material - plastic |
| Nib
condition: excellent - clean bright plating on the nib |
Flaws: none | Filler: plunger/vacuum |
| Point: extra fine | Imprint:excellent | Size: 5" |
| COMMENTS:
This is a Statesman, about the same diameter as a Crest, open nib, plunger filler from the
pre-snorkel days. The pen has what I call the "cartridge"
style
where the section and filler are the one unit that screws into the
barrel. No white dot of course, because when these
were
made Sheaffer was reserving the white dot for the Triumph nib pens,
which were considered to be the "premier" pens, even though most of the
parts used were the same. In excellent condition with an
exceptional imprint, no brassing and of course restored using our high
grade, long life materials for the packing unit and head gasket. |
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| Pen
#1934
Sheaffer Legacy 2 RB
$117 |
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| Overall
Grade: CRISP |
Metal: palladium plated | Material - satin chrome plating |
| Nib condition: NA | Flaws: none | Filler: rollerball
refill 1 refill included |
| Point: NA | Imprint: | Size: 5 1/4" |
| COMMENTS:
Emperors Silver palladium trim with an hourglass
pattern.
Made in 2002. This can be converted to a
fountain
pen if you pull the spring in the end of the barrel and install a nib
assembly. The fountain pens were originally sold with a
palladium
plated nib. |
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| Girologio pen cases. Beautiful rosewood pen cases, in your choice of 24 or 36 pens. These cases are very well made, with glass tops, and velvet lined trays. The deep slots in the trays will hold even your oversize pens. Click here to see more pictures and for pricing information. |
| GOT INK?? We carry all colors of Sheaffer ink.... black, navy (blue black), blue, red, green, brown, turquoise, and purple. NEW! We also stock Aurora ink in the two colors available - blue and black. Sheaffer ink - $8/bottle Aurora ink - $14 /bottle |
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