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Pen #3273  Sheaffer Sr Flat-top 14K clip  $277
Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: Celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: lever
Point:  fine	Imprint:  worn	Size:  5.3"
COMMENTS:     I picked this up the other day, noted the white dot on the top of the cap, Sheaffer nib and all that says that this is a Sr Flat-top.  Nice nib too - the typical solid Sheaffer nib, and a very smooth writing nib it is.  But the clip.  No Sheaffer marking, and it is the appropriate short humped clip, no brassing on the ball either, and none on the lever or cap band.  Then I noticed something on the top of the clip  Not a flaw. The clip is stamped 14K.  This really is a clean pen, and if it weren't for the worn imprint would be marked Excellent.  Fully restored, tested (do I really want to let this go?) and ready for you.

Pen #3272     Wahl  #437      $327
Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: rolled gold
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler:  lever
Point:   fine #3 flex Stenographer	Imprint:	Size:  4.33
COMMENTS: I will admit that I  am not as up on the Wahl pens as I am most of the Sheaffer and Parker lines.  The Wahl rosewood finish pens are among my favorites.  I love the color.  But metal pens?  If it weren't for Pen Hero's  Jim Mamoulides, and Richard Binder, I'd be lost. This is an interesting pen .  It's is a small clip pen, longer than the typical ring top but still a smaller pen, it's the smallest of the 3 clip pen sizes Wahl offered.  The pattern is "Zigzag" made between 1921 and 1924.  According to Richard Binder  the only flexible nib in a #3 was the fine point Stenographer for Pittman shorthand.  The nib is not a wet noodle nib, but it does flex from 0.3mm to 1mm with a moderate amount of flex.  The pen is getting more interesting,  THEN you add the ridged lever.  Most of the Wahl levers from the 20s  in pens like this, and the hard rubber pens, are flat.  This one has a ridge and is raised above the barrel.  The 1921 small clip zigzag pattern pen with the #3 nib is a 347, but that changed to 437A in 1922 to 1924.  I'm assuming that the change in numbering indicated a simplified lever.  That would put this pen's date in 1921.  I should look so good at 105.     No brassing, no dents.  The flaw?  You can see  in the picture that the end of the barrel, and the area just above the threads have been abraded by the cap.  You might miss  it if the light isn't at the right angle. There was some schmutz on the inside of the cap that wore the gold a bit when screwed on or the cap posted.  That has been cleaned up and smoothed.    The pen fully  restored and ready to write.

Pen #3266  Sheaffer Lifetime slender flat top     $167
Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: Celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: lever
Point:  extra  fine	Imprint:  excellent	Size:  5.3"
COMMENTS:    The slender flat top is the same length as the Sr flat top pens, just  thinner.  The humped clip with the flat ball says that this pen was made in or after 1935.   The pen is the Lifetime version with a slightly larger nib and the white dot on the top of the cap.  The nib is a very smooth writing extra fine.  The cap band has some wear to the plating so not perfectly smooth and shiny.  No brassing visible on the clip or lever.  The pen has been restored.

Pen #3274  Moore  94-A     $187
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: Celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: lever
Point:  fine Maniflex	Imprint:  excellent	Size:  5.2
COMMENTS:  The Moore 94-A is a War time pen, made from 1941-1946.  I find them to be gorgeous pen, especially this one.  The celluloid is a striated gray and bronze.  The picture doesn't quite catch the colors in the pen as well as the cap - the area in front over the cap band is closer to the overall color of the pen. The trim is pristine, the imprint is good.  Moore didn't quite get it all deep and even. The nib is a smooth writing, fine flex nib.  By smooth I mean seductively smooth.  I really like the nib but it's just a smidge too wide when I press a bit for my writing,  Wet too.  I know I've said this before, but I really am tempted to keep it and would if it were a bit finer,  But it writes so nicely that I hate to change the nib and line.

Pen #3242    Eversharp Skyline    $147
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid cap            polystyrene barrel
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler:  lever
Point:    fine	Imprint:  NA	Size:  4.8"
COMMENTS:  Introduced in 1940 by Eversharp  the design hit as the Streamlined craze was in full swing by Henry Drefuss - the designer of the New York Central's 20th Century Limited.  The cap is celluloid, the barrel and derby polystyrene.  The stripes, barrel are dark green, and derby looks more like black, though it could be a darker green..  This pen is the smaller Demi size, the nib a very firm fine.  There is some transparency to the window in the section.  No dents, no brassing, no cracks.  The lever is clean.  This pen has the breather tube, and Eversharp recommended 5 cycles of the lever to completely fill the pen.  The pen is restored, of course.

Pen #3268  Edison Beaumont   $147
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: acry;oc
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: cartridge/converter             converter included
Point:   fine - stainless Edison/Jowo	Imprint:	Size:  5.1"
COMMENTS:  I picked this up at the Ohio show a couple of years ago.  I like orange, and this one pops.  The nib is an Edison/Jowo stainless nib, tweaked to my standards (and I'm fussy with my pens).  A very nice pen, but a little small for my hands.  Note that the black of the housing shows through the thinner more transparent parts of the section acrylic.

Pen #3247        Sheaffer Tuckaway        $157
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler:   plunger
Point:   extra fine 14K	Imprint: excellent	Size:  4.4"
COMMENTS:    The Sheffer Tuckaways came in different configurations. The wire band right after WWII, the wider band of this pen was the Valiant.  Note that both of them have striped sections which are fused to the barrel, the thread ring held captive between the barrel and section.   The Triumph nib was considered to be a better nib than the open nib pens - more rigid and tougher.  Note that you can see the plunger rod through the clear stripe in the barrel.  Not brand new transparency, but pretty good!   Tuckaways aren't designed for writing an epistle, the travel of the plunger rod is maybe  1 1/4" so less ink capacity than their larger brethren.  Fully restored.

Pen #3240      Venus Presidential    $127
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: lever
Point:  fine 14K  nib	Imprint:  weak	Size:  5.3"
COMMENTS:    I will admit that when I see the name "Venus" I think of nibs that were made at the end of the Esterbrook brand.  Steel nibs that would screw into an Esterbrook, but  "Meh" at best. I don't think about the pens.   But not this pen.  The brown striped celluloid reminds me of a Moore.  The cap posts firmly on the barrel, the barrel fitting in nice and deep, and stays in the cap.  I don't know that I've had a cap that posts with a more satisfying feel.  The nib is a smooth 14K nib, and no, "plated" is not hidden down by the section - it's gold.  The nib is slit slightly off center, but it still writes quite nicely.  No brassing, dents, tooth marks cracks.  Just a nice, solid, freshly restored pen.

Pen #3239 Sheaffer Tuckaway   $157
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler:   plunger
Point:   extra fine 14K	Imprint: excellent	Size:  4.4"
COMMENTS:    Sheaffer's Tuckaway was introduced in 1940 and bore little resemblance the this one except it was.. short.  The one we're more familiar with was the War Time Tuckaway with the wide cap band, and no clasp, in 1942.  This version with the narrow cap band, clasp and single lead nib thread was introduced right after the war - 1946-47.  Clasp you say, that's that?  That's what Sheaffer called the clip on this pen, a clasp, not a military clip.  Like it's older siblings the section is bonded to the barrel with celluloid that matched.  Note that the pattern does not continue on the other side of the metal thread ring.  A nice, fully restored pen with an extra fine nib.  No brassing or tooth marks, just a nice clean pen that will fit well (and stay  in) those ridiculously small shirt pockets that they put on men's shirts today.  Or a good pocket pen, or vest pocket pen, or....

Pen #3253 Sheaffer Tuckaway   $147
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler:   plunger
Point:   fine 14K	Imprint: excellent	Size:  4.4"
COMMENTS:    The open nib Tuckaway is a bit unusual.  With an open nib, you'd expect it to be a non-lifetime pen with no white dot.  But there were no non-lifetime Tuckaways, so the white dot is correct.... except that the nib is a later nib not marked Lifetime  These pens have a section that unscrews to reveal the filler unit which is sealed.  Screwed into the barrel as a full unit with nib and plunger rod, they could be used to complete any color pen.  The cap band is a little narrower than the Valiant Tuckaway.  This filler design was used until 1949 when Sheaffer dropped the plunger filler in favor of the Touch Down filling system.   Restored as are all of our pens, and like other plunger fillers the rubber is long life, chemical and wear resistant.

Pen #3241        Sheaffer   3-23  ringtop    $137
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: lever
Point: extra fine	Imprint:  excellent	Size:  4.57"
COMMENTS:   I like it when you get a pen that is in such nice condition that it gives you a glimpse in glory of the pen when new.  The 3-25 was a $3 pen with a 25 year warranty.  The body and cap of the pen is the same size as the standard Jr Flat top, but nib and feed are smaller.  The short section puts the pen at about 1926 when Sheaffer started to make celluloid pens.  No cracks or tooth marks, no brassing.  The imprint is crisp and deep.  Just restored too.

Pen #3244    Cross Century NOS 80s pen   $37
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: matte lacquer over brass
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: cartridge/converter
Point: fine gold plated	Imprint:	Size:  4.57"
COMMENTS:    A classic from the late 80s/early 90s.  They were everywhere.  Remember David Weiss or Service Merchandise.  I had the complete set in black with gold trim.  They were part of the "skinny pen" phase.  This pen is true NOS, mint, never filled or used.  It comes in the original box, with the original papers, converter and cartridges in their box.  The cartridges dried ou t a long time ago, but you likely could fill them with boiled water (after it's cooled) and use them.  Three are available, and may or not arrive with the tags shown in the picture.  I can fill and test before I mail it out, but once filled the order can not be cancelled or the pen returned.  The pen is a slip fit cap that is held by the clutch bumps in the inner cap.  Three pen available, all in gray.

Pen #3252   Cross Coventry   $47
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material:  Chrome plated                  gold plated trim
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler:  cartridge/converter               converter included
Point:   fine	Imprint:	Size:  5.5"
COMMENTS :  One of the more current production Cross pens, the Coventry is bigger and longer than the Cross Century, but thinner than the Townsend.  Gold plated trim, cartridge/converter filled.  The pen has a nice writing fine steel nib. No dents, no scratches or brassing.

Pen #3262   Faber Castell Design Ambition     $47
Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material:  plastic
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: none	Filler: cartridge/converter            converter included
Point:  medium steel IPG	Imprint:	Size:  5.5"
COMMENTS: This is a cool pen. It's about the diameter of a Sheaffer Targa and a bit longer.  The section is the silver ring at the front.  The cap holds onto the barrel, either end, with a very firm SNAP.  A nice strong clip.  The original nib corroded though and the cost of a replacement Faber Castell nib is ridiculous.  This IPG nib I think came from a True Writer.  Very nice writing and pleasantly smooth.   It arrived without a converter, and the standard Schmid converters don't fit into the barrel, but a Kaweco mini-converter does, so that's what is installed.

Pen #3201         Sheaffer   3-25  Slender Flat top       $117
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: lever
Point: extra fine	Imprint:  excellent	Size:  5.34"
COMMENTS:   If you like the look of the flat top pens, but don't want the girth of a Sr flat top, or the shorter length of the Jr,this pen is for you.  Same length as a Sr flat top, but much thinner.  Same design elements, but the nib is a 3-25 instead of a Lifetime nib.  Still a quality 14K nib, but the pen cost $3.25 and didn't carry the lifetime warranty.  The only flaw in the pen was a small spot of brassing on the cap band.  None on the clip or lever, no tooth marks, cracks etc.  The nib is a fairly firm extra fine. A nice clean pen, freshly restored.

Pen #3215    Sheaffer TM (thin model)   Sentinel Deluxe  fountain pen and Ballpoint  set    $147
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: Touchdown           BP - see comments for          notes on the replacement refill
Point:   fine	Imprint:  excellent	Size:  5.34"
COMMENTS:  This is the first time I've encountered one of these sets.  This is a Sentinel Deluxe pen, which Sheaffer kept in production until the last half of the 60s, which explains the ballpoint pen instead of just a pencil.  The fountain pen is fully restored, and really quite nice writing.  The ballpoint has a button/ratchet mechanism.  Sheaffer ballpoint refills are hard to find, but Monteverde makes a very good refill designed to fit the Sheaffer pens.  On this pen you will need to shorten the button on the end of the refill, or just move the one from the refill in the pen over to the replacement.  A nice clean set with no dents or cracks.  A little woggle to the BP clip, but not bad.  .

Pen #3218         Sheaffer   5-30  Short slender Flat top       $107
Overall Grade: extra fine	Metal: excellent	Material: celluloid
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler: lever
Point: extra fine	Imprint:  excellent	Size:  4.55"
COMMENTS:   This is about the size of the standard Jr Flat top. The colors in the picture are reasonably accurate.  The cap is original to the pen, but a little lighter.  The trim is clean except for the wear at the high point on the ball of the clip.  The imprint on the barrel is strong and deep.  The nib is a EXTRA fine, but writes quite nicely.  Restored.

Pen #3177  Sheaffer TM Touchdown  $137
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material: Forticel
Nib condition: excellent	Flaws: see comments	Filler:   Touchdown
Point:   Extra Fine	Imprint:  none	Size:  5.27"
COMMENTS:  Sheaffer moved away from their plunger filler mechanism in 1948 with the introduction of their pneumatic Touchdown  filling system.  It still filled the pen with one stroke, but using air pressure to squeeze the sac, instead of a vacuum to pull ink into the pen.  The "Fat" TD pens were made for one year - 1948.  The TM version was introduced in 1949 and ran for a while when Sheaffer introduced the snorkel pens which had the same external design, but with design differences to accommodate the snorkel filling system.  This one is freshly restored.  No imprint on the barrel, and there is a very small off center dent in the top of the cap and a couple of shallow tooth marks on the blind cap.  Still, a nice pen!

Pen #3199   Sheaffer  Reminder Clip BP and Pencil set   Stickered!     $27
Overall Grade: excellent	Metal: excellent	Material:  chrome plated
Nib condition:	Flaws: none	Filler: ballpoint and pencil
Point:   BP	Imprint: N/A	Size:  5.1 "
COMMENTS:   One of those items that you hate to pass over when you see them.... This is a very clean Sheaffer "reminder clip" ballpoint and pencil set.  "What the heck is that?"  A 70s design,, the BP design makes it impossible to clip the pen in your shirt pocket with the refill extended.  To move the point forward, you press on the forward end of the BP clip, putting it flush with the barrel.  To retract, you press on the back end of the clip at the white dot.  Simple and effective.  As far as I can tell it's never been used.  The set is in the original box with the banner, paperwork and original refill.  I've inserted a modern Monteverde refill made for Sheaffer ballpoints.  You'll find the original in the box with the pen and pencil.  ...and yes, the refill's flat back end works just fine with this pen.

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