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Seattleite
December 2nd, 2017, 12:36 AM
I'm new to this forum, so this is a bit of an experiment, to see what folks like. I will start slow and see where it goes.

These little Mid 1930's Plunger Fill "Truncated" Balance Juniors were only around for a year or two. Hard to find with this barrel clarity and clean trim.

I hunt celluloid pens with "Ink View" barrel sections. This is about as good as 80+ year old celluloid gets - I mean stays. The reason that it is so nice is that it is a bit of an assemblage. A broken nib and feed sidelined this pen before it saw much use. I was happy to swap in a new front end, and found that it still pulled a vacuum.
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=36247&d=1512008780
Obligitory nib shot, of sorts.
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=36246&d=1512008748
In this shot I have pulled the plunger rod back, to allow a better view of the transparency and imprint.
https://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=36248&d=1512008793

Rather than write a book, I'll keep it short and see what others will ask, add or ignore altogether.

Bob

Jon Szanto
December 2nd, 2017, 12:46 AM
And let's hope it stays that clear (and uninked)! Nice pen - too bad Sheaffer didn't do this with many (any?) of the higher end pens. While it is not transparent to the naked eye, I was really shocked the first time I put an LED light on the other side of an Ebonized Pearl barrel and could see the spiral lines and plunger rod.

Chrissy
December 2nd, 2017, 12:53 AM
That's a nice looking pen, but I would want to write with it if I owned it. :)

Oh and welcome to FPG. :welcome:

jar
December 2nd, 2017, 04:41 AM
And let's hope it stays that clear (and uninked)! Nice pen - too bad Sheaffer didn't do this with many (any?) of the higher end pens. While it is not transparent to the naked eye, I was really shocked the first time I put an LED light on the other side of an Ebonized Pearl barrel and could see the spiral lines and plunger rod.


http://www.fototime.com/7B20DDE5F05AEB0/medium800.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/B89ABB3EF75EC39/medium800.jpg

Seattleite
December 2nd, 2017, 08:55 AM
And let's hope it stays that clear (and uninked)! Nice pen - too bad Sheaffer didn't do this with many (any?) of the higher end pens. While it is not transparent to the naked eye, I was really shocked the first time I put an LED light on the other side of an Ebonized Pearl barrel and could see the spiral lines and plunger rod.

Yes on the uninked! Sheaffer made a plunger fill version of this Grey Pearl in all sizes, i believe. Marine green "chunk" appears as a Wasp" Vacuum Fil", only. After that it is the Black, Ebonized Pearl and the striated colors.

Bob

Seattleite
December 2nd, 2017, 08:59 AM
That's a nice looking pen, but I would want to write with it if I owned it. :)

Oh and welcome to FPG. :welcome:

The way I avoid the temptation is to have way more pens to write with than things to write!

Thanks for the welcome!

Bob

Seattleite
December 2nd, 2017, 09:10 AM
And let's hope it stays that clear (and uninked)! Nice pen - too bad Sheaffer didn't do this with many (any?) of the higher end pens. While it is not transparent to the naked eye, I was really shocked the first time I put an LED light on the other side of an Ebonized Pearl barrel and could see the spiral lines and plunger rod.


http://www.fototime.com/7B20DDE5F05AEB0/medium800.jpg

http://www.fototime.com/B89ABB3EF75EC39/medium800.jpg


That green flash of Abalone shell on the barrel of your plunger fill says it all, as they can so often end up "Brown shifted". I really like non White Dot, aesthetically, in that size.

Good stuff

Bob

penwash
December 3rd, 2017, 09:49 PM
I have a WASP with big barrel, and also a vacuum-filler.