Looking to add a working Sheaffer
Looking to add a working Sheaffer
Last edited by Empty_of_Clouds; March 14th, 2020 at 03:29 AM.
Check out this link:
https://www.peytonstreetpens.com/res.../sheaffer-info
Try a Sovereign II. It is a lever filler with a two-tone conical turned-up nib. The cap has a metal lip. It is not a thin model. Gold vermeil furniture. Mine is a superb writer.
Valiant made in 1941 - 1945. Lever filler and a two-tone standard up-turned nib. Has a metal band on the cap but not smack-dab on the lip. Gold vermeil furniture. Not thin. Military clip. Mine is a superb writer.
Vigilant made in 1941 - 1945. Same as the Valiant but a little thinner. Nib not turned up.
The gold vermeil will tarnish in time. The underlying silver atoms migrate through the gold and oxidize black. This can be cool; the pen will eventually turn all black and become a stealth pen.
I use these pens all the time. In my opinion, no other pens need apply for space in my pen cup.
"Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little." -Epicurus-
Contact Gerry Berg. He will hook you up.
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
Empty_of_Clouds (November 25th, 2019)
For 200 USD you can pick up an expertly restored OS vac-fill Sentinel with a two-tone triumph nib. Your grandchildren will still be writing with it.
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
welch (November 30th, 2019)
double
Last edited by christof; November 28th, 2019 at 05:47 AM.
Easy task.
Sheaffer's Imperial II
Sheaffer's Imperial II by C.M.Z, auf Flickr
OK -Like the triumph style conical nibs; especially the ones in two-tone, though this is not essential.
OK -Dislike inlaid nibs. Mainly because my usual writing style is forefinger up, which places the finger actually on part of the nib.
OK -Prefer touchdown fillers to snorkels, though this is not a deal-breaker.
OK -Never tried a vac-fill/plunger or whatever they are called.
OK -Not really interested in lever fillers or cartridge systems.
OK -Nib - a stub would be nice (in my dreams) but anything from accountant to broad works (assuming that medium and broad are amenable to being stubbed).
OK -Metal cap, or at least a metal cap lip, as my Balance experience suggests some material may be prone to cap lip cracks.
OK -Would prefer not to go with a TM model.
C.
Last edited by christof; November 28th, 2019 at 05:46 AM.
Empty_of_Clouds (November 28th, 2019)
well...fact is that it fits all your criterias. I am sorry that I could not help.
c.
ps: I think that this is one great looking pen.
Last edited by christof; November 28th, 2019 at 02:18 PM.
Empty_of_Clouds (November 28th, 2019)
Did you not have any luck with Gerry Berg? He has a sterling reputation, with many people here, myself included, who will vouch for him.
I would much prefer to deal with someone like Gerry than random ebay sellers.
The other option would be Ron Zorn; he has some beautiful Sheaffers up at the moment: http://www.mainstreetpens.com/pensales.htm
Vintage. Cursive italic. Iron gall.
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
carlos.q (November 30th, 2019)
Empty_of_Clouds (November 29th, 2019)
I would guess that your father’s pen has a medium nib.
In my experience, vintage Sheaffer fines run narrower than modern fines.
Empty_of_Clouds (December 1st, 2019)
That’s a very handsome pen you have. Enjoy!
Congrats. That'll be an excellent pen for years to come, especially after Gerry does the filler. He's done a number of my pens, including the one on the left below, which I believe is identical to yours:
"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."
~ Benjamin Franklin
Ahriman4891 (December 11th, 2019)
Anyone interested in Sheaffer plunger-fillers can reach me at gberg@sbc.edu.
Cheers,
Gerry
Contact Dr. David Isaacson at Vacumania, http://www.vacumania.com/websitesales
Dr. Davey is a pen collector who sells what he does not keep. Anything he sells is just about perfect. Tell him what you want, and he probably has it.
For Vacumania just go to: http://vacumania.com
As far as the gopens catalog it helps if you subscribe and it is available a week or 10 days before it opens publicly.
Chemyst (December 31st, 2019)
Evidently eBay needn't be a total quagmire to deal with. Here's a treatise on eBay by a photography blogger that claims to have it all figured out:
https://kenrockwell.com/tech/ebay/index.htm
Saved searches, regularly checked, filtered for BIN can be great. Sometimes you find the item priced very reasonably.
I sometimes use Auction Sniper so that I just set my price and forget it. It makes it like bidding on a surplus auction and makes eBay more palatable and less expensive.
I try to remind myself that, for nearly all items I'm interested in, another one will come up before long.
Side story...
The most hard to find item I've ever bid on and won was a 1980s speech synthesis chip, a Votrax SC-01, used in the Heathkit Hero Jr. personal robot, as well as the arcade game Qbert, and it hasn't been made in 40 years. NOS stores were depleted 20 years ago. They're exactly what you imagine when you think vintage artificial robot voice.
Anyway, after frying a voltage regulator by accident I freaked thinking I'd blown up the speech chip (it was fine). I didn't like being without a backup and decided to remedy that.
Saved search saved my bacon as the chips only come up about twice a year. After a few months one came up at a reasonable price and I bought it.
I've been on eBay for a looooong time and the whole bidding war format has always annoyed me as a buyer. It *seems* like people always get carried away and bid too high on the item I want.
Of course they never do that to anything I sell, do they?!
But since items come up over and over, sometimes items don't get bid on and you get them for an absolute steal.
Just hold out, be patient, be persistent, and be firm with max price, and it will pay off eventually.
That's how you win without having the most money.
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