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    Default 60’s Sheaffer’s School Pen + Broad Cursive Italic

    Disclaimer: This is not a proper review.

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    1960's Sheaffer's School Pen Dimensions
    
    Length           133 mm  5  1/4"  5.27 in
    Posted Length    146 mm  5  3/4"  5.75 in
    Unposted length  121 mm  4  3/4"  4.75 in
    Barrel Length    101 mm  4"       3.97 in
    Cap Length        57 mm  2  1/4"  2.26 in 
    Barrel Max Dia  10.1 mm    13/32" 0.40 in
    Section Min Dia  8.5 mm     1/3"  0.33 in
    Section Length  15.5 mm    39/64" 0.61 in
    This is (these are) still one of my favorite pens. It is light, slim, cheap and writes well. The cartridges are easy enough to refill with a syringe and hold a respectable 1 ml of useable ink. This one originally came with the “304” steel nib that wrote very well. I had a warped Sheaffer’s No Nonsense pen that had a steel Sheaffer’s fine italic nib that I thought was interesting. So I transplanted it. Unfortunately I do not know how to properly write with a crisp fine italic nib. While I liked the lines that it put down, I did not like the nib catching on the paper so often on the lateral strokes. That is easy enough to fix, I thought. When I was done, what I had left with could probably best be described as a broad cursive italic. And I love it. I was practicing my German today by transcribing text and thought that it might make an interesting post.

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    Pen: 60’s Sheaffer’s School Pen
    Nib: Steel Custom Broad Cursive Italic
    Ink: Diamine Majestic Purple
    Paper: Cheap Yellow Legal Pad

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    Default Re: 60’s Sheaffer’s School Pen + Broad Cursive Italic

    I have the same one with a fine nib and I turned it into an eyedropper. Mine is in much worse shape. I like the italic nib transplant. Thank you for sharing.


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    Default Re: 60’s Sheaffer’s School Pen + Broad Cursive Italic

    Neat. Yup, that's a first generation cartridge pen, AKA "School Pen" although at the time Sheaffer didn't use that term. Things are near indestructible.

    I still have the same one.

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    Default Re: 60’s Sheaffer’s School Pen + Broad Cursive Italic

    Thanks for the review Jeph. I use several old Sheaffer school pens.
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    Default Re: 60’s Sheaffer’s School Pen + Broad Cursive Italic

    Wonderful. I love your nib grinding. Those nibs are catchy if you try to write cursively. Well done! Your writing sample shows it off well.

    (These pens work great as eyedroppers. No conversion necessary - just add some silicone to the threads. The ones with transparent barrels are best, IMO, but the translucent ones work well too.)
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