Originally Posted by
Roger W.
As flattop was never a term Sheaffer used and is just a convention and as the truncated junior is conventionally not called a flattop, I win. I only win as this discussion has no real merits even though you see it as a legitimate discussion of collector jargon. Just so you know Sheaffer does distinguish the shape of the junior as "semi-streamlined" which would not apply to any of the earlier flattops therefore, it is not a flattop but, "semi-streamlined" (Sheaffer catalog 1935) or "truncated" (collector jargon).
Roger W.
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