Here's a question for Roger W. I have a black glass desk set with a Targa ballpoint/pencil set that I'm pretty sure was not what originally came with the base. What pens did come with this base?
Next up is another Sheaffer desk base with a Targa ballpoint. This one is white onyx with a Sheaffer tag on the back side and a cryptic tag on the bottom that just says MCI (or perhaps MC1). Is there any info available on this base?
Then I have two more Targa desk sets. I don't have any questions about these as I know that one of them is definitely not made by Sheaffer and I doubt that the other one is. So these are just for show.
The Radius One base is metal and pretty heavy. There are some scuff marks on the finish visible on the face. The bottom is thickly padded so that the felt keeps the metal edges well off of the desktop.
This wood desk set has no markings whatsoever. The inlays appear to be six aluminum bars, three natural finish and three
black anodized. I should have shot an end view that would have shown that they extend about 5/16" down into the wood.
That would also have shown that the fixed holders are set at a 45 degree angle. This pen/pencil set is significantly shorter
than any of the others above.
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