Sheaffer Triumph 1250

[Tleek]

Here is my new to me Sheaffer Triumph 1250. I believe Sheaffer Made these pens from 1942-1945. I love all things '40s so the association with the war years is interesting and appealing to me. Its also a beautiful pen. Mine is a vac filler.
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Unfortunately, the pen wrote super fine and dry when it arrived. I flossed the tines and it is a bit better, but still an extra-fine for sure, and a little more dry than I would prefer. Ill keep working on it, but as it is, it's great on cheap paper!

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Here is an ad from 1942 hanging in my hallway. I just realized how bad of a picture this is, but the letter is addressed to Camp Young, California. Camp Young was a desert warfare training center in use 1942-1944. Sheaffer was really tugging at American heart strings here. Marketing these high-end pens as a tool to keep families connected with sons preparing to ship off to war. I'm sure this ad symbolizes a building anxiety as the United states really ramped up its presence overseas and servicemen deployed to battle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8BiarUbUJE&t=1388s

Here is a 30 minute film done by Sheaffer in 1943. The first half details Sheaffer's commitment to the war effort. The second advertises Skrip "writing fluid" and Triumph pens and pencils.

Thanks for looking! Who else has a Triumph out there!