Product Description
Type fountain pen set
Product Name Sheaffer 800 aka the Dolphin/Porpoise model. The 800 is the model with the plastic body and cap, and the gold plated trim.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1962-64.
Length The pencil measures 5-1/16". The pen is 5-3/8"
Filling System The fountain pen takes Sheaffer cartridges and the Sheaffer button converter. The squeeze and piston converters do not fit. The pen will ship with an unused cartridge. The pencil takes 0.9mm leads and uses a twist mechanism.
Color Black with gold plated trim including wide cap bands.
Nib Fine 14k nib (unhallmarked). It is nicknamed the "Dolphin" nib based off of the hump at the base of the nib. It is a faux-inlaid nib. The original stamp on the barrel marks the nib as a fine.
Condition Superior condition, near mint. There's a sticker on the barrel that says "CARTRIDGE." The pen and pencil have low handwear and great trim. The pen has some of its original stamp intact and its original sticker as well. The pencil mechanism works but the lead does not retract.
