Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen and mechanical pencil set, restored and working well.
Product Name Triumph 875 Lifetime, aka Sovereign II. (This pen has the 875 mark on the barrel and a Lifetime nib, with the white dot above the clip) This model looks a lot like the Craftsman, but it is a white dot model with a Triumph nib, which makes is a Sovereign II.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA, 1946-7
Length Fountain pen: 5"; Mechanical pencil: 4-7/8"
Filling System The fountain pen is a lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working very well. The mechanical pencil takes 0.9mm leads. We will include a packet of leads.
Color Brown striated with gold trim. Thin gold cap bands. White dot above the clip on the fountain pen.
Nib Fine 14k two-tone Sheaffer Lifetime Triumph #79 nib. The nib has scratching around the edge.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a lovely vintage pen and pencil set in a beautiful color pattern. Both pieces are shiny and have great coloring. The fountain pen barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and light scratching. The lever has a bit of plating wear along the bottom edge and a line of pitting at the top. The cap has light to some moderate scratching mainly alongside the clip. The thin wire band has some plating wear in the center. The clip has plating wear on the end and microscratching. The mechanical pencil has light scratching on the cone end and the cone has light microscratching. The clip end of the pencil has mainly microscratching with some top end fissures in the surface. The clip has plating wear and pitting at the end. The imprints on both pieces are clear.
