Product Description
Type Lever filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Balance 350, this is the short slender version.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- Circa 1935 (that was the only official year that the Lifetime models had this clip, but the clip itself was made for a decade longer and appeared on lower models).
Length 4-7/8 inches.
Filling System Lever filler. We've restored it with a new sac and it's working very well.
Color Golden Brown striated celluloid. Gold filled trim. Black section.
Nib FINE gold Sheaffer's #3 nib.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a small, colorful pen that is shiny and that has some pearlization. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and moderate scratching. The cap has moderate to some heavy scratching with a number of deep scratch lines near the top of the cap. The cap band has moderate microscratching, plating wear, some bubbly surface marks, and pitting along the lower edge. The clip is rough along the lower edges with pitting along the edge of the end. The imprints are clear.