Product Description
Type vintage combination fountain pen and mechanical pencil in excellent working condition
Product Name Sheaffer Balance 5-30 combo pen and pencil.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer USA -- 1930-31
Length 6-1/8" capped
Filling System The pen portion is a lever filler that has been restored with a new sac. It's working well. The pencil portion takes "thick" or .046" leads. 1.1mm leads do work. The lead extends and retracts via a twist mechanism and works well. A packet of leads will be included.
Color Black and pearl celluloid with gold filled trim. It has the first version of the long humped clip.
Nib FINE 14k nib marked 5-30.
Condition Excellent condition for this unique and prettily colored pen/pencil combo. The "pearl" areas of the color pattern have fairly consistently mellowed to a light pearlized caramel. There is one small area just below the section that is a more golden color. The "body" of the pen/pencil combo has marks caused by the cap lip and there is a blotchy area just above the pencil cone. Otherwise, there is light to moderate scratching. The cone is speckled with small dot-sized pits. The cap lip has one small nick. Elsewhere, the cap has light to some moderate scratching. The cap band has light microscratching. The clip looks nice with just some light microscratching. The imprints are clear.
