Product Description
Type Vintage oversized fountain pen and mechanical pencil set
Product Name Balance Lifetime
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1929-31 (this color originated with the pen model, and the long humped clip was phased out in 1931 ).
Length Fountain Pen: 5-1/2"; Mechanical Pencil: 5-13/16"
Filling System Lever filler - we've restored it with a new sac and it's working well. The mechanical pencil takes 1.1mm leads. A packet of leads will be included.
Color Jade Green with single cap bands. Gold plated trim. White dot on the pen . Both the pen and pencil has long, humped clips.
Nib FINE gold Sheaffer Lifetime nib. Excellent tipping material. It has a serial number: 4664177
Condition Very nice condition for this beautifully colored pen and pencil set that have a classic design. The coloration on the pen has fading on the barrel and an area of the cap. The pencil coloring is superior -- this is the original coloring. The fountain pen has marks caused by the cap lip and moderate scratching. The cap has one thin crack in the cap lip that goes up to the cap band, and some hairlines along the cap lip that look like they could become cracks if the pen cap was posted. The cap band has lots of microscratching just under the clip. The clip has plating wear on the ball but otherwise looks excellent. The white dot is clean. The mechanical pencil has very light scratching and plating wear on the ball of the cliip. It is otherwise in excellent + condition. The imprints on both pieces are clear.
