Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen, restored and ready to write
Product Name Sheaffer Craftsman 500
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer USA - post WWII 1940s
Length 5-1/8"
Filling System Lever filler - working perfectly with a new sac.
Color Brown body and cap with gold plated trim. Thin wire cap band. Black section. Amber ink viewing window.
Nib Medium 14k Feather Touch #5 nib. (We usually see the lever filled Craftsmans with #33 nibs, but we have had a few with Feather Touch nibs like this one over the years.)
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks or chips. This is a shiny, uniformly brown pen, with classic styling. The barrel has light marks caused by the cap lip, light scratching, and a few wispy scratch marks to the left side of the lever. The lever looks nice, with some faint plating wear and light microscratching. The cap has light microscratching and a little splotch of scratch marks on the opposite side of the clip. The clip has light microscratching and some tiny splotches of plating wear near the end. The imprints are crystal clear, including the 500 price indication.