Product Description
Type Vintage Sheaffer fountain pen.
Product Name 3-25 Flat top, as noted just under the flat top of the cap.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- Late 1920s to 1930s. Radite was introduced in 1924, and the imprints specifying radite producer ceased circa 1926.
Length 5-1/4"
Filling System Lever filler - working perfectly with a new sac.
Color Jade radite (plastic) with no white dot. Gold filled trim including a narrow cap band. The cap is marked "Service-Pen"and the barrel is marked "Service Pan Loaned By".
Nib 14k Flexible Self-Filling #3 Nib. Nice line variation from fine to medium +. Short crack off the breather hole. Please see writing sample.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, dents, or dings. This is a slim pen in a subtle pale green jade color that has excellent color consistency. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip as well as surface bumpiness near the "Service Pan Loaned By" imprint. The cap has mainly light scratching with some more moderate scratches near the top. The edge of the flat top has a few little chips. The cap band has light scratching. The clip has two dots of plating wear on the ball end as well as some random scratches throughout. The Sheaffer imprints are faded but readable. The service pen imprints are clear.
