Product Description
Type Snorkel Fountain Pen
Product Name Sheaffer Snorkel Special
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, USA -- 1955-59
Length Pen is 5-1/2", and pencil is 4-7/8"
Filling System Pen has a snorkel filling system. It's been restored with new o-ring, sac, and point gasket. We will include instructions for how to use this filling system. Pencil takes 0.9mm leads, which are extended by twisting the top half of the pencil.
Color Pastel Green body and cap. The green is a solid milky green. The pen's section is black. It has a 1/4" wide cap band and gold plated trim on the cap. The bands between the section and the barrel are chrome. Pencil has a gold-plated nose cone.
Nib Fine PdAg open nib. It's labeled M6 which verifies the material and stroke of the nib, and is also inscribed "Palladium Silver".
Condition Superior condition, in box. There is almost no handwear on the pen and minimal plating wear on the chrome and gold trim. The snorkel system is smooth and the knob turns easily. The imprint on the pen looks pretty good, and the one on the pencil is very crisp. No cracks, scratches, dents, or personalization.
