Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen with Snorkel filling system.
Product Name Sheaffer Statesman Snorkel. The Statesman is a white dot model similar to the Valiant, only with a palladium silver Triumph nib as opposed to two-tone.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1952-59.
Length 5-5/8"
Filling System Snorkel filler with an angled snorkel tube. The cut on the end of the tube is based off of the nib. We've fully restored it with a new sac, O-ring, and point gasket. Works very well.
Color Light grey body and cap with gold plated trim and a 3/8" gold cap band. This would have been called "Pastel Grey." White dot above clip.
Nib MEDIUM Sheaffer's palladium silver nib. It is marked "M4" which matches the nib size and the style/material.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a prettily colored light grey pen with beautifully contrasting gold trim. The barrel has light scratching. The cap has light to moderate scratching. The wide cap band clip has light signs of usage. The white dot has some minute darkened scratch lines on the upper right arc. The imprints are clear.
