Product Description
Type Snorkel filling fountain pen in a hard-to-find color, restored and working well. With matching pencil.
Product Name Statesman.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- 1955-9.
Length 5-9/16" pen, 5-1/16" pencil.
Filling System Snorkel filling pen, which we've fully restored with a new sac, O-ring and point gasket. The pencil takes 0.9mm leads, which it extends via the traditional twist mechanism. We'll include a small packet of leads.
Color Sage Green barrels and caps, with gold plated trim.
Nib MEDIUM single tone PdAg (palladium silver) Triumph nib is marked M4 (medium). It's smooth and firm with nice tipping material and a little upturn toward the tip of the nib.
Condition Excellent + condition. No cracks or chips, dings or dents, personalization, or plating wear. Both pieces have chalkmarks indicating the original price, and the pen's mark identifies it as a Statesman. The pen also has a cigar band label for the medium nib. Some microscratching on both pen and pencil. Imprints are in great shape, very clean and crisp. Both pen and pencil are working very well, the pen is fully restored, and they come in a vintage Sheaffer Snorkel box.
