Product Description
Type pen set
Product Name Wasp "Vacuum" according to the barrel imprint. While WASP did make vacuum piston fillers, this pen is a lever filler. We see this imprint fairly often on WASP lever fillers.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer created the WASP (which stood for W A Sheaffer Pen) sub-brand in the late 1930s.
Length The fountain pen measures 5-1/8" and the pencil measures 4-15/16".
Filling System Lever filler fountain pen. It has been repaired with a new sac. Twist mechanism pencil. It takes "thick" or 1.1mm leads. There is an eraser beneath the cap.
Color These have the "Screaming Souls in Purgatory" (officially called "birds eye") pattern. The material is a marbled and pearlescent green with black rounded spots throughout. Gold filled trim, though the plating was very thin
Nib FLEXIBLE FINE. Vacuum nib is two-tone steel and nicely flexible. See writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition, near mint except for plating wear. The green and black material looks near perfect. The imprints are very clear. There is a large amount of plating wear but the pieces started with thinner plating.
