Product Description
Type Touchdown filling fountain pen restored and working well. It has a flexible nib, which is very unusual.
Product Name Sheaffer Tuckaway Admiral with a white dot.
Manufacturer and Year Sheaffer, made in USA -- circa 1949 (that was the year they made Tuckaways with the touchdown system, but they ended production shortly after).
Length 4-3/4"
Filling System Touchdown filler, which we have restored with a new sac and o-ring, it's working well.
Color Burgundy body with gold plated trim and a white dot above the clip. Black section with ambered viewing window.
Nib FINE FLEXIBLE Sheaffer's two-tone 14k gold nib. Very uncommon to find a Tuckaway with a flexible nib! Please see writing sample below. The nib has a serial code: C49337.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a small, unique pen in a nice shiny color and with a sweet mini-clip. The cap and barrel have moderate scratching. There are bite marks on the blind cap at the end of the barrel. The 1/4" cap band and the mini-clip have light to moderate microscratching. The burgundy coloring of the cap has bled into the white dot around the edges. The amber viewing window is excellent. The clutch ring has plating wear. The imprints are clear.
