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This is a Sheaffer Admiral lever fill fountain pen in Marine Green c. 1945-1948. The pen is about 5 inches long capped and sold for $5.00. A matching pencil sold for $3.00. The 1/32 inch wide cap band, lever and SHEAFFER’S stamped clip are gold filled. The barrel is stamped W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. over FORT MADISON, IOWA, U.S.A over MADE IN U.S.A over 500, which indicated the $5.00 price. They were available in Black, Golden Brown, Marine Green, and Carmine with gold trim and Pearl Gray with chrome trim. The two-tone palladium plated gold nib is stamped SHEAFFER’S over Feather Touch over MADE IN U.S.A. over 5. It has an ink view window in the section near the threads. #pencollecting #fountainpen #sheaffer #sheafferpen #admiral #feathertouch #celluloid #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CCKQFtkDmFU/?igshid=k26qcdx6jhy7

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This is a model 74TC size Sheaffer Balance lever-fill fountain pen in Golden Brown striped celluloid, made in Canada c. 1936.  It’s about 4 3/4 inches long and features the Sheaffer White Dot inlay above the clip.  Canadian made Sheaffer pens did not always follow U.S. catalog types.  The barrel is stamped W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. over (OF CANADA LTD.) TORONTO ONT. over PAT. 1936.  This appears to be a reference to U.S. design patent D099218, awarded to Craig R. Sheaffer on April 7, 1936 for the striped celluloid design, which Sheaffer began introducing on pens that same year.  The nib is an unusual two-tone platinum or palladium plated gold 5-30 type.  It could be a replacement.  White Dot pens from the 1930s would typically have a Lifetime stamped nib.  The 1938 U.S. catalog describes the nib plating as platinum and makes the claim that it enhances ink flow.  The trim is gold filled.  The rounded top humped ball clip is seen on c. 1930-1931 U.S. made Balance pens.  

This is a Sheaffer Balance Sovereign Lifetime Feathertouch One-Stroke Vacuum fountain pen in Golden Brown striped celluloid c. 1938-1941 with a 9/32 inch line engraved cap band.  It’s about 5 3/8 inches long and was an uncatalogued version of the Sovereign.  Collectors have named this type cap band a jeweler's type probably due to the cartouche on the back side from the clip where the owner's personalization could be engraved.  The barrel is actually alternating colored and clear celluloid strips so that the ink level can be seen by the user.  It fills by unscrewing the end cap, pulling out the plunger, putting the nib in ink and pressing the plunger down once.  The 14 karat gold two-tone two-way writing nib is stamped with a number over SHEAFFER’S over LIFETIME over REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. over MADE IN U.S.A.  The barrel is stamped W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. over FORT MADISON, IOWA U.S.A. over PATENTED IN U.S.A.  The 1938 catalog describes the nib plating as platinum and makes the claim that it enhances ink flow.  The trim is gold filled. 

This is a Sheaffer Balance Statesman Lifetime Feathertouch One-Stroke Vacuum fountain pen in Marine Green striped celluloid c. 1938-1941.  It’s about 5 3/8 inches long and sold for $10.00.  The barrel is actually alternating colored and clear celluloid strips so that the ink level can be seen by the user.  It fills by unscrewing the end cap, pulling out the plunger, putting the nib in ink and pressing the plunger down once.  The 14 karat gold two-tone two-way writing nib is stamped SHEAFFER’S over LIFETIME over REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. over MADE IN U.S.A. over a number.  The barrel is stamped W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. over FORT MADISON, IOWA U.S.A. over PATENTED IN U.S.A.  The 1938 catalog describes the nib plating as platinum and makes the claim that it enhances ink flow.  The trim is silver color plated, unusual for this model, as it would normally have gold plating as shown in catalogs from 1938 to 1941.  This trim color was normally associated with Gray Pearl celluloid.  Collectors sometimes refer to this as "reverse trim." 

This is a Sheaffer Balance Admiral Feathertouch Lever-Fill fountain pen in Gray Pearl striped celluloid c. 1938-1941.  It’s about 5 1/2 inches long and sold for $5.00.  It has a clear section window so that the ink level can be seen by the user.  The 14 karat gold two-tone two-way writing nib is stamped SHEAFFER’S over Feather Touch over MADE IN U.S.A. over 5.  The 1938 catalog describes the nib plating as platinum and makes the claim that it enhances ink flow.  The trim is silver color plated. The 1938 catalog lists Black, Ebonized Pearl, Golden Brown, Rose Glow and Marine Green with gold filled trim and Gray Pearl with silver color trim and selling for $5.00. The matching pencil was $4.00.  Colors in the 1941 catalog were Black, Golden Brown, Marine Green and Carmine with gold filled trim and Gray Pearl with silver color trim. 

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