Something different for Christmas

[whoever]

Hi all,

as i just grabbed this beauty as gift for my GF for Christmas, i thought i'd share, maybe somebody find some inspiration.

This is a beautiful Scheaffer fountain pen made in USA in the late 40s and 50s i think....and it works just fine, after all these years, writing is smooth as you can get it....!

Everything has been restored, pumping system etc, so let's hope she'll enjoy it, and that she stops stealing mine!

Since handwriting is something we all tend to forget about.....

What do you think? I don't know if there are some experts around? Please feel free to give any comments?

cheers, and have a good weekend!

Edited December 10, 2011 by whoever

[maxman]

Im no pen expert whoever...but I think that is a beautiful pen.

I cant Imagine anyone being disappointed with such a beautiful and thoughtful gift.

Good job...thanks for sharing.

Mike

[mikellem]

I agree with Mike... This is something different, very classy and useful at the same time.. Being a collector,,,Ten years I started collecting fountain pens

as an investment, as a close of friend of mine owns an online fountain pen business.

I listened to what he told me to buy, all in sealed boxes... I never opened one. Last year I sold the whole collection with a 40% profit. Not bad for not

knowing what I was doing...

I think she will love it. She needs to learn about Fountain Pens a little bit. They do need to be kept clean and maintained, especially an older gorgeous

pen like this..

Great Choice...

MM

[whoever]

hey guys, thanks for your thoughts!!

MM, whats your friends site? Would be interested to see it, you can pm it if you don't want to give it out in the open!

thanks!

Edited December 10, 2011 by whoever

[mikellem]

Here you go..

The shop has been family owned for like 65 years...

http://www.fountainpenhospital.com/

Enjoy.

[whoever]

thanks MM,

do you think he could estimate the pen?

[mikellem]

He could, except he now lives in Europe 3 months out of the year...

Anyone pen shop that sells older pens can estimate for you for free

MM

[cigarben]

That's a great looking pen. I use several fountain pens myself. Couple Pelikans, Hero 100 and Waterman. Here is a link on some Sheaffer pens. http://www.pendemonium.com/pens_sheaffer_vintage.htm From what I can tell, the pens all have genuine parts. Was your pen's bladder replaced with aftermarket?

[whoever]

hi,

thanks for the links.

i'm not sure about the bladder replacement, i think it has been restored or replaced, but with a gen parts.

But i keep looking for this model and i can't find it.....

because i'm not 100% sure about the date...

[cigarben]

Those are great writers. My ex-father in law has a 1947 Sheaffer. It was valued at 425. There are several links richardspens.com & penhero.com ought to be very useful in IDing pens and possible dates of manufacture. Here is somemore info I found Sheaffer didn't have date codes on their pens, but generally speaking, the triumph nibs were introduced in the early 40's. These could be either vacuum or lever filled. Thinline (touchdowns) were introduced in '49, and snorkles in '52. Hope this helps you out.

[whoever]

Great, thanks for the input Cigarben!! This is a good start!

[cigarben]

Hope you find out the info. Trying to date some of the older pens can be quite difficult.