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EARLY 20TH C SHEAFFER BALANCE MECH PENCIL/FOUNTAIN FEATHER TOUCH PEN SET, W/CASE

$ 99

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Material: Plastic, Metal
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Estate fresh: Fountain pen may need to be 'tuned up'
  • Mother-of-pearl enhanced prismatic color: Opalescent, semi-transparent colors
  • Features: Gold Trim
  • Type: Fountain Pen
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Early 20th century: Circa 1935-1940
  • Featured Refinements: Sheaffer Balance
  • Condition: Good-Very Good overall vint cond: The fountain pen is unrestored. As w/purchasing any vint fountain pen & mechanical pencil set, they may need to be professionally cleaned & have the bladder of the fountain pen checked, since it may need to be replaced. This Schaeffer 1935-1940 'Balance' mechanical pencil & fountain pen set, were made prior to the onset of WWII & still have a distinctively Art Deco/Streamlined era design sensibility & decorative attitude. The polymer bodies feature a striated sepia brown, burnt umber, gold & putty white staved composition, where mother of pearl enhanced flashes of color, dash up & down the pen & mechanical pencil vert. The hinged hard case is orig to the pen & pencil set & has a satin lining, that nicely compliments the pen & pencil's coloring. The nib of the fountain pen is half stainless steel & half gold, w/the marking 'Schaeffer's Feather Touch #5' pressed into the facia of the pen nib. The mechanical pencil is in working cond. Estate fresh. Clean.
  • Nib Material: Stainless Steel, Gold
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Brand: Sheaffer
  • Nib Size: #5
  • Original hinged hard case: Mechanical pencil & fountain pen set
  • Striated sepia, gold, putty polymer body: Pneumatic ink action
  • American: Fort Madison, Iowa
  • Ink Color: Multicolor
  • Modified Item: No
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No

    Description

    EARLY 20TH CENTURY
    W. A. SHEAFFER
    BOXED SET,
    'BALANCE'
    MECHANICAL
    PENCIL
    &
    FEATHER TOUCH
    FOUNTAIN
    PEN,
    with
    STRIATED
    MOTHER
    of
    PEARL
    POLYMER
    BODIES
    &
    GOLD
    TRIM
    &
    HINGED
    HARD
    CASE,
    FORT
    MADISON,
    IOWA
    [Mechanical Pencil:
    Pat. #400,
    Fountain Pen
    (Feather Touch .5,) Pat. # 500]
    (Circa 1935-1940)
    Pre-WWII
    Ame
    ri
    can
    vintage
    fountain pens and pen & mechanical pencil cased sets
    DIMENSIONS:
    Pencil:
    5 1⁄4" Length
    Fountain Pen:
    5 1⁄2" Length
    Hard case:
    6
    1⁄2" Length x 2
    3⁄4" Depth x 1
    1⁄4" Height
    DESCRIPTION:
    The fountain pen is unrestored. As with purchasing any
    vintage fountain pen and mechanical pencil set,
    they may need to be professionally cleaned and have the bladder of the fountain pen checked, since it may need to be replaced. This
    Schaeffer
    1935-1940
    'Balance'
    mechanical pencil and fountain pen set,
    were made prior to the onset of WWII and still have a distinctively
    Art Deco/Streamlined era
    design sensibility and decorative attitude. The polymer bodies feature a striated sepia brown, burnt umber, gold and putty white staved composition, where mother of pearl enhanced flashes of color, dash up and down the pen and mechanical pencil vertically. The hinged hard case is original to the pen and pencil set and has a satin lining, that nicely compliments the pen and pencil's coloring. The nib of the fountain pen is half stainless steel and half gold, with the marking
    'Schaeffer's Feather Touch #5'
    pressed into the facia of the pen nib. The mechanical pencil is in working condition. Estate fresh. Clean.
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.