This pen was aimed at the student market-- specifically, it seems in
this case, students who were troubled by misplacing their pens.
The photograph doesn't do the orange-ness (orangeousity?) of the
pen justice. It's Survival Orange, like the inside of a pilot's
jacket.
It's a little fatter in the body than the cotemporary "Thin Model"
snorkels (link forthcoming), possibly an early example of
retro-styling. As a Canadian example of the Cadet, it's a little
off the descriptors for the line (as seen at PenHero),
having a gold point stamped with a "33", which generally appeared on
the Craftsman models. This puts it somewhat ahead of the standard
Cadet, which would have been fitted with a steel point.
Of the various Sheaffers I own, this is one of the few that shows what
is a standard failing of the make. There's a dark, curved line on
the cap, emerging from under the clip between the F and the E, visible
in the picture above. That's a crack, caused by stress on the
clip and its internal spring, and it has a mate on the other side of
the clip. It actually doesn't travel any farther under the spring
than the picture shows... yet. I don't use this pen much, and
when I do, I make a point of having a shirt with very thin fabric--
thus, a thin pocket which does pull the clip out too far.
Specifications:
Medium gold point. Tipdip filler. Spring-action clip. 13.2cm long capped, 14.5cm posted.
Condition: Very wear on body. The body impressions are shallow but sharp. No brassing in cap-band or clip.
There's that twin crack by the clip, of course. The point
also has some light longitudinal scuffing-- apparently it was wiped on
rough paper (perhaps the brown paper towels of a school...).
Repairs: Replaced sac-- it being a pneumatic filler, it got rubber rather than silicon. Cleaned feed and point.
Location: My collection
For sale?: Not
really. It's no longer the only Tipdip I've got, but it's an oddball in its attributes and I'm sort
of waiting for the seal to fail before replacing it. And there's
that crack in the cap.
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