The Crest was the top of
Sheaffer's line as far as plastic-bodied pens were concerned. The
name in this usage (there was a retro-model called the Crest in the
1990s) implied an all-metal gold-filled cap, and a pretty stiff price
premium. In most other respects, the pen is the same as others of
its time. In this case, that time is likely 1947, as it's a
brown injection molded plastic with the white dot mounted on the blind
cap. A year earlier, and it would have been a more decorative and
flammable striated celluloid, and a year later would have seen the dot
find its way onto the cap above the clip.
Specifications: Medium 14K
two-tone point.
Vacuum filler. 13.1 cm long capped, 14.9 cm posted.
Condition: Externally rather good-- the cap is a little more
pocket-tumbled than the body. The filler isn't working, and
shrinkage of the internal barrel means that the body and the threaded
ring aren't holding as well as they should.
Repairs: Like so many of my vacuum-fillers, it awaits some tools
before I can get on top of it.
For sale?: Not
until it's fixed.
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