This is the original form of the Skripsert (which name Sheaffer spread
around pretty liberally, including pretty much anything that would take
a cartridge in the decade or so they were using that filler). I'm
assuming this one was a little more upscale than the school pens of the
same shape and these "stylpoint" models of a couple of years later. Why? Because this one came in a nice little box,
with a sheet of instructions. There's a little date code on that
sheet, which indicates that if the pen wasn't made in 1957, the
instructions were at least printed then.
There is not a huge difference between this pen and the school Cartridge
of twenty years later. This one has rounded rather than square
ends, a slightly mysterious "304" on the point rather than a size
marking, and there is a slight difference in the shape of the feed
(this is more like a boat prow than the skid-shape of the later model),
but that's all tiny cosmetic differences. When compared to a
school model only about ten years on, there's even less to choose between them.
Likewise, there is not a huge difference in writing performance.
I will grant that this older one is slightly smoother than the
two newer (and one assumes less expensive) models in the previous
paragraph, but not hugely so. I'll never say a thing against the
Sheaffer cartridge pens, but there is a limit to the joy a very firm
steel pen can offer.
Specifications: Fine steel point. Cartridge filler. 13.8mm long capped, 14.9mm posted.
Condition:
It seems that whoever had this previously put only one cartridge
through it, then laid it aside. There's a single, almost
imperceptible scuff on the cap to one side of the clip, which is found
only by putting the thing as close to the eye as focus sill allow, and
that's it... and that might well be from rubbing against the cardboard
of the packaging. Everything else is smooth and delightful.
Repairs: A
little water through the feed for cleaning when I got it... and after
the two times I've used it. A pen is for writing!
Location: My collection
For sale?: No.
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