I think I've mentioned
elsewhere Sheaffer's love of re-using pen names. It would
eventually drop to the lowest point in their lineup at which a white
dot could be had, in the Snorkel
years. At this point in its run, the Statesman was a rather
exalted name, coming in just below the oversized Premier and thus the peak pen
one could get that was neither gigantic nor laden with precious metals.
It is, actually, not much smaller than the Premier, as it's only
a
couple of millimeters narrower.
This is a vacuum-filling example of the pen. Sheaffer didn't
differentiate between this and the lever-filling versions of the model,
which is interesting given how much more precision is required for
vacuum fillers. This is also a remarkably well-preserved example,
with clarity of barrel almost as it would have been in
the store. With a "lifetime" point, it has great smoothness and
very nearly no flex.
Specifications: Fine 14k
two-tone gold
point. Vacuum filler. 13.6 cm long capped, 15.8 cm
posted.
Condition: The body and cap are very good-- not even the
expected degree of pocket wear, and the plating is all smooth.
The section shows evidence of having had pliers applied to it.
The mask is about 40% lost from the point.
Repairs: I got lucky-- everything is working.
Location: My collection.
For sale?:
No.
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