This pen does have a clip, by the way. It's around the far side
from the personalization on the cap, and I wanted to show off the
latter as Sheaffer clips are pretty uniform. The presence of the
name means there's a story to this pen... which I don't know.
This pen came in a box from Harry Yaseen's Watches & Diamonds
of Chicago, Illinois, but it came to me through an antique store in Las
Vegas, Nevada. I've had a google for the name, without any real
results, so I leave it out here for the vast interneting public-- do
you know who owned this pen? If you're willing to share a story
with me, I'd be a very grateful chap-- there's a contact blurb at the bottom.
The final note about this pen is that it shows another example of the
wandering dot which Sheaffer only at length settled above the clip...
until in later years it descended to the clip itself. In this
case, the dot is right atop the cap, like the mooring point of a
Zeppelin; this might actually be a sign that it's older than the
functional cousin, as the dot-atop was seen in the flat-tops which were
the first recipients of the mark.
Specifications: Fine
two-tone 14K gold "Triumph" point. Vacuum filler. Spring-loaded clip. 13.4cm long capped, 15.2cm posted.
Condition: Very good.
It lacks even a posting scar, and the only blemish on it is what
looks like an abortive move to put the personalization on the body
rather than the cap-- a little circle of no great depth, just below the
body imprint. The imprint is sharp, apart from the price code of
1250 at the bottom which becomes indistinct on the last two digits.
No brassing on the fittings, and the ink-window is still greenish
rather than ambered.
Repairs: Saving money for the rather expensive but highly reliable modern replacement innards from a chap in Belgium.
Location: My collection.
For sale?: No, but if you've got a story for me, it can go to
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