Maker: Sheaffer. For more general notes, see the page for the Imperial line.
The primary difference between this pen and the Imperial IV (there was, as far as I can discover, no Imperial V) lies in the cap. Rather than plastic, is it all metal, the majority of which is stainless steel buffed to a mirror finish.
Production Run: 1961 – 1973.
Cost When New: $15.00 (for modern value, try this calculator).
Size: 13.5 cm long capped, 14.3 cm posted, 11.9 cm uncapped.
Point: 14k gold inlaid.
Body: Polystyrene.
Filler: Touchdown, capacity approx. 0.7 ml. or cartridge, capacity approx. 1.1 ml.
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1500 Lifetime pen and pencil set. I’m reasonably sure that it comes from 1963, the first year for this style of marking. When I got this pen, it still had a sticker on the barrel which said “CARTRIDGE”, which gives a sense that a self-filling option might have been expected by the buyer.
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