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Poor photos I know.

I picked up these two Sheaffer 1750 pens at an estate sale. The insides were pretty well dried to death on one. The other I was unable to unscrew. Nibs look great.

I was wondering if anyone had a clue as to their model name (1750 stamped on outside). My best guess on the Googling I have already done is these are both from the 1940s. I'm afraid they may not have been used in a very long time.

And it they are worth restoring, should I send them off to Sheaffer? Or is there some restorer who could do a good job that you can recommend?

 

Thanks

 

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The 1750 was the price point in cents, they would have had an MSRP of $17.50 when new. They appear to be Triumph nib Crest from the late 40s and well worth restoring.

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Maybe. First, check the condition of the caps. They often are dented. If they are, then likely not,, unless you don't mind the dents, because the cost of getting the dents out, if they can be gotten out, is likely to exceed the the value of the pens. Now if they are dent free, then you have to decide; sell the pens for parts, pointing out the condition of the caps for a quick profit, or for more work and money, separating the caps from the rest of the pens, selling them off, as well as the nibs, and the barrels for the maximum profit, or spending $60 or more to get them up and writing.

The problem is the filling mechanism is tricky and there are only a handful of people who repair them, less so it seems each year, and they charge $50 as a minimum, plus the cost of shipping.

But if the nibs are great and you like the pens, then go for it.

I recently purchased one which was supposed to be working as it was sold as working, and it is not and will require a total rebuild, and it's cap is trashed (it was supposed to be lightly used and dent free) and so now I am stuck negotiating with a nice, but equally stuck seller over a refund. It would have been better if she had simply found someone who wants to practice repairs on them to give them to and it would have saved us both time and trouble.

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Sorry for sounding so negative, it's just that I passed up getting a mint, lever fill version of this pen that was freshly resacked for under $80 to get what I was told was a lightly used working example for $45 which turned out to be neither lightly used, or working.

Also, the cost of getting the lever filled working is significantly less, and so if you have at least one good cap, one good nib, and the lever fill has a good barrel, then it definitely worth the $30 or so to get it working.

And the Model is Crest II.

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Sheaffer Triumph Crest, 1750 is the price, also model's name, you can call them Sheaffer Triumph Crest 1750.

One of them is level-fill, it is easy for restoring. And the other may be vac-fill.

Their nibs should be LIFETIME Triumph nibs, and gold-filled caps, so they are high-class pen and they are quite valuable and worth for restoring.

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1750 is the price in cents, not the model name.

 

Unless the pen are broken in critical area, they are both worth restoring. Usually they turn out to be great writer.

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Thanks to everyone. I now know at least ten times more than I did when I bought these pens. First I will give Sheaffer a call on Monday to get their pricing. Then back to Googling for an independent restorer.

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Thanks to everyone. I now know at least ten times more than I did when I bought these pens. First I will give Sheaffer a call on Monday to get their pricing. Then back to Googling for an independent restorer.

 

My go-to restorer for Sheaffer is Sherrell Tyree... Here is her site (along with her brother) http://www.ink-pen.com/services.php

mind you, she has a long queue but she's worth it. I've sent probably a dozen pens to her with all sorts of ailments and she's done a terrific

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Thanks to everyone. I now know at least ten times more than I did when I bought these pens. First I will give Sheaffer a call on Monday to get their pricing. Then back to Googling for an independent restorer.

Sheaffer doesn't repair vintage pens.

 

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