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Here is another...actually three more.

The pic below is representative of all three, except the other two are see-through blue while this one is clear.

All three have the same cap as show. Two of the nibs have "sheaffer's 304, made in USA", the other has " sheaffer's 305 made in USA".

On a whim yesterday evening I put a blue cartridge in one of the 304's (after flushing the nib) and bingo!!! It writes, and rather well I may add.

Are these some sort of school pen. They do not seem to be upper end models, more like mass produced deals.

Models? Years of manufacture? Anything else I can document. post-120783-0-20875400-1424624143_thumb.jpg

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I'm good on the information...found an older thread fromFPN.

I'll still welcome your comments. Going to get the other two up and writing this afternoon.

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Yup, gen 1 of the Sheaffer cartridge pen commonly called the school pen. About as bullet proof a pen as ever made. The one think to watch out is to never cap it when the section is out for cleaning... the little metal ring gets caught in the cap and can be tough to get back out.

 

 

 

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Pardon my ignorance...I'm not sure what you mean.

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These are great pens. The 304 nibs are fine. I believe the 305 is medium. The nibs and feeds are the same size as the No Nonsense pens. Some people convert the clear versions, like the one shown, to eye droppers.

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Pardon my ignorance...I'm not sure what you mean.

 

When you separate the section and body you will see a chrome ring on the body. If you put the cap on the body (for example when cleaning the nib and section) that ring will get stuck in the cap.

 

 

 

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The No Nonsense nib sections are interchangeable with a few other Sheaffer pens but they are too fat to fit the cartridge pens.

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time. TS Eliot

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Ok...I see your point about the chrome ring. It's apart as I write this.

Thanks again for the info. It is very much appreciated.

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The No Nonsense nib sections are interchangeable with a few other Sheaffer pens but they are too fat to fit the cartridge pens.

 

My memory is betraying me then.
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I just gave mine a little dip in the inkwell filled with water (I had looked to see that it was the 304) & it started right up. It had probably been sitting with a cartridge in it & been unused for 6 or 8 months. It was from my early schools days & replaced when the No Nonsense models were introduced. Mine is also a demonstrator & looks pretty clear for being 50 years old although I can't say the same for the cap as it has more than a bit of brass peeking thru it's fading chrome plating. Did they even cost a dollar when introduced? And altho not much to look @ it plugs right along (perhaps takes after it's owner that way!)

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. Did they even cost a dollar when introduced?

 

Yes, they sold for exactly a dollar but that also included a 5 pack of cartridges.

 

 

 

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