1. Stickered, possibly unused black Sheaffer snorkel in the "Special" trim level...meaning gold hardware and a palladium, open nib. This pen still has the sticker on the section. The nib is a fine and the hardware is very clean with no brassing. No flea bites, tooth marks, or other blemishes on the cap and barrel. The feed had traces of ink, but the water expelled from the sack/snorkel was clear. I think this was dipped but not filled. Asking $60.
The next three are user-grades. (The Vac and the Wearever are re-lists...the previous seller backed out.)
2. Sheaffer Long Slender Balance. Excellent hardware and a nice #3 nib. Humped clip with flattened ball end puts this in the 1936 – 1939 time frame. Barrel and cap have some flea bites and light tooth marks. Hardware is in very good condition. The barrel has one deep tooth mark and is engraved with the name Carl W. Jarvis. Asking $40.
3. Parker Vac Major. This was not one of the striated versions--but I think it's too late a model to be "opaque black" or whatever. By now, it's black and definitely not opaque. Clip is a little loose but has the original paint in the diamond. Barrel date code looks like "9" but I wouldn't swear to it. Vac filler works fine and the blind cap fits flush. Nib code is "8" The saving grace on this pen is the nib...a fine point with a definite bit of flex. $50
4. Wearever Deluxe 100. Great plastic. Imprint is there, but you have to look for it. You can see in the photo that the plastic has shrunk a little around the cap fewel. Jewels are intact and the hardware is in good shape. Typical "Special Alloy" nib. $20.
