It's the QUIZ!

[PenHero]

ROUND THREE:

 

Sheaffer has a number of innovations that set them apart from all other pen makers. More than once, the innovation was related to nib making.

 

A completely new nib was introduced by Sheaffer, unlike anything else on the market:

 

http://penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLifetime03.jpg

 

Question:

 

What is the name the NIB and the PEN LINE.

[Keith with a capital K]

Sheaffer triumph Lifetime

[Maja]

triumph nib, crest

[Keith with a capital K]

The pen in the picture is a Triumph Crest

[chris burton]

triumph nib. Triumph pen line. 1942

[Keith with a capital K]

It's a '38-42 model...same as mine...

[PenHero]

Sheaffer triumph Lifetime

YES - Both the pen and the nib were called TRIUMPH.

 

http://penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLifetime04.jpg

 

Score:

 

Chris Burton - 3 points

Keith with a Capital K - 1 point

 

Next question in two minutes...

Edited April 9, 2005 by PenHero

[Maja]

I said crest first

 

Oooh, it's not a crest ??

 

So sorry....

Edited April 9, 2005 by Maja

[Keith with a capital K]

whew...thought I screwed that one up

[Keith with a capital K]

Maja, the model line is the Triumph and the variant is the Crest

[PenHero]

BONUS QUESTION:

 

Just to make things interesting...

 

What is the silver material on the Triumph and Feathertouch nibs, and what property did Sheaffer claim this material performed in the function of the nib?

 

1 Bonus point for this!

[Maja]

Maja, the model line is the Triumph and the variant is the Crest

ahhh, sheaffer nomenclature :bonk:

 

thanks!

[Maja]

palladium?

[Keith with a capital K]

Palladium... resists wear aids ink flow in the ink channel

[Maja]

or makes nib stronger? total guess....

[chris burton]

BONUS QUESTION:

 

Just to make things interesting...

 

What is the silver material on the Triumph and Feathertouch nibs, and what property did Sheaffer claim this material performed in the function of the nib?

 

1 Bonus point for this!

palladium

 

protection

[Keith with a capital K]

It makes for very smooth inner tine surfaces

[PenHero]

Palladium... resists wear aids ink flow in the ink channel

YES!

 

Sheaffer actually had to retract that claim as it was unprovable, but mid-1930s competitive material shows that what they told sales people and dealers to use against Parker.

 

Score:

 

Chris Burton - 3 points

Keith with a Capital K - 2 points

 

Next round in two minutes...

[Keith with a capital K]

Funny that it was supposed to resist wear but can be polished away fairly easily if one is over enthusuastic about keeping their two tone Lifetimes shiny.

Edited April 9, 2005 by Keith with a capital K

[PenHero]

ROUND FOUR:

 

Sheaffer introduced another signature nib design that was the first true inlaid nib, a design that is used on the current Sheaffer Legacy.

 

This nib type was used on the only other Sheaffer pen line to be named "Lifetime".

 

Question - What year was this pen line introduced and why is that year important in Sheaffer history.

 

Bonus Question - This pen line has a feature of it's clip that no other Sheaffer model has. What is it?