Sheaffer Cadet With M1 Nib?

[wortmanb]

My wife just showed me a pen her grandmother passed on to her. More accurately, I found the gold cardboard box in the basement marked "Sheaffer's" and asked her if I could look inside. There was a black cadet (at least, I think it's a cadet) in gorgeous condition, but with a steel nib marked "M1" instead of the expected "33". it also contained the original directions on some very yellowed but hardy and intact paper.

 

I doubt her grandmother had the nib replaced and I haven't yet inked it up or cleaned it to see its condition. Externally, it's in very, very good shape, and the action of the touchdown system appears to work without hiccups, so I'm hopeful this is going to be an easy pen to restore for her. I'm just interested in whether the nib is correct or not. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

 

 

Bret Wortman

Somerset Penworks

[wortmanb]

Never mind -- I just found this page and it looks like it's normal. Sorry!

 

http://penhero.com/PenGallery/Sheaffer/SheafferTipDip.htm

[OcalaFlGuy]

IMO, a completely neglected great pen. Bret, the Canadian model with the 14k nib is supposed to be Very nice.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

[wortmanb]

All I did with this one is give it a thorough flush and now, after sitting idle for who knows how many decades (at least two; that's how long my wife's had it) it writes like a dream. And the best part is that it's a family pen, so one day it'll pass to our kids too, with all its history intact.

[OcalaFlGuy]

And, if one were ever to have the desire to try some elementary pen repair, when it needs it, replacing the

sac and seal in a Touchdown filler is pretty easy to do for a first repair.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

[pajaro]

Replacing the sac in a Touchdown is easier than resacking an Esterbrook, for example. The other seals are a mystery to me.

 

The Cadet nibs unscrew a la Esterbrook or Pelikan. Estie nibs fit in the Cadet. Useless info.

 

Are replacement nibs available?

Edited October 31, 2013 by pajaro

[rff000]

On Ebay, the Pen Shop of Memphis always has them. I got a Gregg G-1 nib for a Cadet not long ago. I also have F-1, M-1, and the "semi-flex" SM1. There is also a regular flex model. They used to cost $1 when new but now they're in the neighborhood of $10. The Pen Shop of Memphis sometimes confuses the Cadet (actually Tip-Dip) nibs with Fineline, but you can tell a Tip-Dip by the code with a letter (or two) plus a "1"--and by the little feed tube sticking out at the bottom.

 

http://i43.tinypic.com/ndf13.jpg

 

Check out this link:

 

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Pen-Shop-of-Memphis/_i.html?_nkw=screw-in+nib&submit=Search&_sid=33348346

 

I see that today you can get fine, medium, and broad (B-1) nibs on that site. No G-1's today. When I saw one, it looked rare and unusual and I ordered one.

Edited October 31, 2013 by rff000

[pajaro]

On Ebay, the Pen Shop of Memphis always has them. I got a Gregg G-1 nib for a Cadet not long ago. I also have F-1, M-1, and the "semi-flex" SM1. There is also a regular flex model. They used to cost $1 when new but now they're in the neighborhood of $10. The Pen Shop of Memphis sometimes confuses the Cadet (actually Tip-Dip) nibs with Fineline, but you can tell a Tip-Dip by the code with a letter (or two) plus a "1"--and by the little feed tube sticking out at the bottom.

 

http://i43.tinypic.com/ndf13.jpg

 

Check out this link:

 

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Pen-Shop-of-Memphis/_i.html?_nkw=screw-in+nib&submit=Search&_sid=33348346

 

I see that today you can get fine, medium, and broad (B-1) nibs on that site. No G-1's today. When I saw one, it looked rare and unusual and I ordered one.

 

Thanks for the info. I happened to buy a never used Cadet set in burgundy with the M-1 nib. I would guess these are common, even unused. It looks too wide, I'll go for the F-1. Thanks again!

[rff000]

I actually have three Cadets but I only intended to have one and wound up with three by accident. First, I ordered a Cadet that was supposed to have the semi-flex SM-1 nib and it came with a plain medium by mistake. The seller told me he was sorry and that he'd send me a second whole Cadet pen with the SM-1 nib instead of just exchanging the nib, as I had requested. So, I now had two in NOS condition. The M-1 is still unused and uninked. Later, a seller misidentified a Cadet as a Snorkel and the price was around $22. I mistakenly bought it, not looking at the photo too carefully. This one was used with a bad sac and seal. I used the opportunity to learn how to put a sac and seal on and also got the G-1 nib for it. Now I like the one I restored because of the nib and don't use the others. I guess I could sell them but I'm not strongly motivated to do that.

[pajaro]

When you have a NOS pen or set from back in that day that's not worth a lot, why sell it? Sometimes they are interesting to have, just to look at from time to time. I might never use the burgundy set. Paid $26 on ebay, which might have been too much. It's an interesting set. I like Touchdown fillers.

[rff000]

And, if one were ever to have the desire to try some elementary pen repair, when it needs it, replacing the

sac and seal in a Touchdown filler is pretty easy to do for a first repair.

 

Bruce in Ocala, FL

My only problem with that was that the sac turned to mush around two years after I replaced it. I tried to find out the reason and read that some sacs had the wrong latex formula a few years ago. So, I contacted Anderson Pens, where I bought the sac. They said they didn't really know the cause, but they sent me a free replacement. Later, I also heard that certain inks may cause the gooey sac, so I'm just sticking to a top brand of blue ink and hoping this one lasts.

[pajaro]

I replaced the M-1 nib with a S-1 stub. It's a very nice italic. I bought a few other Cadets. The G-1 writes like an extra fine.

[mitto]

The only TD pen I have is this Canadian made 14k #23 nib Cadet with a window pan metal cap that I bought very very cheap. Below $1.00.

[pajaro]

I think the steel cap model is a Craftsman.

[karenjn]

I love family pens that can be passed along with family history. What a treasure!!!