Sheaffer White Dot At Bottom End Of The Clip

[eminence]

I just recently bought a Canadian Sheaffer with the following description on it. W.A. Sheaffer Pen Co Malton, Ontario. It is a lever pen so I assume it's a balance, but I'm a bit confused about the white dot because it's at the end of the clip. Or so it seems because the white dot has been pretty much scraped off from wear. I want to know more about this pen if anybody has any information on it like when it's made. My guess is that it was made in the 1950's since it's a lever pen and since Malton Ontario started producing pens around that time.

 

I also forgot to mention that it's got a Fineline Made in Canada 14k 585 Nib. Please let me know if anyone can give me more information. Thanks a bunch!!!

 

 

 

 

[kirchh]

Picture?

 

--Daniel

[eminence]

So here are some images of it. Hopefully this helps...

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/LFIAAOSwAHZUMZpn/$_57.JPG?rt=nchttp://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/LAwAAOSwAHZUMZpl/$_57.JPG?rt=nchttp://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/K7sAAOSwAHZUMZpi/$_57.JPG

[jar]

I don't see a white dot at all.

[kirchh]

Are you looking at that spot on the metal clip where the gold plating has worn through?

 

--Daniel

[Roger W.]

I don't think this is a white dot model.

 

Roger W.

Edited February 5, 2015 by Roger W.

[eminence]

Yeah I was looking at the bottom of the clip. There is a circle on the actual clip it seems but not sure.

 

I am a complete newbie so sorry if I sound a bit uhmmm... Anyways so not all models were white dot models?

 

So if they are not white dot model then it's just a cheap balance? Thanks!

[kirchh]

The White Dot was first applied only to top-of-the-line models that carried a lifetime guarantee of one form or another. In the late 1940s, the guarantee was largely dropped, and the Dot was applied to the higher-line models. Later still, the Dot was promoted to the company logo.

 

Your pen is not a Balance model, by the way; it is later than that family.

 

--Daniel

[eminence]

So it's not categorized as anything? Thanks so much for the information. It makes me realize how little I know.

[jar]

So it's not categorized as anything? Thanks so much for the information. It makes me realize how little I know.

Well I'm sure it is categorized but just not one of the Balance line. It is a wire banded model and a close look at the nib and feed might help narrow down which it is. Since it is a Canadian pen though documentation on their model names is not as complete as for US models.

[Ernst Bitterman]

I'd call it a Triumph-era pen. As far as model goes, while Canadians don't quite line up with American production, one can apply the labels for similarly featured models without causing too many fights. One more picture of the pen with the cap off would help, although the mention of the "Fineline" marking in a body like than has me confused in anticipation. With the cap on, there's several possible things it could be with that "wire-band" trim.

[jar]

One more picture of the pen with the cap off would help, although the mention of the "Fineline" marking in a body like than has me confused in anticipation.

 

+1 and some good pictures of the feed might help as well.

[eminence]

This is the best I was able to get with my phone since I don't have a proper camera. Does this help??

[jar]

This is the best I was able to get with my phone since I don't have a proper camera. Does this help??

 

Not as much as I hoped. Is there a triangle shaped hole in the nib end of the feed?

Edited February 10, 2015 by jar

[Ernst Bitterman]

Let me dig into my stock photos:

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/fillers-b-001.jpg

 

Like the one on the left or the right?

[eminence]

On the left! Definitely on the left. So no holes or protruding objects.