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Sheaffer Legacy 1 Demonstrator Nib Section


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Hi, Folks!

Thought I would show a new shot of the Sheaffer Legacy Demonstrator nib section I got a couple of years ago at the 2015 Triangle Pen Show. This section is for the first version of the Legacy, introduced in 1995.
http://penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLegacyDemoNib_1280_06.jpg
I've seen just a few more of these demonstrator sections in the past two years. I don't think they made many. This one is not glued together or sealed like the section on a finished Legacy.
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I'd Ink it, use it, & stain it.

 

You can't take it with you.

 

 

 

We'll all be gone soon anyway.

 

+1. If unlinked, it is just a pretty plastic stick

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I'd Ink it, use it, & stain it.

 

You can't take it with you.

 

 

 

We'll all be gone soon anyway.

 

 

+1 I would ink it, but with a non-staining ink. Use it or lose it. Shrouds don't have pockets. Unused it becomes a plastic stick

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+1 I would ink it, but with a non-staining ink. Use it or lose it. Shrouds don't have pockets. Unused it becomes a plastic stick

 

In most cases, I would agree. To use this one it would have to be sealed, and even a clear shellac will be very visible. I'd rather keep it the way it is. Most demonstrators were meant to be used and were finished. This one and the others I've seen were effectively models.

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As user of PFMs I didn't have the urge to own and use the Legacy. But seeing this Legacy with demonstrator section, made me want one of these.

Khan M. Ilyas

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Hi Folks,

 

Thought I would do a new shot of this demonstrator section.

 

This a Sheaffer Legacy Touchdown fountain pen with a clear demonstrator nib section c. 1995. The first version of the Legacy was introduced in 1995. Legacy demonstrator sections are rare and were not released to dealers. After the closing of the Sheaffer factory in Fort Madison, Iowa, parts from the design shop started to trickle out into the market, including prototype pens. This section is not glued together or sealed like the section on a finished Legacy. It shows ample room for the long and wide feed making it clear why Legacy nibs write as wet and evenly as they do. Note the tabs that secure the nib in place when it is molded into the section. The Legacy is 5 3/8 inches long and uses a modified Touchdown pneumatic filling system. Sheaffer introduced this filling system in 1949. To operate, the user unscrews the end cap of the pen to pull out the cylindrical plunger. Air pressure in the down stroke of the plunger compresses the sac inside the cylinder and fills the pen. The ink sac is contained in a gold plated converter that can be removed by unscrewing the nib section so cartridges can also be used.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLegacyDemoNibSection_2048_01.jpg

 

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Thanks for the new pic.....

 

Still looks great after all these years....

 

:)

 

Mark

FP Addict & Pretty Nice Guy

 

 

 

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