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Hello all!

 

I know this is a Sheaffer Snorkel, but know little else about it. A friend gifted it to me. I think it's an Admiral or Saratoga? I have zero experience with vintage and/or Sheaffer. So any additional information that you could pass on would be much appreciated.

 

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Gold two tone open nib with plastic cap makes it a Snorkel Saratoga; the Admiral has a monotone open nib. I bet it has no white dot above the clip which has "Sheaffer's" imprint.

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You're exactly right. Thank you. Do you have any suggestion on who may be able to service/restore it?

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Sadly, I don't have the means or resources to make it out to the show. Wish I could though.

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Then send it to Danny Fudge at The Write Pen. He does great work, has reasonable prices, and his turnaround time is quite short.

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Sadly, I don't have the means or resources to make it out to the show. Wish I could though.

As above, send it to Danny.

 

 

 

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Another vote for Danny. I just received 3 pens back from him, including a snorkel. Total time from shipping to receiving was right at 3 weeks.

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Another person would be Martin Ferguson at Martins Pens http://martinspens51.com/contact.htm. When I had a Snorkel Statesman that needed repairs, several different people at DCSS told me to talk to him. Probably not as cheap as Danny Fudge, but I would not hesitate to send people to either one of them for Snorkel repairs.

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Thanks for the suggestions! I will consider each of them

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I'm in Smyth County. I've since sent the pen off for restoration. Thanks for all the feedback!

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