Unknown Sheaffer Pen - My Dad Used It Before I First Saw It In The 60's

[Chirographer]

Good afternoon!

I'm a newbie in the forum and look forward to learning a lot.

The 3 photos are of an old pen that has been in the family for quite a while.

I apologize for not yet cleaning the pen.

 

Today when I found and opened it, the rubber ink sack, which is as brittle as glass, shattered. Alas, I knew it would have to be replaced at some point. I used this pen in school in the mid 1960's and seem to recall that Dad used it 30 years before when he was in school. Since I'm a rookie, I certainly could be wrong about how old this pen is.

 

Thanks for taking a look at it!

If you know what it might be, or how old it is, or just want to say hello, I'll be grateful to hear from you.

 

 

[farmersmums]

The cap is Sheaffer, but the pen itself is an Eversharp Skyline. If you've heard the term "Frankenpen" tossed around here, you now have a perfect example in your hand.

 

The good news is that Skylines are great pens and simple to restore, and it shouldn't be overly difficult or expensive to find the correct cap.

 

As far as dates go, the Skyline was produced in the 1940's.

 

If you go to richardspens.com and type Skyline into the search box you'll find a very helpful profile page and also a page on repairing Skylines.

Edited August 19, 2015 by farmersmums