I Just Received This Sheaffer Pen

[BobGast]

Hi all,

I just received this Shaeffer pen. I don't know what kind of Sheaffer pen it is. This is the first time that I have seen one like this. It will also be my first restoration project. I also have some school pens like what I used as a kid that I would like to make look brand new. I know absolutely nothing about either at this point. I have purchased on Kindle a Richard Binder book or restoration but I have not read it yet. If after I have completed restoring this green pen my plan is to continue with other vintage pens that I might pick up here and there. That is if I enjoy it which I am certain that I will. I would be grateful for help in getting me started with this pen. Thank you very much.

 

edit: besides fixing pictures, I don't even know how to fill this pen or even if it will fill.

Edited November 2, 2015 by BobGast

[saskia_madding]

Looks like a Sheaffer Cadet to me. I've got a ton of them and I love them. Touchdowns with removable nibs - I bought a bunch of the factory stub S1 nibs and they are great.

[Bentlink]

I agree with saskia-madding, a Cadet, or if the cap is chrome, a Craftsman. I've got the latter. Mine needed a new sac, but that was easy (my first replacement). It's a great writer with a F1, fine stainless, nib.

[BobGast]

I did some more research and also based upon the replies that I have received I think that I need to add 2 more pictures. I am beginning to discover a few of the things I need to know to restore this pen but I still need more answers. In particular is this a touchdown filling system and the exact identification of this pen. Do you need a better picture of the nib and feed?

[mitto]

That looks to be a Craftsman. What is the number on the nib? A 33? If so it is definitely a Craftsman.

[mitto]

And yes, it is a touch down filling system.

[PenjaminFranklin]

I believe these had the "Tip Dip" nibs. Not quite a Snorkel, but one only has to dip the tip while filling. I have one in a desk pen.

 

Mike

[BobGast]

Thanks for the replies. I could not have completed what I have discovered below with your help.

 

Based upon what I could find it is indeed a Craftsman. It has a touchdown filling system. I also agree but have to check further that it is "Tip Dip" nib. It was made after 1950 and it cost $5.00 at that time. The color is probably Pastel Green. The plastic is injection molded Radite II. The exact formulation of it is unknown but it could be cellulose acetate butyrate.

 

Now I just need to research how to make it look brand new and refurbish the touchdown system which from what I have read so far should be fairly easy.

[Ernst Bitterman]

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

 

Touchdown, Snorkel, TipDip feeds, for ease of comparison. You've got a TipDip Craftsman, all right. I think that in US production there was an upscale "Cadet 23" with a gold point, but the Craftsman struggled along with a steel point as a TipDip model... in the US. We've seen gold points from Canada and Australia, and I may be speaking from a faulty memory.

 

Edit to add: Pretty easy to refit, but short of going out to have the cap re-chromed you may have to live with it looking its age.

Edited November 4, 2015 by Ernst Bitterman

[PenjaminFranklin]

For what it is worth, I love my TipDip desk set. It is a smooth writer. It sits on my desk at work, and is used for signing things, throughout the day.

 

I think you will like it!

 

Mike

[mitto]

I have a Canadian made window pan design chrome cap Craftsman with 14k gold nib. It is a beauty and a wonderful writer.

[ThirdeYe]

I have a few of the TipDip pens and they're among some of the best writing pens I own. The nib is super smooth and the flow is perfect. I've used my medium nibbed Craftsman to address many an envelope over the years!