Sheaffer Touchdown Question

[corgicoupe]

They are not always present on the pens. If present, they are usually located below the imprint.

 

Statesman in that configuration ran from 45 (after the WW2 "Triumph" were discontinued) to 47.

There is nothing below the imprint on this one, so it must be the Statesman.

Porsche 917 in Gulf livery...Le Mans.

Edited November 13, 2015 by corgicoupe

[GG917]

Porsche 917 in Gulf livery...Le Mans.

 

That's where it belongs!

[3rdlakerobert]

The section does not unscrew on vac-fill "Triumph" pens. The nib unit does. What you probably have is a pen with the internal cartridge, onto which the external celluloid binde is screwed. unscrew the blind cap, pull the plunger and you'll be able to see more of the internal cartridge by "unscrewing the section". Do not shellac the binde onto the cartridge or the next restorer will curse you!

 

A "Triumph" pen with a price code "875" (Sovereign) does not match with the "400" price code pencil (correct for a Statesman, price code 1000). It can be a Sovereign II/Statesman cap swap. More info on the pen will help to identify it.

 

Yep, I should have seen that from the black section, a tipoff that the pen has an internal capsule. A Statesman II with a Carmine section would be the more conventional vac filler.

[corgicoupe]

 

Yep, I should have seen that from the black section, a tipoff that the pen has an internal capsule. A Statesman II with a Carmine section would be the more conventional vac filler.

Now I am confused. What do we have here? This one will unscrew just above the plated threaded ring, just above the black section. I only unscrewed it 4 or 5 turns, and then tightened it again because I didn't know what I was going to see in there.

Edited November 14, 2015 by corgicoupe

[GG917]

 

Yep, I should have seen that from the black section, a tipoff that the pen has an internal capsule. A Statesman II with a Carmine section would be the more conventional vac filler.

 

That actually does not surprise me. I don't have a date point to when the internal cartridge did appear but I have seen celluloid pens in both versions. My guess isthat it appeared during '46, so the Statesman II here fit.

 

 

Now I am confused. What do we have here? This one will unscrew just above the plated threaded ring, just above the black section. I only unscrewed it 4 or 5 turns, and then tightened it again because I didn't know what I was going to see in there.

 

this is how your pen is constructed:

 

http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/376603DSC06423.jpg

[corgicoupe]

So, it is a Statesman 1000 ($10.00) with a Triumph nib, and because the section unscrew from the barrel, it must have an internal capsule (binde?) The piston rides in this rather than the internal surface of the barrel? This makes it a Statesman II.

You show the blind cap removed from the piston rod (unscrew or glued?), but I assume this would only be for repair or demonstration.

The date on the set is 1946 or 1947. Have I got it straight now?

[GG917]

So, it is a Statesman 1000 ($10.00) with a Triumph nib, and because the section unscrew from the barrel, it must have an internal capsule (binde?) The piston rides in this rather than the internal surface of the barrel? This makes it a Statesman II.

You show the blind cap removed from the piston rod (unscrew or glued?), but I assume this would only be for repair or demonstration.

The date on the set is 1946 or 1947. Have I got it straight now?

 

Yes!

[corgicoupe]

Thanks for the info. I have had the opportunity to see the 917 at Road Atlanta on several occasions. A beautiful car.