Sheaffer Crest Pens 1937 To 1959

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Lady Crest lever-fill fountain pen c1938-1941. The 4 3/4 inch long Lady Crest first appears in the 1938 catalog as a lever-fill pen with a visulated section. The Lady Crest added a smaller gold fill cap Lifetime Feathertouch pen to the line-up in a choice of Black or Golden Brown striped celluoid and sold for $12.75. A matching pencil was $5.00. A Vacuum-Fil model was introduced in the 1941 catalog in the same colors.

Let's see how many different Crest models we can show from 1937 to 1959!

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferCrestLady_1280_01.jpg

Thanks!

[CraigN]

Jim,

 

Last month I purchased a brown striped Triumph Vacuum-Fill model. It has nicks and dings that can be expected for a 75 year old fountain pen, but it fills and writes well.

 

It would be a bad time to attempt to attach a photo to a FPN post for the first time, but your web page has a photo that shows a similar pen. For those not familiar with Jim's excellent web page, look under

http://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Sheaffer/SheafferCrestVintage.htm

 

As usual, Jim, your photography is excellent.

 

Regards,

Craig

[3rdlakerobert]

These peaked cap early Crests are a special interest to me. There have been some discussions of them here in the last few years that an interested reader can access by searching this forum using the keywords "peaked cap" and "early Crest." Dr. David Isaacson wrote an article a couple years ago for PCA or The FP Journal on them.

 

I began collecting these pens when I luckily stumbled onto a beautiful set with rare "cartouche" caps (sometimes called "indicia"). The terms refer to the area on the cap back with a rectangular space for engraving (see photos of set with case). I understand from Dr. Isaacson's article that these were early versions. Two of those I own with cartouches have white dots on the blind cap and the other one is on the barrel in the usual position above the lever.

 

It's interesting that Sheaffer made these rather slender pens as early as 1937, when the Balance models were in their heyday. The so-called Triumph pens I think followed in 1942 and are the same size as these early Crest pens.

 

Here are some of those I am fortunate enough to own:

 

 

 

Edited October 8, 2017 by Robert111

[PenHero]

These peaked cap early Crests are a special interest to me. There have been some discussions of them here in the last few years that an interested reader can access by searching this forum using the keywords "peaked cap" and "early Crest." Dr. David Isaacson wrote an article a couple years ago for PCA or The FP Journal on them.

 

I began collecting these pens when I luckily stumbled onto a beautiful set with rare "cartouche" caps (sometimes called "indicia"). The terms refer to the area on the cap back with a rectangular space for engraving (see photos of set with case). I understand from Dr. Isaacson's article that these were early versions. Two of those I own with cartouches have white dots on the blind cap and the other one is on the barrel in the usual position above the lever.

 

It's interesting that Sheaffer made these rather slender pens as early as 1937, when the Balance models were in their heyday. The so-called Triumph pens I think followed in 1942 and are the same size as these early Crest pens.

 

Here are some of those I am fortunate enough to own:

 

 

Wow! Nice collection!

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Lady Crest Vacuum-fil fountain pen c1941. The 4 3/4 inch long Lady Crest Vacuum-fil first appears in the 1941 catalog alongside the lever-fill pen. It, too is a Lifetime Feathertouch in a choice of Black or Golden Brown striped celluoid and sold for $12.75. A matching pencil was $5.00. Note the White Dot is on the barrel near the section and the visulated striped barrel extends from the section to the end cap. Also note that the section is threaded close to the nib, an unusual feature. Sheaffer changed their lineup in January, 1942 to conical Triumph nib pens, so this model may have been made only for one year.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferCrestLady_1280_02.jpg

Thanks!

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Snorkel Crest Black fountain pen ensemble c1952-1959. This new old stock set originally sold for $34.00. The 5 1/2 inch long pen sold seperately for $25.00 in 1954 and the matching pencil was $9.00. Crest pens had Triumph 14 karat two-tone gold nibs with a platinum mask, a gold-filled cap with a repeating pattern of four straight longitudinal engraved lines in a stepped grouping, a gold-filled clip, and a plastic barrel in black, burgundy, pastel gray, pastel blue (or aqua), pastel green, buckskin tan, or fern green. Early examples may have labels calling the pen "Crest Deluxe", likely a holdover from the TM line. This set literally could have been pulled off the shelf yesterday. It has the clip tags, stickers, cellophane bags and original outer box.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferSnorkelCrest_1280_01.jpg

Thanks!

[gregamckinney]

Not a great photo, but here is my sterling capped "first year' Crest. (It is a much nicer pen than the photo would make you think.)

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/sheaffer-crest-sterling-capped.jpg

 

Best Regards, greg

[FarmBoy]

Not a great photo, but here is my sterling capped "first year' Crest. (It is a much nicer pen than the photo would make you think.)

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/sheaffer-crest-sterling-capped.jpg

 

Best Regards, greg

If memory serves correct, that pen has a killer engraving...

[gregamckinney]

If memory serves correct, that pen has a killer engraving...

 

You are correct. One of my favorite engravings ever:

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/sheaffer_crest-sterling_christmas-1937.jpg

[mitto]

I have seen that pen in some earlier post/thread. Beautiful engraving.

[ink-syringe]

Gregamckinney. I really want to get a gander of your whole Sheaffer collection. You have some great pens. That engraving is fantastic.

 

 

I have one "first year" and it also has a nice engraving. and has a GLORIOUS nib on it even though the platinum mask is half gone. Nice wet generous M (bordering on nib and these pens have the nicest most pronounced upturn at the end.

 

pictures?

 

 

 

 

You are correct. One of my favorite engravings ever:

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/sheaffer_crest-sterling_christmas-1937.jpg

[ink-syringe]

 

 

 

 

pictures?

 

 

[ink-syringe]

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Crest Golden Brown lever-fill fountain pen c1937-1941. The 5 1/2 inch long Crest first appears on page 1 of the 1937 catalog as an unnamed model 47 new metal capped lever-fill pen with a visulated section offered with a gold filled cap in Black and Golden Brown Radite and a sterling silver cap with Gray Pearl Radite for $13.75. A matching pencil was $5.00. The Crest name appears in the 1938 catalog. A Vacuum-Fil model was introduced in the 1941 catalog. Note that unlike Balance models, this pen's cap and barrel fit flush with each other when the pen is closed and the section threads are at the end of the section near the nib.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferCrestGoldenBrown_1280_01.jpg

Thanks!

[CS388]

 

 

Wow. What a collection. Beautiful.

Thanks for sharing.

 

Is the small one on the end a Tuckaway? I can't tell if it's clipless?

 

I've used clips all my life. The only clipless pens I ever had were accidentally clipless, as a schoolboy!

But, since recently getting a clipless tuckaway, I've suddenly converted.

Such elegant lines.

 

Were there clipless Crest pens?

Great thread. Lovely to see these pens.

Thanks.

Edited October 10, 2017 by CS388

[gregamckinney]

Clipless Sheaffer Tuckaway Crests

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/clipless-tuckaways.png

 

Best Regards, greg

[CS388]

Clipless Sheaffer Tuckaway Crests

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/clipless-tuckaways.png

 

Best Regards, greg

 

Ah, greg. They are superb.

 

The black one, in the middle is stunning.

(If it has a Triumph nib, it's heading into grail-pen territory!)

Many thanks for sharing.

 

Enjoy

[Roger W.]

Here's a special crest. Found available as probably special order only from 1940-1941.

 

Roger W.

 

[gregamckinney]

Roger, I was hoping you would bust that one out.

 

Does it have a model number, or was it just called "In Honor Of" (IIRC) ?

 

Have you seen m/any others?

 

Best, greg

[3rdlakerobert]

Not a great photo, but here is my sterling capped "first year' Crest. (It is a much nicer pen than the photo would make you think.)

 

http://www.gergyor.com/images/sheaffer-crest-sterling-capped.jpg

 

Best Regards, greg

 

 

Ah! Fantastic! One of my grail pens! I've seen a couple on eBay in the last few years but they were in bad shape. How long have you had it and can you tell us how it happened to end up in your possession?