Lost Sheaffer Richmond Found

[jmccarty3]

A few years ago, I bought a Sheaffer Richmond, one of two engraved silver Touchdown pens made to commemorate The Recent Unpleasantness. The primary reason I wanted it, however, was to remember my late father, whose name was Richmond Lee McCarty. Also, my middle name is Richmond.

 

Recently, I invited a group of close fountain pen friends, whom I usually see only at the Dallas Pen Show or the Pelikan Hub, over to the house for an interim get-together (we all should have such wonderful pen friends). While going through my collection, I realized that the Richmond was missing. Knowing that it probably was in its original box somewhere, I looked high and low, but couldn't find it.

 

My wife and I made a Sunday project today of gathering together all my old pen boxes to put them in storage. I was hoping I would find the Richmond, but had no luck until we ran across a wine box that I thought was empty. It was full of pen boxes, and at the very bottom was the Richmond in its original packaging.

 

I hope you will share my joy at finding my lost pen, and may you have similar good fortune if you ever lose one.

 

[inkstainedruth]

That's a pretty pen, although the shape reminds me a bit of Cross Verves.

Glad it turned up -- when I lose or misplace pens I'm in completely panic mode.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[ThomasB]

Awesome..I would lose my mind if I couldn't locate a pen like that!

[Schadenfreude]

Thanks God you found it!!

[Kelly G]

While it hurts to lose any pen, that pen would be a lot of hurt! Glad you found it.

[Chrissy]

Very nice. What a relief that you found it.

 

Is it called just a Richmond or a Legacy Silver Richmond pattern?

[jmccarty3]

Thanks to everyone who wrote.

 

Chrissy, I'm not sure what the official name of the pen is, but Legacy Silver Richmond pattern would describe it thoroughly. The complete history of the Richmond and Washington pens, as well as other Legacy pens, can be found here:

 

http://www.sheaffertarga.com/Legacy/Legacy%20history.html