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Hi, Folks!

 

I really like the Sheaffer Tip Dip pens. Let’s see all the colors!

 

 

This is a Sheaffer Cadet Tip-Dip fountain pen in vermillion c. 1956-1962. The Tip-Dip pens were introduced in 1953 and featured a simple Touchdown filling system with a hole in the front end of the feed so only the tip of the nib had to be put in ink to fill the pen, thus the name. The cap and barrel are plastic and the trim is chrome plated. The 1955 catalog shows 16 interchangeable firm and flexible stainless steel points that screw in to the section like an Esterbrook. The nib on this pen is stamped F1 for fine. It sold for $3.75 in 1955 and the matching pencil was $3.00. Black, burgundy, pastel grey, pastel blue (aqua) and pastel green were the initial colors and by 1956 vermillion, sage green and a new burgundy were added. By 1963 the catalog colors were black, (new) burgundy, blue and sage green and the pen sold for $3.95. Dealer ads from 1962 and 1963 show the pens were being sold with an extra nib as an incentive.

 

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I find the S1 stub in a vermillion pen to be the most interesting of these. The F1 and M1 are nice writers too.

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Jim - Vermillion is my favorite color of Tip-Dip.

 

Here is a pair in Christmas colors. If anyone knows Tom Hastings, don't tell him I have his pen...

 

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If anyone knows Tom Hastings, don't tell him I have his pen...

I have often had that same thought while writing with a personalized vintage pen from my collection (read: hoard) :lol:

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Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Cadet Tip-Dip fountain pen in pastel blue c. 1953-1962. The Tip-Dip pens were introduced in 1953 and featured a simple Touchdown filling system with a hole in the front end of the feed so only the tip of the nib had to be put in ink to fill the pen, thus the name. The cap and barrel are plastic and the trim is chrome plated. The 1955 catalog shows 16 interchangeable firm and flexible stainless steel points that screw in to the section like an Esterbrook. The nib on this pen is stamped M1 for medium. It sold for $3.75 in 1955 and the matching pencil was $3.00. Black, burgundy, pastel grey, pastel blue (aqua) and pastel green were the initial colors and by 1956 vermillion, sage green and a new burgundy were added. By 1963 the catalog colors were black, (new) burgundy, blue and sage green and the pen sold for $3.95. The 1963 catalog shows color match sections and this example has a black section, as in the 1955 catalog, dating it earlier than 1963. Dealer ads from 1962 and 1963 show the pens were being sold with an extra nib as an incentive.

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Hi, Folks!

 

This is a Sheaffer Cadet Tip-Dip fountain pen in black c. 1962-1963. The Tip-Dip pens were introduced in 1953 and featured a simple Touchdown filling system with a hole in the front end of the feed so only the tip of the nib had to be put in ink to fill the pen, thus the name. The cap and barrel are plastic and the trim is chrome plated. The barrel is marked Cadet FINE $3.95 (which can rub off) and the nib is stamped F1 for fine. It sold for $3.95 in 1962 and 1963. There is no barrel imprint, but the cap is stamped SHEAFFER'S - MADE in U.S.A. just above the cap band. Black, burgundy, pastel grey, pastel blue (aqua) and pastel green were the initial colors and by 1956 vermillion, sage green and a new burgundy were added. By 1963 the catalog colors were black, (new) burgundy, blue and sage green. Dealer ads from 1962 and 1963 show the pens were being sold with an extra nib as an incentive. The 1955 catalog shows 16 interchangeable firm and flexible stainless steel points that screw in to the section like an Esterbrook.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferCadetTipDipBlack_1280_01.jpg

 

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Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Cadet Tip-Dip fountain pen in burgundy c. 1956-1961. The 5 1/4 inch long Tip-Dip pens were introduced in 1953 and featured a simple pneumatic Touchdown filling system with a hole in the front end of the feed so only the tip of the nib had to be put in ink to fill the pen, thus the name. The cap and barrel are plastic and the trim is chrome plated. The nib is stamped M1 for medium. It sold for $3.75. The barrel imprint reads W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. over FORT MADISON, IOWA U.S.A. over MADE in U.S.A. Black, burgundy, pastel grey, pastel blue (aqua) and pastel green were the initial colors and by 1956 vermillion, sage green and a new burgundy were added. By 1963 the catalog colors were black, (new) burgundy, blue and sage green. The 1955 catalog shows 16 interchangeable firm and flexible stainless steel points that screw in to the section like an Esterbrook.

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Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Cadet Tip-Dip fountain pen in burgundy c. 1953-1955. The 5 1/4 inch long Tip-Dip pens were introduced in 1953 and featured a simple pneumatic Touchdown filling system with a hole in the front end of the feed so only the tip of the nib had to be put in ink to fill the pen, thus the name. The earliest models have black nib sections. The cap and barrel are plastic and the trim is chrome plated. The nib is stamped M1 for medium. It sold for $3.75. The barrel imprint reads W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. over FORT MADISON, IOWA U.S.A. over MADE in U.S.A. This example is interesting because the cap is stamped SHEAFFER'S - MADE in U.S.A. just above the cap band. These pens don't all have cap imprints. Perhaps this is a late example prior to introducing the new darker burgundy color. Black, burgundy, pastel grey, pastel blue (aqua) and pastel green were the initial colors and by 1956 vermillion, sage green and a new burgundy were added. By 1963 the catalog colors were black, (new) burgundy, blue and sage green. The 1955 catalog shows 16 interchangeable firm and flexible stainless steel points that screw in to the section like an Esterbrook.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferCadetTipDipBurgundy_1280_02.jpg

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Unlike the Sheaffer USA Tip-Dip pens, the Sheaffer Aust. Tip-Dips only came with 14K nibs. Also, they were only produced in the old colours: black, grey, burgundy, pastel green and aqua. Heres a photo of an Aussie Tip-Dip Cadet 23.

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These threads fill in a good bit of information on pens I have acquired and new little about. Thanks for them.

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--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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