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Well, title says it all. Pics preferred.

 

~Pepin :puddle:

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

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early vintage:

OS Lifetime Flat-top

 

http://queenmargot.com/sheaffer_lifetime2.jpg

 

 

late vintage:

Lady Skripsert in tulle

 

http://queenmargot.com/skripsert1.jpg

 

 

modern:

Legacy Heritage Victorian

 

http://queenmargot.com/sheaffer_legacy.jpg

 

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no modern ones I'm afraid.

 

You appear to have misread the question. Perhaps repeating it will help. "Which Sheaffer makes you swoon?"

 

No need to get nasty!

I stand by my answer.

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luckygrandson,

 

are those 777s? Thanks.

 

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A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

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no modern ones I'm afraid.

 

You appear to have misread the question. Perhaps repeating it will help. "Which Sheaffer makes you swoon?"

 

No need to get nasty!

I stand by my answer.

 

which one of the vintage do you like, glenn??

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Sheaffer is my favourite manufacturer and I enjoy their modern pens but it is the pre-1940 pens generally get my heart beating a little faster....

 

Early (c. 1922) Red Hard Rubber (scarce) ....

 

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj1/sarjminhas/Autumn-sheaffer_02c.jpg

 

The early overlays are also very "dishy" ....

 

c. 1920 #3 lined ribbon overlay (gold filled) Fountain Pen and Pencil set

 

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj1/sarjminhas/GFoverlay01.jpg

 

Sheaffer introduced Jade Celluloid (Radite) around 1924.... very pretty, but don't know if I would "go steady" with these as they tend to discolour ..

 

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj1/sarjminhas/IMG_0074.jpg

 

All said and done, it is the streamlined OS Balances that really get my pulse racing....

 

http://xs123.xs.to/xs123/08031/img_01681.jpg

http://xs123.xs.to/xs123/08031/img_0182186.jpg

 

Sarj

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I'm watching right now for a Red Veined Balance.

Let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.

There is no snooze button on a cat wanting breakfast.

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Any clean and charming vintage Sheaffer can make me swoon, as when it comes to old pens, I'm adrenally insufficient so don't handle stress well.

 

And, Balance is my second most collected pen after Vacumatic.

 

So, where to start where to start where to start????

 

OK. I like Balance in pretty celluloids with great color, mintiness and or off-the-beaten-pathedness.

 

Hiding in my collection are some mint and/or stickered wee gems, including an unusual wide band pen that lends some company provenance to that uncatalogued items (and in Carmine, yet!)

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalancemintsets.jpg

 

 

I like stickered mint Ebonized Pearl with box and instructions. Swooned a bit when met this one.

 

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalanceebonmintset.jpg

 

 

Superb color, again, floats the boat. This one is stone cold black/white-pearl, underserved by the photo

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalanceblackpearl850a.jpg

 

Or oddities, such as this Canadian Balance somewhat WASP-like clip...

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalancebrowncanadian50.jpg

 

Again, pens with uncatalogued cap-bands. This Canadian pen has cap-band I've never seen on another Balance.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalancecarmineweirdband599.jpg

 

Uncatalogued scarce double cap-band Balances

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalancedoublebandtrioa850.jpg

 

 

And a gem OS Set in Marine Green, again with scarce double cap-band

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalancedoublebandosset850.jpg

 

 

Long fond of superb jade, i swooned when i had chance to grab this mint superb color OS Balance

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalanceosmintjade850.jpg

 

Or a scarce cherry red celluloid Balance Loaner, still with sticker...

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalanceredloaner850a.jpg

 

Or an exquisite Carmine Balance set with uncatalogued fish-scale cap-band. Swooooned away, I did

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalanceredfishscale50per.jpg

 

 

And since we're on Carmine, here's one that won't leave the collection for a looong time, a Carmine OS Balance with wide "jeweler's" Cap-band, an uncatalogued but well recognized variety. Clean.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferbalanceosredjeweler.jpg

 

 

Long been fond of the scarce-ish Blue marbled pattern.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferblueblackspread.jpg

 

 

Double uncatalogued! Double-capband AND "reverse" (white on black pen) trim.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferblancereversetrimdualband50.jpg

 

 

I swooned a wee bit over eache of these Sheaffer Combos. Pretty clean bunch with nice color

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheaffercombolargespread.jpg

 

And espically this clean and relatively uncommon Lifetime Marine Green Marble combo

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheaffercombomarinelifetime.jpg

 

 

 

Price stickered Balance "convertible" (end removes to take a Telephone Dialer at least. Not sure have ever seen a desk pen form and quite sure never have seen a combo from an OS). The scarcity and condition caused swooning.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferconvertable850.jpg

 

Moving back in time, a large, clean OS flat-top in chased black hard rubber.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferflattopchasedos50pe.jpg

 

 

And forward- a near mint (pic a bit light) Carmine 1940's Sheaffer Triumph-nib fat set in box

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferfat1250set.jpg

 

And forward some more, that Lennox made-for-sheaffer (and so stamped) 1960-ish Lady Sheaffer Turkey desk set with matching moire pens.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferdesksetturkey1blue850.jpg

 

 

...more...

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continuing with some swoonables.

 

 

 

 

Moving back again (sorry bad pic, not done in my light box), an uncatalogued coral (orangish red ) plastic Sheaffer flat-top BANDLESS with CHROME trim.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferflattopredchrometrim.jpg

 

 

Swoooonnnnn.... clean and uncommmon 1920's metal overlays...

 

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferflattopoverlaytrio850a.jpg

 

 

And early era pens again, chased black flat-tops in uncommon ziggy pattern (what's the guy in NJ call 'em, "lane change"?)

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferflattopzigzag850.jpg

 

Again, variants and oddities. Black/Pearl flat-top in anomalous plastic. The colors are more streaky and less chunky than usual.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferflattopstreaks850a.jpg

 

 

And, the swoon worthy Sheaffer sub-brands. The Lahn pattern WASPS and sibs. The green one was cleaned up by the fellow in NJ .

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferlahnlargespread850a.jpg

 

 

I swooned with each of these acquisations. Putting 'em in tray for shot was beyond swoon and into seized piston. All OS

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/sheafferosbalancetray.jpg

 

And for my friends of the Christian persuasion... The Holiday Shot.

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/christmassheaffer.jpg

 

 

On that note, i must get some sleep. Was a looong night. More later, maybe.

 

-d

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And early era pens again, chased black flat-tops in uncommon ziggy pattern (what's the guy in NJ call 'em, "lane change"?)

 

http://vacumania.com/penteech/sheafferflattopzigzag850.jpg

I initially come up with "lane change" when discussing the pattern with Rob Morrison at the DC show, but after some consideration, I think "lane shift" is a bit more accurate, though it lacks the pleasing near-rhyming sound of the former.

 

http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/traffic/mutcd2003/htmVersion/images/fig-6h-36.gif

 

http://trianglesigns.org/pictures/durhamco/temp/dual-lane-shift.jpg

 

Get properties of the images for sources.

 

--Daniel

"The greatest mental derangement is to believe things because we want them to be true, not because we observe that they are in effect." --Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

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Aaaahhhh, the doctor is killing me... :notworthy1: So, my answer is all of the above pictured

Filling a fountain pen is much more fun than changing a printer cartridge

 

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