Pen Identification System

[AlexS]

Hi Sheaffer Gurus,

 

Back in 1987 Ed Carter of Lincoln, Nebraska, published a book based on his system for identifying Sheaffer's pens. It wasn't a way to date them, but an attempt to describe them in such a way that two collectors who couldn't see each others pens could tell if they had the same ones. The book contains a lot of information on inscriptions found on various parts of the pen.

 

My question - does anyone know whether there was any follow-up on Carter's work. Or if there is something similar available in electronic format?

 

I'm working on a pen cataloging system similar to, but *much* less ambitious, than Rob Astyk's and don't want to spend a lot of time entering data already available.

 

Thanks,

 

Alex

[PenHero]

Dear Alex,

 

I have a relatively complete (there's always something to add) Sheaffer Penography on my website that covers most of the models and significant developments:

 

PenHero.com Sheaffer Penography

 

This listing also includes links to articles on many of the models, which help with identification.