Sheaffer Lifetime Nib Question

[diezysiete]

Hi ladies & gentlemen: I found a desk pen, lever filler system with,white dot, red ring an a large nib. It´s 3,7cm long, hert nibhole and three line imprints:

 

Sheaffer´s.

-- . --

LIFETIME

PEN

 

Can you help me to date this nib? Thanks!! Excuse my poor english!!

Rodrigo

Edited July 18, 2013 by diezysiete

[Ron Z]

 

 

Can you help me to date this nib?

 

Only (and then maybe) with a picture. Sheaffer marked the nibs on their white dote pens "lifetime" for decades, on many different models. A good picture will help/

[Roger W.]

Hi ladies & gentlemen: I found a desk pen, lever filler system with,white dot, red ring an a large nib. It´s 3,7cm long, hert nibhole and three line imprints:

 

Sheaffer´s.

-- . --

LIFETIME

PEN

 

Can you help me to date this nib? Thanks!! Excuse my poor english!!

Rodrigo

Likely late 1920's. Full red tapers were used originally and marked lifetime nibs have always existed for desk pens. As the imprint is only three lines it's earlier than later so likely late 20's. A picture would help make a case as to 1924-1934 (and other factors could split this into sub ranges), 1935-1939 or 1940-1942 or later ranges for desk pens.

 

Roger W.

[diezysiete]

Thaks for the info Ron and Roger!! Here a few images of the whole pen and nib details. Regards!

Rodrigo

 

http://fotos.miarroba.es/me/0ed2/275247B35E3551E7FFCE2D51E7FDBC.jpg

 

http://fotos.miarroba.es/me/5c46/1E5247B3702D51E7FFE12D51E7FDCE.jpg

 

http://fotos.miarroba.es/me/1a8b/1C5247B3772C51E7FFE92B51E7FDD5.jpg

[Roger W.]

This pen with its red band dates from 1928-1934. You don't mention a key or "staple" between the section and barrel which would make it 1935-1939 as the section face would be the same. The nib is earlier than desk pen production generally but only by a few years so it is hard to account specifically why it is in this pen but, we do see earlier nibs in later pens on occasion so I think it OK.

 

Roger W.

[diezysiete]

This pen with its red band dates from 1928-1934. You don't mention a key or "staple" between the section and barrel which would make it 1935-1939 as the section face would be the same. The nib is earlier than desk pen production generally but only by a few years so it is hard to account specifically why it is in this pen but, we do see earlier nibs in later pens on occasion so I think it OK.

 

Roger W.

Roger, you are a Sheaffers Bible!! Thanks for the informationm it is usefull for me. Regards!!

Rodrigo

[kirchh]

Note that based on the imprint, this appears to be an 8-sized nib (which did come in multiple radii, but they were all pretty big), which is larger than the nib that originally would have come in this desk pen. The nib could be damaged if the pen were inserted into a desk socket.

 

--Daniel

[Roger W.]

Note that based on the imprint, this appears to be an 8-sized nib (which did come in multiple radii, but they were all pretty big), which is larger than the nib that originally would have come in this desk pen. The nib could be damaged if the pen were inserted into a desk socket.

 

--Daniel

You may be right on possibly damaging the nib as it would be a little larger than the regular 74 lifetime nib (though I think contact with the side of the socket is more likely thus causing leakage and not damaging the nib itself) . Although I've several original S and D sets from 1925 I don't think I have an original pen as that was an 84.

 

Roger W.

Edited July 19, 2013 by Roger W.

[diezysiete]

Thanks Daniel, for the advice, I will be carefull if I found a socket for this pen. I check the nib carefully with a magnifying glass and I didn´t found any number, just three worlds, Sheaffer´s, Lifetime , Pen. It is a really pretty big nib! Regards

Rodrigo

[kirchh]

Thanks Daniel, for the advice, I will be carefull if I found a socket for this pen. I check the nib carefully with a magnifying glass and I didn´t found any number, just three worlds, Sheaffer´s, Lifetime , Pen. It is a really pretty big nib! Regards

Rodrigo

The Sheaffer Lifetime nibs did not have explicit size numbers on them, but the imprint on your nib was only used during a period when the only Lifetime pens bore 8-sized nibs. I'm going from memory here, however.

 

--Daniel