Where Exactly Are Sheaffer's Made These Days?

[Buford]

I know that Bic purchased the company years ago and closed the manufacturing plant in Iowa. I Googled until my fingers hurt, and all I could find was that the plan was to move fountain pin "tip" manufacturing to Asia, and the logistics to Slovakia. The sticky in this sub-forum talks about the service department returning to Iowa.

 

But…. where are they making their pens? Are the entry level Sheaffers made in a different place than the high-end ones?

 

Sorry if this has been asked before. I truly did try to figure it out before using the bandwidth.

 

 

 

 

[jar]

IIRC here there and everywhere. And also Cross owns Sheaffer now I hear.

[aawhite]

My Valor is made in Italy.

[Ste_S]

IIRC here there and everywhere. And also Cross owns Sheaffer now I hear.

 

Has Sheaffer always done this to some extent ? The Touchdown Cadet '23' I have has a body made in Australia, and a nib made in Canada. The box and instructions made in England.

[jar]

 

Has Sheaffer always done this to some extent ? The Touchdown Cadet '23' I have has a body made in Australia, and a nib made in Canada. The box and instructions made in England.

 

Correct. Sheaffer like most companies also made pens in countries other than their home market. Parker and Waterman also had non-US companies. In fact Sheaffer had at least one joint venture where Sheaffer labeled and sold pens made by Sailor of Japan.

[Sandy1]

 

Correct. Sheaffer like most companies also made pens in countries other than their home market. Parker and Waterman also had non-US companies. In fact Sheaffer had at least one joint venture where Sheaffer labeled and sold pens made by Sailor of Japan.

 

Hi,

 

The Sailor+Sheaffer collaboration brought us the Laser LJ-1, which has an exceptionally smoooth überfine nib. Well worth seeking out, especially if one finds that narrow Posting nibs tend to snag the paper whilst writing in a cursive hand.

 

For other Sailor+Sheaffer pens please see Mystery Sheaffer Made In Japan, https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/239709-mystery-sheaffer-made-in-japan/?p=2595886

 

Bye,

S1

[ink-syringe]

Additionally, I heard from one person that when Shaeffer closed up shop in the US they tried to get Sailor to buy some of their machines. I wonder if this is true.

[bernardo]

If I remember well, today's inlaid nibs are manufactured by Peter Bock AG of Germany.