Lady Sheaffers

[PenHero]

So what did the Matelasse look like?

 

This is a design patent that may shed some light:

 

 

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is an undocumented Lady Sheaffer pen c. 1959. This 5 3/8 inch long clipless model features the same etched satin pattern on a silver color finish as on the Lady Sheaffer XXI Moiré. The cap and barrel are decorated with a gold filigree-like band with a row of stars inside. The nib section is Ivory, Sheaffer’s number 5 White color. The nib is unhallmarked gold and the section is screen printed MED over $15.00 over F.T.I., the same price as the Lady Sheaffer XXI Moiré pens. It's possible this is a prototype or a short run model.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLadyPrototype_2048_06.jpg

 

Thanks!

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is an undocumented Lady Sheaffer pen c. 1959. This 5 3/8 inch long gold plated clipless model is decorated by what looks like hand cut ring chasing using a lathe or cutting wheel. Note the irregular cuts on the surface. The nib section is Jet Black. The nib is palladium silver and the section is unmarked. It's possible this is a prototype or a short run model.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLadyPrototype_2048_07.jpg

 

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[PenHero]

Hi Folks!

 

This is a Lady Sheaffer XVII Brocade Skripsert cartridge fountain pen c. 1958-1960. Brocade is a fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially with a raised pattern. This 5 3/8 inch long pen features an etched brocade pattern on a silver color finish and a (probably) chrome-plated center band with a raised ring filled with clear rhinestones. Jet nib section, Sheaffer’s number 11 Black color, and a gold nib. This example has some missing rhinestones, a two tone gold nib and some finish loss spots on the cap and barrel. Original price was $15.00 for the fountain pen and $7.50 for the matching pencil.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLadyXVIIBrocade_2048_02.jpg

 

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[PenHero]

Hi Folks!

 

This is a Lady Sheaffer XVI Moiré cartridge fountain pen c. 1958-1960. Moiré is a fabric, usually silk, with a wavy (watered) appearance created by a finishing technique called calendaring. This 5 3/8 inch long pen features an etched moiré pattern on a gold color finish, a gold-plated center band with a raised ring filled with clear rhinestones. Mandarin Red nib section, Sheaffer’s number 19 Vermilion color, and a gold nib. This example has a two tone gold nib and some finish loss spots on the barrel. Original price was $15.00 for the fountain pen and $7.50 for the matching pencil.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferLadyXVIMoire_2048_02.jpg

 

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[Estycollector]

Thank you for the Sheaffer photos. I have been using your web resources to learn about a recent purchase of a Sheaffer Crest that appears to be a Deluxe from 1947-48. I appreciate have your information.

[NumberSix]

Thank you for the Sheaffer photos. I have been using your web resources to learn about a recent purchase of a Sheaffer Crest that appears to be a Deluxe from 1947-48. I appreciate have your information.

 

But you don't like Shaeffers?

[PenHero]

Thank you for the Sheaffer photos. I have been using your web resources to learn about a recent purchase of a Sheaffer Crest that appears to be a Deluxe from 1947-48. I appreciate have your information.

Thanks! I'm working on a Lady Sheaffer article for the Summer Pennant and will post one on my site afterward.

[NumberSix]

These pens are lovely, and I have a couple of them in mind for future purchase on PSP. Y'all's photos are amazing.

 

I don't know that I love the "diamond ring" ones though. I am guessing they are meant to suggest a ring on a lady's finger, but they seem kind of gaudy to me.

Edited June 4, 2020 by NumberSix

[Estycollector]

 

But you don't like Shaeffers?

True, but after more research, I discovered the ones with a lever fill that had the wrap around life time nib , I found interesting and particularly given the 1940 era model. No interest in a snorkel at present.

[PenHero]

Hi Folks!

 

This is a shot of the twenty standard model Lady Sheaffer pens photographed for the “Lady Sheaffer 1958–1964: A Gallery” article in the upcoming Summer 2020 Pennant. The Lady Sheaffer advertisement in the May 1958 issue of Vogue was the first by Sheaffer in a fashion magazine. Ads were also run in Mademoiselle, Life, Reader’s Digest, The New Yorker, Ebony, This Week, and Parade. Newsreels were provided to movie theaters and television stations. Elaborate counter and window displays were distributed to traditional dealers and fashion counters. There is much more about these pens in the article. Our plan is to show these gorgeous pens full size. The Summer 2020 Pennant is expected to mail out by the end of July.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/LadySheaffers_2048_01.jpg

 

Thanks!

[duchour]

Hi Jim,

 

Where can I get the Summer 2020 Pennant?

When will you upload the article to your website?

 

Thanks!

Hi Folks!

 

This is a shot of the twenty standard model Lady Sheaffer pens photographed for the “Lady Sheaffer 1958–1964: A Gallery” article in the upcoming Summer 2020 Pennant. The Lady Sheaffer advertisement in the May 1958 issue of Vogue was the first by Sheaffer in a fashion magazine. Ads were also run in Mademoiselle, Life, Reader’s Digest, The New Yorker, Ebony, This Week, and Parade. Newsreels were provided to movie theaters and television stations. Elaborate counter and window displays were distributed to traditional dealers and fashion counters. There is much more about these pens in the article. Our plan is to show these gorgeous pens full size. The Summer 2020 Pennant is expected to mail out by the end of July.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/LadySheaffers_2048_01.jpg

 

Thanks!

[PenHero]

Hi Jim,

 

Where can I get the Summer 2020 Pennant?

When will you upload the article to your website?

 

Thanks!

 

Hi! You need to become a member:

 

https://pencollectorsofamerica.org

 

I may post an article on PenHero.com, but it will be much after the print article.

 

Thanks!

[duchour]

 

Hi! You need to become a member:

 

https://pencollectorsofamerica.org

 

I may post an article on PenHero.com, but it will be much after the print article.

 

Thanks!

 

Thanks Jim! I will obtain the membership.

[DawnG]

Hi Guys

I hope everyone had a a beautiful and safe Christmas 🤶 

 

I thought I'd show you one of my pressies to myself - I know its a model 918, but apart from that I've hit a brick wall.  I'm sure that one of you will know what years they were produced? I also bought a VI paisley and periwinkle example too.........

[cossar]

Bringing this thread back to life. Just found what I think is a Lady Shaeffer Paisley if @PenHero’s info is correct. The nib is a little tarnished but I’m hoping some jewelers cloth will bring back the shine. 
 

Came with some cartridges too, which I am rehydrating. 
 

[sherbie]

1973-78 2nd Generation of Lady Sheaffer #925 SeaSpray, mint condition no tarnish to rhodium plated barleycorn pattern at all, fine 14k upturned Stylpoint  nib, original box and instructions dated March 1981

 

 

[J.D. ACNP]

Recently found an early gold moire Lady Sheaffers in the original box with the pushbutton converter, sans triumph nib... and then a few months later I was doing pen repair for a lawyer friend and he had the matching pencil! A little horse trading later...

I can include a photo later (@ work, don't have them with me...), sending out an all-points bulletin for the nib (one recently went for $70.00 on thE Bay, too rich for my blood as I restore pens to working order and give them away to my patients to use in their journals).

 

J.D.