Z-Tab Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 This Sheaffer 6 has been getting a lot of use lately. I've had a few Waterman 7 Pinks and this 6 Self-Filling nib is better than any of them. Link to post Share on other sites
Switala Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Some Sheaffers that inhabit my drawers. I changed my opinion about the Sheaffers after acquiring a lot of fountain pens where there were two Snorkels. I have always found them uncomfortable for the way I write, well, I am enjoying my Snorkel well and am surprised myself more and more. Regards Link to post Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 A couple of weekends ago I found a Sheaffer school pen with a translucent red barrel, and a nib marked 304 (which I gather means it's a fine). It still had a (mostly dead) cartridge of Skrip Red, which I was able to reconstitute just a bit, so I know the pen works. Three bucks. Does anyone know offhand what model converter to get for the pen? [I can't wait for the pandemic to be over -- I so miss having pen shows.... ] Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth "It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen." Link to post Share on other sites
crescentfiller Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Well, I'm not a Sheaffer collector, so I don't really have a collection. And, I'm hoping these depart soon so some pens I do collect can arrive! Link to post Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Wow -- is that one with the filigree overlay (fifth from the right) a Sheaffer? That would make five brands (that I know of) which use the same overlay design (the others being Waterman, Morrison, Townsend -- and IIRC -- Eclipse); I have a couple of Morrison ringtops with a gold filled filigree overlay, and finally got my hands on one with a sterling silver overlay to go with it last year. Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth "It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen." Link to post Share on other sites
crescentfiller Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Yes, Ruth, it is a Sheaffer. They are all Sheaffer pens. Stuff I picked up while looking for other stuff. Vacuum Fill Vacuum Fill Vacuum Fill Screaming Souls OS Autograph Vermillion Admiral Snorkel (with red section) GF overlay GF filigree Hand engraved sterling overlay GF Pygmy/Pigmy GF No.1 GF No.1 Link to post Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Kewl.... Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth "It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen." Link to post Share on other sites
corgicoupe Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Which one can you not live without, Ruth? Speak quickly. Baptiste knew how to make a short job longFor love of it. And yet not waste time either. Robert Frost Link to post Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Actually feeling a bit poor at the moment, since I just got a shipment from Anderson Pens, today (a day earlier than the original ETA , BTW!) with a couple of Sailor 1911S pens -- Wicked Witch and Loch Ness Monster (and because they're both North American exclusives, I knew I couldn't find any overseas dealers to order them from and save money.... I was just amused to find another company using that same design of overlay. Although the (presumably sterling silver) one to the right of it in the photo is pretty.... I know better than to drool over the Vermillion Snorkel (and of course am muttering "don't need another Snorkel, don't need another Snorkel.... can NOT afford a Vermillion Snorkel" under my breath. Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth "It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen." Link to post Share on other sites
crescentfiller Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Soft voice heard eerily whispering to Ruth: Ruth, Ruth, they could all be yours...Ruuuuuth....Ruuuuuuthhhhh......they could ALL be yours..... Link to post Share on other sites
Switala Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Já estão aqui há algum tempo. Hoje eles voltaram à vida. Boa limpeza e novos sacos de tinta. Ambos feitos no Brasil. O preto tem a tampa revestida a ouro 18k. Edited January 22 by Switala wrong picture Link to post Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 3 hours ago, crescentfiller said: Soft voice heard eerily whispering to Ruth: Ruth, Ruth, they could all be yours...Ruuuuuth....Ruuuuuuthhhhh......they could ALL be yours..... Ha ha. No. Feeling kinda broke, and we got the water bill and a credit card bill in the same mail as the Anderson Pens order. Besides -- I'm already having trouble keeping track of which of two black Snorkels and a Touchdown are which. All I would need is ANOTHER ringtop with an overlay that looks like my two Morrison ringtops (the second one was when I thought I'd lost the first one). More importantly, my husband and I may have to start helping foot the bill for his mom's hospice care. (You think PENS are expensive....) Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth ETA: Oh, and I still have to save up for the repairs on the two Snorkels I bought last summer and fall. And the 1920s era Sheaffer flattop lever filler I paid six bucks for a couple of years ago.... All of which will cost more than what I paid for the pens to begin with.... "It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen." Link to post Share on other sites
Switala Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 A Balance just arrived. But I need to find a suitable Nib for him. The mechanism works well, but I don't like the color, I disassembled it to try to improve the transparency. Link to post Share on other sites
mitto Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 This arrived just yesterday. A touchdown Imperial VIII set. Looks unused. Khan M. Ilyas Link to post Share on other sites
Paul-in-SF Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I recently got three Lifetime Imperials, one a VI with a chrome cap and grey body, one a maroon IV, and one a fully gold-plated (I presume) IV (again, presuming, I didn't look it up, don't know if there are all-metal IV's). All cartridge/converter, because (sorry if this is heresy) I don't much like Touchdown fillers. But I do love those inlaid nibs, the ones with the long, long diamond inlay, I love the way they write, and I love the form factor, the way the pens fit in my hand, and even the slip caps. Link to post Share on other sites
Teterman2005 Posted Wednesday at 07:14 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:14 AM Here’s a couple of new acquisitions.... Both WWII era wide-bands are vac-fills (I thought they all were, until I saw a lever filled one which has gotta be pretty rare methinks....) the silver/gray stripe is basically mint, quite a shine! After seeing a bunch of brassed silver-trim pens, I had to grab this one the black wide-band had no transparency...until I cleaned out a bunch of purple (!) ink and now a bit of light shines through As you can see, the green oversized positively dwarfs even a full-sized balance. The black one has a name imprinted in gold, I’m considering what it would take to “wash out” the gold, but definitely keep the engraving...just not the bling 😉 Link to post Share on other sites
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