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Hi Everyone!

I found some sheaffer pens at a used art supply shop and I was wondering if you all could help me with ID. There is a pretty white dot Balance or is it a Tuckaway? Or something else?

And who does repairs on these or is it something I could do myself? I have done a new sack on an Esterbrook J.

 

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And there are these. The light grey one has a red and green friends that look the same. I am not sure what they are. 

The dark one feels more solid. The light one and the red and green ones are lighter and have a price stamped on them $2.95. All say Sheaffers on them. And there was also an Esterbrook nib, 2668 which looks to be in good shape. I got all the pens and the nib for $20

 

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The nib on the brown pen says Lifetime and 14k made in the USA and 250 on the body under W A Sheaffer Pen Co, Fort Madison, Iowa.

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Thank you! That is really cool! I am asking Ron if he will work on the Triumph. I am soaking the nib section of the dolphin and there's a whole lot of blue ink coming out of it. The green Glideriter seemed like it had no ink at it at all and I have popped a cartridge onto it and it writes pretty nicely!

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The Triumph is a real score. Sheaffers from that age are some of the nicest pens that you will come across. I have a few of them (vac-fillers all), and they are superb writers. Enjoy your new old pens! :)

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Thank you silverlifter!  I am very excited about the Triumph. It's really cool to hold a piece of history. And it is so beautiful.

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Thank you! I'm packing the Triumph for it's trip to Ron.  Still soaking the dolphin nib. The other pens are writing fine. I gave one to my daughter....she is already a convert to fountain pens. 😏

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 The light grey one is a school pen, and you can stick (the smaller size) international cartridges in the thing if you want to. This next part is fuzzy, but I do remember using the school pen as an eyedropper before. I just put some grease on the threads and was good to go.

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Hi Everyone! The mail lady brought a few packages today. 1 was the free Covid tests we signed up for. The other was the war time Sheaffer I sent to Ron Zorn for restoration. The pen looks GORGEOUS! I am nervous about filling it up. So while I get my nerve up, here are some photos!

 

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2 hours ago, Catpaws said:

Hi Everyone! The mail lady brought a few packages today. 1 was the free Covid tests we signed up for. The other was the war time Sheaffer I sent to Ron Zorn for restoration. The pen looks GORGEOUS! I am nervous about filling it up. So while I get my nerve up, here are some photos!

 

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Wow!  I've never seen a cap band like that before.  What specific model is the pen?

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Hi Ruth,  all I know is that it is a wartime Sheaffer Triumph. I guess I should research that. It has a plunger in the back. 

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50 minutes ago, Catpaws said:

Hi Ruth,  all I know is that it is a wartime Sheaffer Triumph. I guess I should research that. It has a plunger in the back. 

 

It's from 1942-1945 and was called a Triumph. I have a few and love them. They're a nice size and with that cap band, they post perfectly. With Ron having done the seals, it should last you a very long time.

Enjoy!

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