Sheaffer Boxes

[Buttonboy]

I see there is a debate elsewhere on FPN on the desirability of presentation boxes.

 

I have a collection of Sheaffer pens and I have built up a collection of boxes. Some are in their original box but I often try to match my pens to purchased boxes.

 

I do like to store my collection in pleasing boxes and they have become an important element.I recently posted regarding two, what I considered, very pleasing cases and they really set off some of my more "exclusive" pens. I tend to use only one "day" pen, a well used 797.

 

There seems to be quite a wide range of boxes over the years but I wondered if anyone has taken an interest in the boxes and which pens they are associated with.

 

My main interest remains the pens themselves but other enthusiasts may also be curious about boxes.

 

Regards

Ian

 

[lyonlover]

For a short while I had a Sheaffer Snorkel Valiant that came with a nice case. I love boxes, but they've come to take more space than I'd like.

[Lazard 20]

Sheaffer'S, the Tiffany of Pendon.

 

http://s30.postimg.org/csz2rtey9/Sheaffer_estuches_cases_Lazard.jpg

Edited March 27, 2016 by Lazard 20

[Buttonboy]

Hello Lazard 20

 

Thanks for sharing the photographs. They all seem to be Sheaffer(S). Beautiful.

 

Do you collect boxes?

[Lazard 20]

Hello Lazard 20

 

Thanks for sharing the photographs. They all seem to be Sheaffer(S). Beautiful. Do you collect boxes?

 

You are welcome. On the other hand, no, I do not collect boxes; rather these boxes searched me, as well I keep them because for me, now and then, it is fun taking photos as these.

 

 

http://s10.postimg.org/njmp7n3jt/Sheaffer_jade_green_5_30_case_Lazard.jpg

 

http://s8.postimg.org/5zd6ws64l/Sheaffer_5_30_marine_green_mottled_case_Lazard.jpg

 

http://s4.postimg.org/4b6hxsp1p/1750_CREST_TUCKAWAY_DELUXE.jpg

 

http://s23.postimg.org/ezc22f2cb/FT3.jpg

 

http://s7.postimg.org/lqt0s0uvf/Crescent_Jewelry_Sheaffer_Lazard_1.jpg

Edited March 27, 2016 by Lazard 20

[makas]

My favorite Sheaffer box. Not the best picture but I don't want to drag out the light box.

[Ernst Bitterman]

I'll add a couple. First is a TM Touchdown triple set; pen, pencil, and ballpoint. The outside is the same dark alligator as appears in the first of Lazard's contribution (I have the same approach as him; I don't chase the box, but I will give 'em a good home if they appear on my doorstep). So, 1950 or so:

 

 

And this is the Lifetime presentation box from 1963.

 

http://dirck.delint.ca/beta/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Sheaffer-0208bu.jpg

[3rdlakerobert]

That Lifetime box is amazing Ernst!

 

I have a Sentinel Deluxe triple in a box like your TD triple:

 

 

 

And I've always like this box with its military clip set from the war years:

 

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Edited April 9, 2016 by Robert111

[3rdlakerobert]

My favorite Sheaffer box. Not the best picture but I don't want to drag out the light box.

 

 

 

My goodness, don't tell me those PFMs each have one of the points illustrated on the lid!

[makas]

As far as I can say. I can only read the chalk marks on 5 of them but the others look correct and they were sold to me as a set.

[terim]

In terms of resale, we've found that for modern pens the case/box adds to the value. However, for ordinary (I.e. Not rare) vintage the jury is still out .... Sometimes I think it slows the sale of a pen, because "users" just want the pen and they falsely attribute too much of the price to the box.

[3rdlakerobert]

In terms of resale, we've found that for modern pens the case/box adds to the value. However, for ordinary (I.e. Not rare) vintage the jury is still out .... Sometimes I think it slows the sale of a pen, because "users" just want the pen and they falsely attribute too much of the price to the box.

 

Yeah, I don't think I'd pay for a box with an ordinary pen or set. I have a bunch that I just store and am ready to chuck. But I might for a collectible or for a unique box, maybe like the box for the military clip set above. And certainly Makas's set above with the special box is a rare gem.

[EffyA]

These boxes are gorgeous and I wouldn't chuck them out lol