Early Sheaffer Imperials Photo Thread

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

As a compliment to the late Imperials photo thread, thought I would start one on early Imperials.

 

This is a Sheaffer Imperial VI c. 1961-1962. It's a 5 3/8 inches long Touchdown filling fountain pen that has the same look as the large Sheaffer PFM IV. The pen fills by unscrewing the blind cap at the end of the barrel, pulling out the plunger, inserting the nib in ink, and pushing in the plunger once, which pneumatically compresses the ink sac, filling the pen. The White Dot is on the top of the gold filled bar clip. The cap is polished stainless steel and the barrel is molded plastic in solid colors including Black, Navy Blue, Evergreen Green, Dark Bluish Grey, and Burgundy. The cap has a gold plated cap band. The broad nib is stamped SHEAFFER 14K. The fountain pen was $12.50 and the matching twist action pencil was $5.00.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferImperialVI_1280_01.jpg

 

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[mitto]

Thanks, Jim. Nice photography too.

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Imperial II c. 1961-1962. It's a 5 3/8 inches long Touchdown filling fountain pen. The pen fills by unscrewing the blind cap at the end of the barrel, pulling out the plunger, inserting the nib in ink, and pushing in the plunger once, which pneumatically compresses the ink sac, filling the pen. The chrome plated bar clip is stamped SHEAFFER'S. The cap is brushed stainless steel and the barrel is molded plastic in solid colors including Black, Blue, Green, Grey, and Burgundy. The short Triumph type nib is probably palladium silver and stamped SHEAFFER'S. A matching reminder clip ballpoint pen was offered.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferImperialII_1280_01.jpg

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[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Imperial III green c. 1961-1962. It's a 5 3/8 inches long Touchdown filling fountain pen. The pen fills by unscrewing the blind cap at the end of the barrel, pulling out the plunger, inserting the nib in ink, and pushing in the plunger once, which pneumatically compresses the ink sac, filling the pen. The gold filled bar clip is stamped SHEAFFER'S and the trim is gold filled. The cap and barrel are molded plastic in solid colors including Black, Blue, Green, Grey, and Burgundy. The short Triumph type C9W nib is unhallmarked two tone gold and palladium silver and stamped SHEAFFER'S MADE IN U.S.A. The fountain pen was $8.75 and the matching twist action pencil was $4.00. A matching reminder clip ballpoint pen was offered.

http://penhero.com/Temp/SheafferImperialIII_1280_01.jpg

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[EBUCKTHORN]

Hi, Folks!

This is a Sheaffer Imperial III green c. 1961-1962. It's a 5 3/8 inches long Touchdown filling fountain pen. The pen fills by unscrewing the blind cap at the end of the barrel, pulling out the plunger, inserting the nib in ink, and pushing in the plunger once, which pneumatically compresses the ink sac, filling the pen. The chrome plated bar clip is stamped SHEAFFER'S. The cap is brushed stainless steel and the barrel is molded plastic in solid colors including Black, Blue, Green, Grey, and Burgundy. The short Triumph type nib is unhallmarked gold with palladium or platinum plating and stamped SHEAFFER'S. The fountain pen was $8.75 and the matching twist action pencil was $4.00. A matching reminder clip ballpoint pen was offered.

http://penhero.com/Temp/SheafferImperialIII_1280_01.jpg

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Probably just carried over from the previous description?

[PenHero]

Probably just carried over from the previous description?

 

Yep - cut and paste error, now fixed - thanks!

[EBUCKTHORN]

Glad to have caught it Jim. What are your personal preferences in that entire range of "Imperials" for plastic caps (eg. 330) vs. metal caps (eg.440)?

[PenHero]

Glad to have caught it Jim. What are your personal preferences in that entire range of "Imperials" for plastic caps (eg. 330) vs. metal caps (eg.440)?

 

My personal favorite is the Imperial VI. I love the polished stainless steel cap and the Touchdown filler.

[mitto]

My personal favorite is the Imperial VI. I love the polished stainless steel cap and the Touchdown filler.

+1

Also in the PFM line the PFM IV looks as elegant as the Imperial VI with almost the same polished stainless steel cap and wide gold cap band.

[pajaro]

Hi, Folks!

 

As a compliment to the late Imperials photo thread, thought I would start one on early Imperials.

 

This is a Sheaffer Imperial VI c. 1961-1962. It's a 5 3/8 inches long Touchdown filling fountain pen that has the same look as the large Sheaffer PFM IV. The pen fills by unscrewing the blind cap at the end of the barrel, pulling out the plunger, inserting the nib in ink, and pushing in the plunger once, which pneumatically compresses the ink sac, filling the pen. The White Dot is on the top of the gold filled bar clip. The cap is polished stainless steel and the barrel is molded plastic in solid colors including Black, Navy Blue, Evergreen Green, Dark Bluish Grey, and Burgundy. The cap has a gold plated cap band. The broad nib is stamped SHEAFFER 14K. The fountain pen was $12.50 and the matching twist action pencil was $5.00.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferImperialVI_1280_01.jpg

 

Thanks!

 

These pens are high in my short list of really good pens.

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

This is a modified Sheaffer Imperial VIII c. 1961-1962. It's a 5 3/8 inches long Touchdown filling fountain pen that has the same look as the large Sheaffer PFM V. This one is not 100% authentic. It's been altered by a pen repairer to fix a crack in the barrel, sawing it off and capping the end with a gold plated ring. The pen fills by unscrewing the blind cap at the end of the barrel, pulling out the plunger, inserting the nib in ink, and pushing in the plunger once, which pneumatically compresses the ink sac, filling the pen. The White Dot is on the top of the gold filled bar clip. The cap is gold filled with a repeating set of parallel lines and blanks pattern while the barrel is molded plastic in solid colors including Black, Navy Blue, Evergreen Green, Dark Bluish Grey, and Burgundy. The fine nib is stamped SHEAFFER'S 14K.

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferImperialVIII_1280_01.jpg

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[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

This is a Sheaffer Silver Imperial Touchdown fountain pen c. 1969-1972. This 5 3/8 inch long pen is filled by unscrewing the barrel end cap, pulling out the plunger, dipping the nib in ink, and pushing the plunger back in quickly, which compresses the ink sac, filling the pen. The sterling silver cap and barrel is cross chased with ebony etching. The cap band is stamped STERLING SILVER next to a crown next to SHEAFFER U.S.A. It has the 14 karat gold Sheaffer Inlaid nib, stamped SHEAFFER over 14K and ®. Earliest available advertisements show this pen offered in December 1969 in Canada. Advertisements in the US in 1970 call the new pen part of the “textures” collection. By January 1973 Sheaffer changed the Silver Imperial to a cartridge / converter pen. The fountain pen sold for $25.00 in 1971, the matching ballpoint and pencil sold for $15.00 each.

 

http://www.penhero.com/Temp/SheafferSilverImperialTouchdown_2048_01.jpg

 

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[terim]

Since we are discussing the early Imperials, here's a photo of the barrel of an Imperial I. Note the plastic Touchdown tube.

 

[PenHero]

Since we are discussing the early Imperials, here's a photo of the barrel of an Imperial I. Note the plastic Touchdown tube.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for showing that. I bet there are a lot of people who don't know that.

[pajaro]

Are the Dolphin nib pens part of the Imperials? I have always found these pens confusing.

[PenHero]

Are the Dolphin nib pens part of the Imperials? I have always found these pens confusing.

 

They were never called Imperials, so technically no.

 

They weren't called Dolphins, either.

 

They were named by number:

 

1000 for a gold plated cap pen

800 for a gold plate trim all plastic pen

500 for a brushed stainless cap pen

 

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[pajaro]

 

They were never called Imperials, so technically no.

 

They weren't called Dolphins, either.

 

They were named by number:

 

1000 for a gold plated cap pen

800 for a gold plate trim all plastic pen

500 for a brushed stainless cap pen

 

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Thank you. That clears a lot up.