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I have a late 1920s Sheaffer Lifetime Flat Top in a mottled green-cream-black celluloid. A small chip (about 3/16 X 5/32") had all but broken out of the cap at and slightly beneath the rim. In trying to assess how to repair this very weak area, I inadvertently "helped" the chip the rest of the way out of the cap. This annoyed me enough to get out the superglue and tweezers and just glue the piece back in. I am actually surprised that it seems to be holding but I will need to gently buff out the glue joint and smooth the lip for the repair to be less noticeable. My concern is the strength of the superglue repair so I am hoping that those of you with far more experience might be able to answer a few questions: Would I do harm or could I improve things if I were to use a small amount of MEK on the broken joint from the inside of the cap in hopes of initiating a solvent weld in addition to the glue joint or would the MEK just undo the superglue joint? Was superglue a mistaken way of fixing things or should I just leave well enough alone? Thanks, Cliff

I recently bought a lovely Sheaffer over-size flat top lifetime pen in green pearl which is my daily writer. I have found that the ink flow is quite poor and the nib seems to get dry very easily. For example it dries out overnight so that it takes a while to get it going property each day. I'm currently using Noodlers ink and previously used Waterman but neither seemed to make much difference. Any thoughts?

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I would like to get this pen I recently acquired up and running. How do I get inside the pen to look at the sack? Do i just pull out the nib? Thanks in advance.

Dear all, The following link throws light on early and rare Sheaffer Flat Top models. http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/index.php?/topic/5484-sheaffer-radite-flattop-trivia/ It also makes mention of several of these fountain pen models being uncatalogued / out of catalogue. Of these, the "Pygmy" models were the rarest, being short length versions with lever fillers and seemed like miniature Lifetimes. Common variations in clips and nibs and bands were as in their "regular" counterparts. So, nothing unusual here. However, what was notable was the pen model itself, not having been produced in 'swarms', or so it seems. The referred link talks about very few of these Sheaffer Pigmies being made or existing... While I am not an expert on the subject, I have had the fortune of laying my hands on the 15th pen of the series of pens pictured in the post (link above). In BLACK. Mint. Perfect. Working. I was just wondering whether these pens are attractive to Sheaffer lovers and collectors...and if so, at what value. Any feedback on this would be highly appreciated. PS - Would post a few pictures of my find in a day or two. Thanks! S