Styles Of Sheaffer School/cartridge Pens

[pajaro]

Yes, the two terms, springy and flexible, used almost interchangeably in ordinary conversation, can cause confusion when there is a specialist meaning like flexing the nib to spread the tines and vary line width. If people start to try to use flexible writing with the school pens, the supply would take a hit.

[tshusker]

My newly-acquired first generation Sheaffer's Cartridge Fountain Pen in translucent red, with rounded barrel and chrome cap ends. Nib also evidences its earlier age with "305" for a medium point. She's super clean and bright, and only needs a new cartridge to get her writing again.

[stephenchin]

BAck to the OP's original question, I believe I saw Sheaffer promo information claiming that the original cartridge pen with this style of nib came in over 64 color combinations.

 

I'm assuming they got to that number by combining different colors for cap and barrel.

 

I have an early 50's store display that came with a couple of NOS two-tone colors.

 

Surprising that we don't see these so often in the wild, but of course the price drop to $1 and the focus on sales to students must have greatly increased sales,

[pajaro]

I got a couple of near-NOS pens in translucent red and translucent green. I mated each with one of the Sheaffer squeeze converters with the red tip --they have PVC sacs. The sacs should wear for decades. They are filled with blue black and they never hesitate to start. They are fine nibs in them. These are very nostalgic for me. Since I am retired and don't write a lot any more, nostalgia is the main use I have for pens and the main pleasure they furnish. I have pens like the pens of some fondly remembered friends whom I have not seen in decades, because we moved around often when I was in school.

[BillH]

Ah yes, nostalgia. And a raging collector gene.

 

I don't know how many colors there are "officially", but certainly here are a bunch of them.

 

 

And for you NoNonsense fans, there are a bunch of those as well. Some are quite hard to find too.

 

[jchch1950]

Ah yes, nostalgia. And a raging collector gene.

 

I don't know how many colors there are "officially", but certainly here are a bunch of them.

 

 

And for you NoNonsense fans, there are a bunch of those as well. Some are quite hard to find too.

 

what a collection.

[toymachine]

Hey so I have a Student Pen V2 and used a modern Sheaffer cartridge in it. Worked great! Now the cartridge seems to be stuck in the body. Any tips on what I should have done? I think I'll be able to fish it out, but it was clearly too wide for the body.

[bob_hayden]

I'm not sure you did anything wrong. This happens from time to time, even with the USA cartridges. I have a gizmo with a hooked end that is intended for cleaning teeth but also can hook into the opening in a spent cartridge and pull it out. The device actually looks like a fountain pen, but "posted" looks rather like a shepherd's hooked staff.

[Sailor Kenshin]

Or a really small-gauge steel crochet hook. Like a #10 or below.

[toymachine]

Or a really small-gauge steel crochet hook. Like a #10 or below.

oh brilliant idea. Thank you.