Another "id This Sheaffer" Thread

[mikeschu]

I found this amongst an eBay lot, and decided to clean it up to use it. It puts down a nice fine/medium line.

 

 

It could be anything from a Skripset to an Imperial, so I wanted to see what people thought this pen actually is. I'm leaning towards a Skripset, because the cartridge is a very tight fit in the barrel and it doesn't look like a Sheaffer converter would fit (if they made one for this pen).

 

Also - I assume this Triumph nib should not be straightened out? It writes very smooth for it being a very firm nib.

 

Thanks in advance.

[jar]

IIRC it was simply sold as "Cartridge pen" at the time; slightly upscale and sold in a plastic box instead of the blister pack. If you are talking about the nib being bent up at the end, that was normal.

[Ernst Bitterman]

I think this one might actually be named "Cartridge"; I've seen a flyer, in which that other cartridge pen doesn't appear, showing this as a Cartridge 500 and a slightly flashier-capped version as a Cartridge 875. The numbers also reflect the prices, but they're written in the same manner as known model names on other pens in the same sheet.

[mikeschu]

Thanks. I didn't realize they were just called "Cartridge" but it completely makes sense. I think I was looking at an advertisement where it said Skripset.

 

If you are talking about the nib being bent up at the end, that was normal.

 

Yeah, I started looking at more sites and found that Sheaffer made extensive use of bent-up nibs. It does make the pen a very smooth writer; I'm interested in picking up another example that's easier to refill.

[pen lady]

Oh darn it, I missed one of these as a B.I.N. yesterday. It was a set with the matching pencil, boxed, in a nostalgic shade of avocado. Under $20, I shouldn't have stopped to think about it. .