Obscure 1970S Sheaffers W Short Conical Nibs

[terim]

Talk about poor documented! It's really hard to find info about these 1960s-70s Sheaffers produced at the tail end of the Imperial Era. The clip is Imperial all the way, but these slender models have long caps and sections and a short Triumph nib like the Imperial II and III pens.

 

Here's one I just picked up .... my guess that it's got the number 506 somewhere in the model name because the finish matches the 506 pens from the latter Imperial era.

 

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/506s_gd_4.jpg

 

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/sheaffer/506s_gd_1.jpg

 

Fantastic nibs, one of my favorites from Sheaffer.

 

Here's the gold plated version of this pen with a 14k nib. This was stickered as 727, which matches a similar lined gold plated finish on the Imperial 727s.

 

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae215/terimorris239/Sheaffer%20NOS/727slim_FP1-1.jpg

 

If you see one of these, give it a try!

 

TERI

 

 

[Manalto]

Poorly documented or not, it makes for an elegant silhouette. Great looking, sleek pen, either in gold or steel.

[Pincel]

The first pen looks like a late Lady Sheaffer Bright Chrome Plate CT with a tubular nib instead of the usual recessed unit. Does it have the same dimensions as the 506? Have you tried fitting it with a quasi-imperial inlaid nib section? Mauricio recently sold a similar "506" with a tubular unit like yours: http://www.vintagepen.net/-nos-sheaffer.html (see bottom of page).

[Happy Harry]

Of course the 3 digit number refers to the finish, so no doubt 506 is part of the answer. These are often referred to as a late model Stylist. The notion this is a "Lady Sheaffer" as such is not born out by the labeling as the "Lady" bit would be missing. Logically this line ( which includes the various Lady Sheaffer numbers) is a descendant of the Stylist, whether the line bore that name is a different matter.

[Ernst Bitterman]

Looking at the 1967 catalogue on the PCA site, in which the Stylists have the pre-conical front ends, the trim levels are 506 and 707 for the two items above; 'gleaming chased chrome' and 'rich chased gold electroplate', respectively.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

Many thanks for sharing!

 

I have a pen of the same series with steel nib, brushed steel cap+barrel and g-p white dot clip.

 

Set next to a Parker 45 Flighter, the two appear to be very similar in size and shape. When it comes to the narrow nibs, the conical Triumph nib is more to my taste than the 45.

 

Ah me - many many too many wonderful choices.

 

Bye,

S1

[terim]

Looking at the 1967 catalogue on the PCA site, in which the Stylists have the pre-conical front ends, the trim levels are 506 and 707 for the two items above; 'gleaming chased chrome' and 'rich chased gold electroplate', respectively.

 

Hmmmm .... the gold plated ones have all been stickered "727"

 

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae215/terimorris239/Sheaffer%20NOS/727slim_FP3.jpg

[Ernst Bitterman]

Well... could be a change in doctrine between over the time between the flat and conical points.

 

Don't ask me, I don't even work here.

[Ron Z]

The Stylist pens from the 1970s appeared with a couple of different nib and sections. Three different designs will fit the barrel and cap.

 

One is the one you have with the Triumph style nib - which came in 14K, gold plated and steel. The Lady Sheaffer nibs will fit, as will a 180 style nib, A standard squeeze or (I think) piston style converter will fit the pen.

 

I had one of the 180 style nibs when in college. It leaked where the nib screwed into the barrel. Not knowing about the Sheaffer warranty I tossed it. But I loved the pen. I now have one like the OP shows. Nice pens, nicely made. I just sold one a week or so ago with a factory stub nib.