Sheaffer Crest Pens 1937 To 1959

[Lin_empire]

So gorgeous

[PenHero]

Hi, Folks!

 

This is a Sheaffer Crest DeLuxe Vacuum-Fil fountain pen in Golden Brown celluloid c. 1947. The pen fills by unscrewing the barrel end cap, pulling out the plunger, inserting the nib into ink and pushing in the plunger with one stroke. This creates a vacuum that sucks ink into the barrel ink chamber. Sheaffer transitioned from the rather pointy ended Triumph pens made from 1942-1944 to the more rounded post war pens in 1945 which started appearing in Sheaffer ads by August 1945. The pen is about 5 1/8 inches long capped and sold for $17.50. A matching pencil sold for $6.00 and a matching Stratowriter ballpoint pen sold for $12.50. The cap is stamped 1/10 14K GOLD FILLED – MADE IN U.S.A on the back edge of the cap lip. The clip is spring loaded, a new feature with these more rounded pens. Sheaffer offered this model as Vacuum-fil types in Black or Golden Brown or lever fill in Black only. The barrel is stamped W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO. over FORT MADISON, IOWA, U.S.A over MADE IN U.S.A over 1750, which indicated the $17.50 price. The nib is stamped SHEAFFER’S over LIFETIME over REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. over MADE IN U.S.A. over 14K. The Sheaffer White Dot is on the end of the barrel.

 

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Thanks!

[sanesan]

I've got a nice crest deluxe too in brown. I really gotta get it fixed up one of these days.

 

[PenHero]

I've got a nice crest deluxe too in brown. I really gotta get it fixed up one of these days.

 

Nice!