SOLD - A rare Sheaffer Oversize Feathertouch Balance set in beautiful condition, made in the USA about 1935.
Most oversize Balance pens are Lifetime with the white dot. This pen has no white dot and a two-tone nib with the imprint “SHEAFFERS FEATHERTOUCH MADE IN U.S.A. 8”.
The pen is also slightly longer than the Oversize Lifetime Balance pens I have; closed these Lifetime pens are 14cm or slightly less. This Feathertouch pen is 14.3cm.
The barrel imprint is very crisp:
W. A. SHEAFFER PEN CO
FORT MADISON. IOWA. U.S.A.
PAT. D-78,795
The Feathertouch nib is a smooth extra-fine point, I would describe it as a firm “needle-point”. The pen is lever-filler and fills and expels vigorously.
The celluloid and abalone is in fine condition and. There is no brassing of the gold-filled trim.
The matching pencil is also 14.3cm and in excellent condition with what looks to be an almost unused eraser under the cap and just a touch of brassing at the tip of the cone.
The set comes in the original metal case which is also in excellent condition.
Price: £325 (UKP 325) ….. plus postage
Postage: in UKP
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UK Special Delivery: £7.65
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