C1937 SHEAFFER LONG SLENDER 350 BALANCE MARINE GREEN STRIATED FOUNTAIN PEN RESTORED

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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this Gorgeous Restored Circa 1937 Sheaffer Long Slender Balance Fountain Pen in the Marine Green Striated celluloid. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned, and put back together and now is in great writing condition.

NOTE: This is an interesting pen because this Balance in Marine Green Striated celluloid is not cataloged but is a known combination. The Balance in Marine Green Striated first began production in 1937. The clip on the pen is a "hump clip with the flat ball" which was produced only in 1934/1935. I speculate Sheaffer used earlier parts on later pens to close out inventory. Just wanted to bring this little detail to your attention.

This fountain pen cap and barrel are in magnificent condition with no chips, cracks, teeth marks, or repairs with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. The cap has a Golden Filled Hump Clip with Flat Ball and Cap Banding all of which are clean and bright with no wear. Notice the section, the clarity is water-clear. The barrel is clearly and crisply stamped with, "W.A. SHEAFFER PEN CO FORT MADISON, IOWA, U.S.A. PATENTED IN U.S.A.".  There are no monograms or personalizations on the cap or barrel. This Sheaffer Balance Fountain Pen is a Long Standard size that measures 5 1/2" in length capped and 6 1/8" posted. I have to point out that the celluloid is exceptionally clean with it looking nearly in new condition.

I have ultrasonically cleaned the nib, feed, and section. Replaced the old rubber sac with a new sac. I have hand-polished the Gold Filled Clip, Cap Banding, and 14K Gold NIB. I have cleaned, buffed, and polished the barrel and cap to bring back the vibrancy and to protect the celluloid of the fountain pen.

I have tested the lever-filling mechanism with water and fills as it should. The Lever Filling System works great, as it was originally intended to.

This Sheaffer has the proper #3 14K NIB. The actual writing portion, the iridium, of the 14K Sheaffer NIB has a medium point measuring roughly .80mm when measured with digital calipers. When creating a writing sample, the NIB writes with a fine stroke measuring at .53mm and will flex up to a broad 1.11mm stroke with firm pressure when measured with digital calipers. The writing sample was done with the actual pen in the images that are listed for sale. The writing sample was used by dipping the NIB in Parker Quink Blue Ink.

This Sheaffer Long Slender Balance Fountain Pen is in magnificent condition and would grade it from Excellent+ to Near Mint Condition. This is collector-worthy and a super addition to one's writing arsenal collection.

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