SCARCE C1934 SHEAFFER SHORTY BALANCE MARINE GREEN AUTOGRAPH FOUNTAIN PEN RESTORED

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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this Gorgeous Restored Circa 1934 Sheaffer Shorty (short with standard size girth) Size Autograph Balance Fountain Pen in the Marine Green Celluloid. This fountain pen has thoroughly been taken apart, cleaned, put back together, and now is in wonderful writing condition.

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

This Sheaffer Autograph is an early style pen with a full ball clip (note the full ball clip lacks a Sheaffer imprint, while all cataloged non-Autograph pens with full-ball clip have "Sheaffer's" markings on the clip). This is a scarce example because of a few items:

  1. It is an Autograph (14K Trim)
  2. It is an Autograph with no name/initial engravings
  3. It is a Short or Stubby size which is less common than the Oversize models. 


This fountain pen cap and barrel are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. This Sheaffer Shorty Balance is an AUTOGRAPH model having the 14K Solid Gold Clip and Cap Banding. The clip and cap banding have been polished to shine brightly and display no wear. The lever is in excellent condition shining bright with no wear. The barrel is clearly stamped with, "W.A. SHEAFFER PEN CO FORT MADISON, IOWA U.S.A. PAT.D-78,795". This Autograph model has no engraving on the 14K cap banding. This Standard Shory Balance Fountain Pen measures 4 3/4" in length capped and 5 7/8" posted.

I have tested the fountain pen lever filling mechanism with water and fills as it should. 

This Sheaffer has a two-one Lifetime NIB that is 14K. The iridium is measuring roughly .54mm, a fine point when measured with digital calipers. When writing a sample with this NIB, it writes with an extra fine to fine stroke/line variation. In the writing sample provided, the extra-fine line measures .44mm and will "flex" to a fine .51mm stroke/line when measuring with digital calipers. There is no real flex here, it is just a rigid line that has a line variation on horizontal and vertical/downward strokes. 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 Montblanc Blue-Black Ink.

This is one of those vintage Sheaffer Fountain Pens you don't always get a chance to secure in your collection due to being a very scarce model to find. This Sheaffer Short Autograph Balance Fountain Pen in the Marine Green Celluloid would grade in Excellent+ to Near Mint Condition. Certainly, this fountain pen is collector grade and is ready to write with or just add to your writing arsenal collection.

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