C1934 SHEAFFER BALANCE CHERRY RED SERVICE LOANER FOUNTAIN PEN RESTORED

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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this Very Scarce Restored Circa 1934 Sheaffer Balance Service/Loaner Fountain Pen in the Cherry Red Celluloid. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned, and 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 silicone sac to help preserve the coloring of this Cherry Red celluloid. Hand polished the Nickel Plated SHEAFFER Clip, Lever Arm, Cap Banding, and 14K Sheaffer #3 NIB. I also cleaned, buffed, polished, and waxed the barrel and cap to bring back the vibrancy and to protect the celluloid of the fountain pen. The color of this Cherry Red has gorgeous and vibrant color with no discoloration.

For this Sheaffer being a Loaner/Service fountain pen cap and barrel are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. The cap has the Sheaffer Flat Ball clip that is original to the cap and pen - there is some minor wear to the clip from use but far less considering the age of the pen and also due to being a "loaner". The nickel plate lever is in excellent condition with no wear to the material. The cap banding displays minor wear - again is in very good condition. The barrel is clearly stamped with, "SERVICE PEN LOANED BY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY UNIV. OF CINCINNATI". There are no monograms or personalizations on the cap or barrel. This Sheaffer Balance Fountain Pen is a long slender size that measures 5 1/2" in length capped and 6 1/8" posted.

I have tested the lever filling mechanism with water and fills as it should. The filling system is working as it should.

This Sheaffer has a #3 Sheaffer Nib. The actual iridium tip on this Sheaffer Nib has a medium point measuring roughly .69mm when measured with digital calipers. When writing a sample with this NIB, it writes with a medium line. In the writing sample provided, the medium line measures between .67mm to .75mm under normal writing 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 performed by dipping the Nib in Parker Quink Blue Ink.

NOTE: Sheaffer Loaner Pens enabled dealers to stand out as the service center in the pen dealer's community and was part of Sheaffer's marketing and sales efforts, as a way to build brand and loyalty.

This is an ultra-rare vintage Sheaffer Balance Fountain Pen in the Cherry Red Celluloid that would easily grade in very fine to excellent condition. These are very scarce pens and high-cachet on collector lists. Certainly, this one would be a great collector addition to one's writing arsenal collection!

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