Description: Restored SheafferEXCELLENT 1ST YEAR Pastel Green Snorkel StatesmanMedium Point Pen & Pencil--Both Excellent Length capped - 5 1/2"Point - Medium Description This pastel green Statesman Snorkel pen and pencil set is in excellent condition. The gift case is in good to very good condition with some faint signs of foxing on the lining (photos). The pen and pencil have no defects. The pen has an ultra-smooth medium point that is a pleasure to use. The pencil propels and retracts as designed and has a new eraser and 3 extra leads in the storage area. The original Sheaffer Snorkel instructions leaflet (not shown but included under the case lining) is excellent. This Version of the Snorkel Snorkel pens made in the first year of production (1952) were equipped with a 14k gold Snorkel tube. The company didn't advertise or otherwise publicize the fact, and it wasn't until sometime in the 1960s that a pair of collectors sent a tube for assay and the first-year Snorkels became collectibles. The Statesman model is one of Sheaffer's White Dot models featuring a wider gold-filled cap band, spring-loaded clip, and Triumph nib. The Snorkel system is probably the most complex filling system found on a fountain pen, but nevertheless reliable and easy to maintain. Sheaffer's White Dot Statesman features a palladium silver Triumph nib (80% palladium, 20% silver). Palladium silver is a precious metal that Sheaffer began using in 1933 for the masks on premium gold nibs because of its excellent ink flow properties. Modern fountain pens with palladium silver nibs sell for about the same price as comparable models with 14k gold nibs. Those who are attracted to gold nibs for gold's inherent value as a precious metal should be aware that palladium has recently sold for $1000 to $1300 on the spot market. I will include a photocopy of an original Sheaffer's Snorkel instructions leaflet. All restorations include disassembly, cleaning, replacement of all seals and the sac, smoothing and adjusting the nib, refinishing the plastic, stainless steel, and gold-filled surfaces, filling the pen with ink (not just dipping) and producing multiple writing samples over 2 days (like the ones in the photos). I guarantee the pens I restore write smoothly and fill as designed.Payment is expected within 3 days. Free USPS First Class shipping in cardboard box. Shipping to US addresses only. All shipping materials are biodegradable. NOTE:I'm sorry but I ship only to residents of the US.
Price: 139 USD
Location: Saratoga Springs, New York
End Time: 2024-08-23T15:14:35.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Sheaffer
Pen Type: Fountain
Nib Size: Medium (M)
Ink Color: Montblanc Irish Green
Nib Material: Palladium silver (PdAg)
Personalized: No
Material: Pastel green resin with gold-filled trim
Features: Snorkel filling system, Palladium silver Triumph nib, White Dot model, Gold-filled trimband and clip, Spring-loaded clip
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Vintage: Yes
