HOUSE-MANIA!!!
While in the process of clearing my wendyhouse (see my WENDYHOUSE-MANIA auctions) I have decided to also make space in some of the drawers in my house, it just gets too much over the years. There are countless nice fountain pens, ballpoint pens and pencils, mostly Montblanc (Meisterstück or Masterpiece, Mark Twain Writers Limited Edition etc), Pelikan (from the 20's or 30's), Cross and one or two more exotic ones that I will be listing. There are some really vintage ones that have been in the family for something like 80 years, older ones that were bought at some stage or that were gifts to my parents and then more recent ones. Some of the pens, vintage and more recent, are still brand new and in their original boxes. I have put a minimum starting price on all of them which is of course from my very subjective view. I really don't know much about pens, never cared much to be honest, although looking at them more closely now they are absolutely fascinating and I understand why people collect them or actually use the high quality ones, they just have a special feel about them, in fact I will keep two or three that I find absolutely stunning. I might be too low or in some cases too high with my starting prices, you can always make me an offer and I can sleep over it. Unfortunately my limited photographic abilities don't do these great pens justice, please ask for extra photos where required, I will do my best ;-)
Up for auction is this very old original vintage Sheaffer's fountain pen, ballpoint pen and pencil set in its original box. All of them have an engraving on the shaft "W.A. SHEAFFER PEN CO., FORT MADISON IOWA, USA, MADE IN U.S.A." and an engraving on the golden cap's rim "SHEAFFER'S MADE IN U.S.A". In addition the pen has the number"1230" engraved and the pencil the letters"FA". The fountain pen's nib is engraved "SHEAFFER'S, REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE, MADE IN U.S.A., 14K, 1160846". There is a few small dents on the cap as you can see on the photos. The ballpoint pen will need a refill, the original one is as good as empty. It has a few small dents towards the tip as you can see on some of the photos. I actually cleaned the tip of the pen after I took the photos and it looks really neat. The pencil has its lead and the twisting mechanism works fine. The caps of the pen and fountain pen have a screw-on mechanism. All three pieces have clear signs of usage over many years but for their age I rate them to be in reasonable condition. The box has quite a few stains on the inside and is not as clean as I would have expect from our household but the outside is still in great shape and the closing mechanism works perfectly.
My items come from a very clean household, they may be used but they will never be dirty, sticky, "tacky" or disgusting.
I always describe items to the best of my knowledge and the pictures I post form an important part of the description. Please look at them carefully and only bid on the item if you really want it. Please remember that in some cases, due to lack of photographic abilitiy, there might be slight colour variations between my photographs and the actual item .
Please feel free to contact me with any queries you might have. I will be glad to answer all your questions and send you additional photographs.
Shipping: R40. I will only send this item insured (3% of the total value). If you purchase multiple items I will always combine shipping to save you costs.
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