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[El Mocho]

Hi Everyone,

I post now and again in other pen related places. I'm mostly in it for collecting pens to write with, so nice "user grade" pens are fine with me.

My wife and I bought a house and have since had a child who just turned one, so my pen activities/ budget have naturally been curtailed.

Recently I was looking at a journal entry I wrote about four years ago with a pen that got stolen-- along with many others-- from my bag. I'm trying to put out more feelers for it. It is a Marine Green Sheaffer Balance from about 1930, the "combination" model which could be converted to a desk pen. I never had the quill. It was stolen, along with my bag, September 11, 2009 in Phoenix or Glendale, Arizona. I know four years is a long time, but looking back at that notebook made me wonder if that stuff would ever turn up. More than likely, they tossed it in a dumpster when it didn't have a laptop.

The nib was firm, fine, single-tone, serial number 3535609
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(I also lost a black Lamy Safari, an ED-filled Kaweco Ice Sport (Blue), a Kaweco Al-Sport, a green Sheaffer TM Crest with a medium nib, and a Sheaffer Defender. The Defender was in the same case as the Balance.)

Anyway, I hope to keep up with pens as I can, but mostly I'm just writing with the ones I have now and working the ink through them, mostly in the form of a diary.

Chris in Phoenix.

[david i]

Hi Everyone,

I post now and again in other pen related places. I'm mostly in it for collecting pens to write with, so nice "user grade" pens are fine with me.

My wife and I bought a house and have since had a child who just turned one, so my pen activities/ budget have naturally been curtailed.

Recently I was looking at a journal entry I wrote about four years ago with a pen that got stolen-- along with many others-- from my bag. I'm trying to put out more feelers for it. It is a Marine Green Sheaffer Balance from about 1930, the "combination" model which could be converted to a desk pen. I never had the quill. It was stolen, along with my bag, September 11, 2009 in Phoenix or Glendale, Arizona. I know four years is a long time, but looking back at that notebook made me wonder if that stuff would ever turn up. More than likely, they tossed it in a dumpster when it didn't have a laptop.



(I also lost a black Lamy Safari, an ED-filled Kaweco Ice Sport (Blue), a Kaweco Al-Sport, a green Sheaffer TM Crest with a medium nib, and a Sheaffer Defender. The Defender was in the same case as the Balance.)

Anyway, I hope to keep up with pens as I can, but mostly I'm just writing with the ones I have now and working the ink through them, mostly in the form of a diary.

Chris in Phoenix.

Welcome Chris,

I feel your pain on loss of the Marine Green (marbled) Balance. Not so often seen with the removable blind cap, and yours looks to have nice color.

regards

david

[El Mocho]

Welcome Chris,

I feel your pain on loss of the Marine Green (marbled) Balance. Not so often seen with the removable blind cap, and yours looks to have nice color.

regards

david

David,

Thanks. You helped nail down the distinguishing features of the pen in Some Other Place several years ago. I've been missing your Sheaffer Eye Candy.

[Dennis Lively]

Hey Chris! Good to see you somewhere other than FB.

I feel your pain on the loss. 4 years or so I lost a 4 finger pen case. Included were a basic model lined chrome Targa, a sheaffer crest vac fill in golden brown stripes. The tines were broken so i reground it to a B italic that was a delight to use. I cant recall what the 3rd pen was off hand, but the greatest blow was the loss of the Aurora 88 Duocart with the flexible factory LFO. I was using it as an ED filler & was my to go to pen. I REALLY miss them.


The loss was all my fault too. The quick condensedish version. I was wearing cargo pocket shorts, pens in case in my right pocket as always. Stopped off at the gas station around midnight,made my purchase, took out the case to sign my reciept. Put the case back in my right leg cargo pocket & left. Got home & discovered it gone. Double back & it's nowhere to be found. Went back top the station the next day & watched the video with the manager. When I put the case back in my pocket, it was clearly not 'in' the pocket. The flap on the case had caught on the pocket lip & fell out just as I went outside. There was a blind spot between the cameras & thats where it fell out so I couldn't even see who picked it up. Numerous posters offering a reward turned up nothing. It really sucked.