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#11365 Sheaffer Tuckaway. History and Photos. More to come...
Posted by ogwen on 19 December 2011 - 11:30 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
My first pen was a Tuckaway (see avatar) and I just love them. This is my collection so far (but I swear I must have more somewhere! lol):
My favorite is the Carmine Wideband Triumph, but I'm very fond of this set:
Not just because the chromium is immaculate, but because inside the box, not only was there an inscription, the original stickers were in there as well:
These pens in general hold up so well that I sometimes forget how old they really are.
- Jody
#7308 Leftover rod stock
Posted by ogwen on 06 July 2011 - 08:54 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
More leftover rod stock usage which shows the construction of the celluloid blank:
It came from this Tucky:
I love finding little surprises like that!
--Jody
#7422 Leftover rod stock
Posted by ogwen on 10 July 2011 - 06:32 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
Sheaffer also made plastic parts from stock that was not barrel rod. :snip:
This wartime Triumph has a lovely blue feed collar (and I have found several different colors used for this part), but most interesting to me was the clear upper seal found in the pen's packing unit. It is a stiff, but flexible plastic of some sort. I don't know how useful it would have been as a seal, but maybe they figured the first seal (which is made of the usual rubber) would do the job.
--Jody
#7836 Sheaffer Sub-Brand VACUUM in Lahn plastic
Posted by ogwen on 25 July 2011 - 06:55 PM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
Well...
Lever fillers generate vacuum effect as much as plunger fill and so forth. All end up with lower pressure inside than out allowing ink to travel in.
Very true, and I knew that reply was coming as soon as I pressed "post." I suppose technically all pens save the eyedroppers are vacuum fillers.
Great pics as always, David. LOVE the box set with the ink bottle!
--Jody
#7812 Sheaffer Sub-Brand VACUUM in Lahn plastic
Posted by ogwen on 25 July 2011 - 06:21 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
Clearly, these Sub-Brand names had nothing to do with the filling systems used in said pens
I don't think I've ever seen a Lahn pen that wasn't lever fill.
#9138 Sheaffer Eye Candy: WW-II era Tuckaway with "Reverse Trim"
Posted by ogwen on 25 September 2011 - 12:04 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
Jon, I have reground lesser (common) pens with bad tips just so I can use them while keeping my eye out for replacement nibs, but I have so many user pens in my collection now, I don't bother. I just set them aside and wait for a beater with a good nib to cross my path. My problem is that there's not much I can't fix (besides bad nib tips), even on beater pens, so all of my "donor" purchases wind up as users! lol
#9122 Sheaffer Eye Candy: WW-II era Tuckaway with "Reverse Trim"
Posted by ogwen on 24 September 2011 - 12:07 PM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
You can see the excessive scuffing on this pen's trim, and as David pointed out, it does not polish out like it would on the gold trim. There is no pitting though, so that's nice. Unfortunately this pen arrived with its iridium tips broken off, so the search is on for a donor nib.
- Jody
#7946 THICK rod repair
Posted by ogwen on 31 July 2011 - 05:44 AM in R & R: (Repair and Restoration)
#5085 "wrong" Sheaffer imprint?
Posted by ogwen on 22 March 2011 - 05:14 AM in SHEAFFER (USA "Big Five")
of 3 Carmine models- 1 says "Made in U.S.A."
of 4 Marine Green models - 1 says "Made in U.S.A."
of 3 Black models - all say "Patented ..."
of 2 Grey/Green - 1 says "Made in U.S.A."
(all the nibs say "Made in U.S.A.")
Is there any significance to "Made in U.S.A." rather than "Patented in the U.S.A." on the barrel? Did one come before the other, or is it just one more mysterious Sheaffer manufacturing quirk ?
Jody
#6834 Ebay Watch: Excellent Sheaffer Snorkel set.
Posted by ogwen on 28 June 2011 - 06:03 AM in Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and Polemicizing
#9576 All That Glitters is Not Gold
Posted by ogwen on 20 October 2011 - 05:21 AM in R & R: (Repair and Restoration)
I have no idea what the ink was and no way of knowing how long it sat in that pen, but it ate the rod alive.
-Jody
#9287 ebay watch. Sheaffer TM TD Triumph Set $775 "retail value"
Posted by ogwen on 02 October 2011 - 07:31 AM in Elements of Collecting: Hunting, Valuing and Polemicizing
#13029 First Eversharp Skyline
Posted by ogwen on 10 February 2012 - 07:52 AM in WAHL, WATERMAN and CONKLIN (USA "Big Five")
Watch out for Skylines. They can be... addictive <img src='http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />
Oh, I second that! I consider myself a "Sheaffer person," but the growing number of Skylines in my collection might disagree. I just love the design of the Skylines and I can't say enough about those Eversharp nibs. I have very few that didn't write superbly "right out of the box" (mailing envelope). Not to disparage my beloved vintage Sheaffers, but I've rarely met one that drew a "Sweet nib!" from my lips when first put to paper.
-Jody
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