Vintage Sheaffer Targa Fountain Pen-Sterling Silver Striated-14K Nib-USA 1970s
December 26, 2018 by admin | Filed under vintage.
Vintage “Sheaffer Targa” Fountain Pen-Sterling Silver Striated-14K Nib-USA 1970s. Sheaffer Pen Company in Fort Madison, Iowa was founded around 1913 by Walter A. Sheaffer, an American creative mind and businessman. Back in those days Walter Sheaffer dedicated his life savings to develop the first commercially succesful lever-filler, patented in 1908. Sheaffer is considered to be one of the most important historical producers of fountain pens and is known for its diamond-shaped inlaid nib, its Snorkel & Touchdown filling-mechanism and its White Dot. Colour: sterling silver striated. Cap imprint: Sterling Silver Sheaffer USA. Nib imprint: Sheaffer 14K 585 USA. Nib material: 14 karat gold. I reckon the nib size is fine. Size capped: approximately 5.3. Country of manufacture: United States. Technical condition: the cartridge-filling mechanism is in working order. Optical condition: shows traces of wear. The section shows scratches. Comes with a Sheaffer converter. Please enlarge all of the photos and make up your own mind of the overall condition. Please keep in mind that this is an estimate. Pictures are part of the description of the items, please view them carefully and make up your own mind of the overall condition. We attempt to describe our items accurately and to the best of our knowledge. However, these are vintage items and sometimes things can be missed. Thank you most kindly for your interest and please feel free to browse our store at your leisure or check out our auctions for more unusual vintage fountain pens and other collectible writing instruments. The item “Vintage Sheaffer Targa Fountain Pen-Sterling Silver Striated-14K Nib-USA 1970s” is in sale since Monday, December 24, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Pens & Writing Instruments\Pens\Fountain Pens\Sheaffer”. The seller is “yesteryears-fountain-pens” and is located in Germany. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Pen Type: Fountain
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Features: Ready to write
- Brand: Sheaffer
- Vintage: Yes
Tags: 1970's, fountain, nib-usa, pen-sterling, sheaffer, silver, striated-14k, targa, vintage