Nib: Fine Sheaffer's Lifetime, two tone
Green striated body and cap, gold plated or gold filled trim.Vac-fil 1940's Measures 4 1/2" capped * size compared to the Sheaffer Balance
*Sheaffer introduced the plunger fill Vacuum Filling system in 1934, initially on second brands including the "Vacuum-Fil" pen and the WASP line. This sacless filling system used a long syringe-like plunger rod tightly fitted into a cylindrical ink chamber that on the downstroke creates a vacuum inside the ink chamber that draws ink into the pen through the feed. Sheaffer adapted this filling system to the Balance line in 1935 and advertised this system side by side with the proven lever filler. This type of filler was not unique, with Conklin, Wahl Eversharp and numerous second tier manufacturers using similar plunger systems in their pens.
Very Good Condition: There are no major imperfections to note: No chips cracks or any signs of faults or major surface ware