Vintage Sheaffer Tuckaway Fountain Pen - Golden Brown Celluloid
Item History & Price
Ready to write!
Refurbished vintage golden brown Sheaffer Tuckaway fountain pen, circa 1940's. White dot ("lifetime guarantee") with Lifetime 14 kt gold nib -- Triumph nib (tubular nib). Firm nib writes like a medium-fine. Vacuum filled. Very clear bold imprint of Sheaffer name on barrel. Barrel is clean and view of the ink inside (through barrel wall) is clear (see photo).
CLEAN: Soaked, scrubbed inside cap, ultrasonically cleaned, and buffed....
DIMENSIONS: Pocket pen, called "Tuckaway" by Sheaffer, or "Tucky" for short. Length ~4.5" long capped, 5.25" posted (ready to write). Diameter of gold band ~0.5"
CONDITION: Very good. Thoroughly inspected. No scratches, cracks or chips on celluloid body. Wide gold cap band has no brassing (no brass is showing due to gold wearing out). Vacuum filler works. Writes smoothly with some feedback. See writing sample. Barrel has bold Sheaffer imprint (see photo) and clear view through it (see photo with bright light).
WRITING SAMPLE (see photo) - Dipped nib in ink and a writing sample provided . The nib was the flushed. Confirmed the pen writes smoothly. Original vintage nib. Nib is firm, not bouncy or flexy. See photos for condition of writing tips... nice.
Celluloid has "chatoyance" (shines like a cat's eye when the light hits it right). See the photo that was taken with the flash on to see the effect.
Great for a collection: Very nice condition. Unusual cap band. Great imprint. White dot on cap.
Shipped with USPS First Class. I am auctioning more pens and pen lots. Very happy to combine shipping.
On Dec-09-20 at 20:50:16 PST, seller added the following information:The photo showing the back end of the pen with the piston pulled out is showing that I put a little silicone grease on the rod. You can see a little excess grease (grease is transparent and colorless) on the black surface of the back end of the pen. It is a good maintenance practice to wipe a wee bit of grease on the rod after ultrasonically cleaning it; you don’t want the rod dry rubbing on the seal and wearing it... replacing the seals is a unpleasant task.
Refurbished vintage golden brown Sheaffer Tuckaway fountain pen, circa 1940's. White dot ("lifetime guarantee") with Lifetime 14 kt gold nib -- Triumph nib (tubular nib). Firm nib writes like a medium-fine. Vacuum filled. Very clear bold imprint of Sheaffer name on barrel. Barrel is clean and view of the ink inside (through barrel wall) is clear (see photo).
CLEAN: Soaked, scrubbed inside cap, ultrasonically cleaned, and buffed....
DIMENSIONS: Pocket pen, called "Tuckaway" by Sheaffer, or "Tucky" for short. Length ~4.5" long capped, 5.25" posted (ready to write). Diameter of gold band ~0.5"
CONDITION: Very good. Thoroughly inspected. No scratches, cracks or chips on celluloid body. Wide gold cap band has no brassing (no brass is showing due to gold wearing out). Vacuum filler works. Writes smoothly with some feedback. See writing sample. Barrel has bold Sheaffer imprint (see photo) and clear view through it (see photo with bright light).
WRITING SAMPLE (see photo) - Dipped nib in ink and a writing sample provided . The nib was the flushed. Confirmed the pen writes smoothly. Original vintage nib. Nib is firm, not bouncy or flexy. See photos for condition of writing tips... nice.
Celluloid has "chatoyance" (shines like a cat's eye when the light hits it right). See the photo that was taken with the flash on to see the effect.
Great for a collection: Very nice condition. Unusual cap band. Great imprint. White dot on cap.
Shipped with USPS First Class. I am auctioning more pens and pen lots. Very happy to combine shipping.
On Dec-09-20 at 20:50:16 PST, seller added the following information:The photo showing the back end of the pen with the piston pulled out is showing that I put a little silicone grease on the rod. You can see a little excess grease (grease is transparent and colorless) on the black surface of the back end of the pen. It is a good maintenance practice to wipe a wee bit of grease on the rod after ultrasonically cleaning it; you don’t want the rod dry rubbing on the seal and wearing it... replacing the seals is a unpleasant task.
