Sheaffer Petite Balance

Sheaffer Petite Balance

Color: Black & Pearl
Material: Celluloid

Filler: Lever
Date c. 1929-30

Nib: 14K 5-30 F/M
Working? Yes

I miniature version of the OS Balance Black and pearl I have listed. It’s so dainty and delicate! The black & pearl finish and the ‘humped-ball clip’ put it between 1929-33, but this seems to be the bigger ‘hump’ version, so I’m calling it 1929-30, before Sheaffer flattened out the hump a bit. Best of all, when I got this, I was dismayed to find some very deep scratches on the barrel, only to find on closer inspection a very subtle and classy monogram – that just happened to be my initials!

Ravenmoon, June 7, 2018.

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Ravenmoon is the online moniker of Mith Raven, long time pen lover and collector. This site began as my own attempt to keep track of my pens & inks, but I hope it is a useful resource for other pen lovers as well!

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