Antique store find. Did I do good?

[VintageYouth]

Today I picked up a pen at an antique man. It's a sheaffer pen that's green and made of plastic. It was called a sheaffer life time. Ill hopefully add pictures later. If anyone could give me advice based on my description I'd be greatful. Thanks!

 

[watch_art]

CHeck this out - http://penhero.com/PenGallery/Sheaffer/Sheaffer.htm

Should help with your research.

 

[McJAGGER]

If you paid under $40 (which is the starting point for the Lifetimes) I think you did good IMHO.

 

[VintageYouth]

It was listed at $20 but only paid $15.

 

[syngent]

Have to wait for the pictures to be sure but 15 sounds great. .. does it write

 

[nemo]

Lots of Lifetime pens, they were the guaranteed pens with the white dot. We will need a pic, will you be able to post one?

 

[VintageYouth]

One will be posted tonight as I am at work. But one will be posted

 

[jumper]

I bet he will post pics Doug, after all he's from the 'show me' state.

One will be posted tonight as I am at work. But one will be posted

 

[VintageYouth]

You are right! But in all fairness I'm knew to this whole "Show Me" thing

 

[oc_in_fw]

You are right! But in all fairness I'm knew to this whole "Show Me" thing

I read that, then your location, and laughed.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

That is a nice nib. I love the one on my Grandma's old Sovereign.

 

[mark the shoeshine boy]

so your Grandma's old Sovereign has a nice nib on it....so that is what they are calling it nowadays....hhhmmmm.....lol

 

[nemo]

Nice looking late 1930's Balance in Marine green celluloid. You'll need a #16 or #18 sac, it looks like the slender to me though.

Great score! And hey, it's not plastic like the new ones.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

so your Grandma's old Sovereign has a nice nib on it....so that is what they are calling it nowadays....hhhmmmm.....lol

Wow... Did you really post that? Yes you did...

Back to the topic... Shaeffer Pens. Don't make them like they used to.

 

[VintageYouth]

So I'm really new to this.. I have a metropolitan coming in along with two preppys with a bottle of noodlers xfeather... whats a sac?

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

Its a bladder (small balloon that acts as a vacuum) that when you lift the fill lever out squeezes the sac and forces air out of the sac. When the lever in let down the vacuum in the bladder sucks ink into it through the nib.

It is an internal converter ​

 

[nemo]

The sac is the bladder that holds the ink, yours is missing. They are made of rubber and you will need one for the pen to be restored to working condition.

 

[VintageYouth]

OH! THAT'S WHAT THE LEVER IS FOR! Gosh I love B&B I learn so much! So how would I install such thing? Is there places for this?

 

[nemo]

OH! THAT'S WHAT THE LEVER IS FOR! Gosh I love B&B I learn so much! So how would I install such thing? Is there places for this?

We can help but here is some good reading. http://www.richardspens.com/?page=ref/repair/sac_replacement.htm

Yours is open so half the battle is over.

 

[ChefJohnBoy-ardee]

Here is to hoping the J-bar isn't rusted and also in one piece!