Filling Mechanism: Lever Filler

New Old Stock fans, rejoice. Check out this still-stickered Sheaffer Admiral from the 1940s! We restored this chocolate-brown beauty with a new ink sac. The rest is as it was and has always been. There is definitely some shop wear from rattling around for nearly 80 years, but there isn't any egregious damage. The ink-view window is still its factory fresh yellow-green clarity. You will write a nice, smooth fine line with its two-tone 14k gold "Feather Touch" nib. The sticker says it is a medium, but it only seems to write something we think is closer to a fine on a dip. Its matching pencil also is stickered. Similar light shop wear as the pen. Works perfectly. Includes spare .9mm leads. The eraser has hardened and shows a little use. Click the headline for close-ups.

Suddenly playing catch-up to Parker with its transparent barrels, Waterman developed its own see-through barrel pen. The Waterman Ink-Vue was introduced in the mid-1930s. This is an insanely rare demonstrator model of that classic vintage pen! It has some ambering, but it is in really amazing condition. Crisp imprints. No cracks in the main cap or barrel. It appears the inner cap has some fractals. In truth, it is mostly a bulb filler, only it has a cover over the rubber bulb and a lever system pumps the bulb. This pen is so rare and delicate, we've left the petrified original bulb in it. Click the headline for close-ups. The name Val Steiniger is engraved on the tail of the barrel. We don't expect you to write with this museum piece, but its 14k gold nib has a little flex and feedback. 12.8cm capped.

Golden Brown striations make for a very handsome Sheaffer Balance Lifetime fountain pen. The clear imprint finishes with the number 875. Though not a model number, it helps to identify its slender but standard-length size. It also represented the original price of $8.75. We restored this vintage pen with a new ink sac. Closely examine the pen and you will see wear and a couple of deep scratches that are small. However, the design pattern obscures most of that at a casual glance. No cracks. Light brassing on the ball of the pocket clip. You will write a very smooth extra-fine line with its two-tone 14k gold nib. Click the headline for close-ups. 13.7cm capped.

Do you love buttery smooth broad nibs made of 14k gold? Do you have larger hands that enjoy a light-weight pen with girth? Then, the oversized Sheaffer Balance Lifetime is probably for you. Great for signing ceremonies or everyday writing this is an amazing vintage pen. We restored it with a new ink sac. No cracks or brassing. A little wear from past use. The nib is missing some of its silvery plating. Click the headline for close-ups. 14.2cm capped.

Another Sheaffer Balance Lifetime has graced our vintage pens pages. This one is the standard size model. It is as long as the Oversized model, but it is thinner. Definitely not a junior-sized model. We restored it with a new ink sac. The sleek black pen shows some wear from use but minimal brassing and no cracks. You will write a firm, wet medium line with its 14k gold nib. It has a touch of feedback. A quintessential black pen for any collector. 14.4cm capped.

Blue cracked ice has to be one of these most beautiful pen designs we've ever seen. Click the headline for close-ups. Our Conway Stewart 84 looks new old stock! No cracks. No scratches. No brassing. Crisp imprint. Wowzers! We restored it with a new ink sac. The 14k gold nib writes almost like a stub. We're calling it more of a medium for now, but it has line variation. It also has some feedback. A little on the short side, we say good thing come in small packages. A stunning vintage pen! 12cm capped.

Surviving World War II in England was no easy task, but this Conway Stewart No. 286 seemed to manage. We restored it with a new ink sac and manage to blacken the black hard rubber cap topper and section a little. They still show a little chocolate hazing, but we knocked it down a little. The trim is mostly brassed, showing little of the gold plating, but let's see how much gold-plating you retain during the blitz. ;) Click the headline for close ups. Be careful with the tab at the end of the lever as you lift it. The lever is very snug in the slot. Slowly and gently lift it up. The tab bends too easily to last forever. The 14k gold nib is a little wavy but it writes well. It flexes from fine to about 1mm. The vintage pen is 12.6cm capped.

Blue marble always looks sharp on a vintage pen. Our Conway Stewart 85L comes from England in the late 1950s. We restored it with a new ink sac. No cracks or deep scratches. The worst of the brassing is in the photo. Click the headline for close-ups. Its 14k gold nib has a little flex. However, you might need to train it a bit for more consistent writing. We've been working on it to get more consistent flow. It is vastly improved, it might "tighten-up" while shipping it. There's some feedback, too. 13.6cm capped.