Vintage Sheaffer NO NONSENSE Fountain Pen - Made in USA - Pink M for Sale

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Vintage Sheaffer NO NONSENSE Fountain Pen - Made in USA - Pink M For Sale

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Vintage Sheaffer NO NONSENSE Fountain Pen - Made in USA - Pink M:
$25.00

\"I\'m a vintage pen!\"

The SheafferNo-nonsense, introduced in 1969, is so derivative of the classic Sheafferflat top pens from 1914 through 1929 that one almost expects to find alever on the side. Like many Sheafferdesigns, the No-nonsenseis so simple andstraightforward that it is Not in production today. The No-nonsensefollows thesimple, tubular design that was practical for making lever-fill pens before thestreamlining phenomenon that Shafferitself started in 1929

The No-nonsenseshares many of the design elements of the early flat tops inaddition to the cap and barrel. The ball-end clip is a direct lift from theearly straight clip pens, though the Shaffername is stamped \"SHEAFFER\" insimple block letters, instead of the classic bold \"SHEAFFER\'S\" onvintage pens. The single wide cap band recalls pre-1928 single band pens,though the band is wider and closer to the cap lip. The nib and section are inthe same proportion, with the new pen being stainless steel and a plainerstamping. And of course, as there is much less hardware in the newer pen, it\'squite a bit lighter.

TheNo Nonsense pens were solid color navy blue and khaki with chrome trim andstainless steel nibs. The first pens likely had hard rubber feeds, which werestill being produced in the 1960s, though this has long since changed toplastic. The pen quickly gained wide acceptance, and Shafferwas making thepens in numerous colors, solid and translucent, and special screen-printedmodels. The pen became a workhorse for Shaffer\'spromotions department as an imprint ablegift pen.

Lateron Sheaffer would produce upscale versions, including models with all goldplate hardware and nibs, chased plastic, and an all-stainless steel pen. TheNoNonsense became Sheaffer\'s Calligraphy set pen, and still holds that positiontoday.

Performance

To review theNoNonsense is to write a something old, something new, something borrowedstory. No-nonsensepens are large, but very lightweight.The original\"1969\" pen measures 5 1/4 inches capped, very comparable to thevintage Sheaffer senior size flat top pens it emulates, but the cap postsdeeper, making the pen 6 1/8 inches long posted rather than the 6 3/4 inchesone would expect from a vintage Sheaffer Jade. The new \"snap-cap\"version is slightly shorter at 5 1/8 inches capped, 6 inches posted.

The look,capped or posted, is very favorable to the early Sheaffer flat tops. If I couldchange anything in the design, I would have changed the stamping on the clip tomatch the vintage pens bigger and heavier\"SHEAFFER\'S\"logo. Not even theOld Timer version,

Sheaffer Viewpoint Translucent Red New Version (Left) And No-nonsenseOrange Old Version

Having triedthe Vintage, Old Timer, and stainless No-nonsensepens, I\'m left a little coldby the new snap-cap version. The big rubberized grip feels nice, but to me it\'sgimmicky and adds nothing to the pen that it was really missing. On severalballpoint / rollerball pens of the first version, the section has a coarse feelthat would accomplish the same thing. The pull off cap may appeal to kids, andis the method for many successful school pens, so this is in the plus column. Ido like the wider cap band on the older version.

The section andfeed are completely redesigned. The new feed is a wide, flat notched plasticpiece, instead of the finned feed of the first pen, which, along with theoriginal nib, has its roots in the original Sheaffer cartridge pen from the1950s. The section has a recessed cavity and a plastic nipple to cut and holdthe cartridge, instead of the shorter, flat end design with an angled metalnipple. The new nib is a little flatter and wider, and is stamped\"GERMANY\", which makes me think thepen is an outsource contract, made to look like a No-nonsense. This says\"cheaper to make\" to me, which is surprising, considering Sheaffermust have cranked these out by the carload.

Finally, if youread the fine print, the pen is no \"White Dot\" Lifetime model. Itcomes with a one year warranty. From my experience, you\'d really have to abuseit to need any warranty, unless it was bad out of the box, and I haven\'t hadthat happen yet!

Packing, Shipping & Delivery

Delivery time: Product will be shipped from Northen India, Haryana. depending upon destination country, transit time will be 15-25 days after we ship the item. Always check the possible delivery time displayed to you by , and purchase this item only if you are comfortable with the delivery delay.

Customs and clearance: We always declare items like this as a \'personal gift\' and we put only value to make it easy at customs clearance in your country. Still some countries has a policy to inspect every package landing in their country. if you are in doubt, please check with your country\'s customs department if its OK to import this item for personal use. Buy the item only if they approve (99% of countries has no problems on a personal use import). Some time you will be asked by customs to provide a declaration about the import (e.g, you declare the actual usage of the item).

Customs duty: though we declare the item as personal gift and put only 2-3 USD value, in some rare cases customs officers will physically inspect the item, and they decide to charge you with an import duty. Please check with your customs department if there is any import duty for such items when buying for personal use (guide : 99.99% of the time import duties are charged only when the imported items has value of higher range XXX USD, and definitely doesn\'t apply here since we are declaring the value of the item is considerably low).

Packing: Three layer packing is free

Delivery time: Product will be shipped from Northen India, Haryana. Delivery will take place within 15 to 25 days depending upon destination country.

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