Restored Sheaffer EXCELLENT 1ST YEAR Black Snorkel Valiant 14k Gold Medium Point

Description

Restored Sheaffer
EXCELLENT 1ST YEAR Black Snorkel Valiant
14k Gold Medium Point
Length capped - 5 1/2"
Point - Medium
This black Valiant is in excellent restored condition. No flaws.
Snorkel pens made in the first year of production (1952) were equipped with a 14k gold Snorkel tube. The company didn't advertise or otherwise publicize the fact, and it wasn't until sometime in the 1960s that a pair of collectors sent a tube for assay and the first-year Snorkels became collectibles.
Sheaffer's Snorkel Valiant is a White Dot model featuring a 14k gold Triumph nib with palladium mask. Other premium features include a plastic cap with 3/8" gold-filled cap band and a gold-filled, spring-loaded clip.
I will include a photocopy of an original Sheaffer's Snorkel instructions leaflet.
All restorations include
disassembly, cleaning,
replacement of all seals and the sac,
smoothing and adjusting the nib,
refinishing the plastic, stainless steel, and gold-filled surfaces,
filling the pen with ink (not just dipping)
and producing multiple writing samples over 2 days (like the one in the photo).
I guarantee the pens I restore write smoothly and fill as designed.
Payment is expected within 3 days.
.95 for USPS First Class shipping in cardboard box. Shipping to US addresses only.
NOTE:
I BUY SNORKEL PENS AND PARTS.
Use the Contact Seller link above (under my name) and let me know what you have.