SH1844 Sheaffer TRZ Model 60 Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, boxed (Medium).

SH1844 Sheaffer TRZ Model 60 Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, boxed (Medium).

Date: c1980s

Size: Length - 135mm capped; 148mm posted.

This beautiful matte black TRZ set has 23 carat gold electroplated trim,  is boxed and as far as I can see has no damage to either piece.  The matte - slightly textured - finish is still perfect.  The caps have a flat black plastic top with a very long pocket clip bearing the Sheaffer white dot at the top.  Unusually, both pieces also have their original paper sales labels still attached to the rear of the cap.  The gold coloured lettering on the labels is still readable "SHEAFFER TRZ / Model 60".  The fountain pen has a third line "MEDIUM".

Fountain Pen

The cap pulls off to reveal the gold plated nib and a glossy black finger grip with a gold plated band adjacent to the nib.  The end of the barrel has a shaped gold plated end piece which will give you a nice positive "click" when you post the nib for writing.  The barrel unscrews to allow you to fill the pen.  It would originally have taken the Sheaffer slim ink cartridges or ink converter.  These are sadly no longer available, having been discontinued many years ago.  However, the later Sailor Chalana ink cartridges do fit and I will include a few boxes of old stock Chalana cartridges with the set.   These can be used as-is and can, of course, be refilled with a syringe or cartridge-filling tool once empty.  

Pencil

This is an early model twist action 0.9mm pencil.  The cap will pull off to reveal a barely used white eraser.  The pencil works perfectly with a twist of the cap.

Box

A hard shell case covered in brown leatherette with gold tooling.  The inside is lined in sumptuous deep burgundy coloured satin.