Sheaffer Balance

Sheaffer Balance, Sheaffer
M Dreibelbis from Cleveland Ohio, CC BY 2.0

One of the first streamlined fountain pens, with tapered ends.

The Balance broke with the straight pens of the time and gave a softer shape. The streamline soon spread to other makers.

Materials: Celluloid, gold nib

Manufacture: Made in Fort Madison, Iowa.

The torpedo-shaped body with pointed ends.

The white dot on the cap, showing the lifetime guarantee.