Sheaffer and Classic Pens Inc came together again in 1993 to make the CP2 Pushkin Crest a Limited Edition piece of 500 fountain pensThe first Sheaffer Cartridge pen was developed by the Fineline division of the company in 1955, and was simply called the Fineline Cartridge Pen.

The Sheaffer Triumph Nib 1942-1998 An overview of one of Sheaffer's most distinctive innovations. A Crest collection featured in the 1989 Sheaffer UK catalogue, these early modern Crest pens were made in England and may not have even made it to any retail outlets for sale. Specializing in new old stock from Sheaffer and Parker, we scour the globe looking for great deals for our customers. The Lifetime pens were discontinued around the same time and replaced with a new range of cartridge pens called ‘Stylist’, these slender style pens were fitted with a futurist looking reversible point nib unit and a newly designed spring loaded clip. The TIPdip system brought clean filling to Sheaffer's lower-priced pens, only the tip of the nib assembley needs dipping for efficient and complete filling.

The picture below is from a 1962 Sheaffer Review and shows equipment performing all these jobs automatically, in a eight-hour shift two employees could produce 75,000 cartridges. In 1986 a range of clipless ballpens named ' In Fashion' were introduced into the range, these pens had the same profile as the TRZ ballpens, minus the clip. VAT Registration Number GB 855 6813 91.

The only touchdown pens available at this time were the Masterpiece and the Imperial IV which was renamed 1350TD.The 1920's Flat top pens were inspiration for the new range of 'guys 'n dolls' fountain pens in 1969, the guys version was the forerunner for the No Nonsense range of pens .
The PFM fountain pen incorporated Sheaffer’s exclusive snorkel clean filling system and a newly styled inlaid nib unit which was advertised as being built to take man sized pressure. The collection had five levels in five colours which were numbered I, II, II, IV and V. The I and II fountain pens were fitted with a palladium silver point, while III, IV and V had 14K gold points. Sheaffer was one of the iconic American pen companies, founded and long headquartered in Fort Madison, Iowa. A new style inlaid nib was designed for the intrigue in 14K solid gold, all the "Born In Fire" fountain pens were fitted with the 14K nib and depending on the trim of the pen came fitted with either a gold or white gold nib unit.In 2003 the Legacy was redesigned and renamed the Legacy Heritage, and the touchdown filling system was dropped in favour of the converter and cartridge system. The high volume and low profit pen was made possible by introducing new manufacturing, assembling, packaging and shipping operations.The touchdown pen range was also expanded in January 1961 with the introduction of the Imperial VI and VIII, these pens were styled on the PFM IV and V respectively, and unlike the Target model came fitted with the PFM style 14K gold inlaid nib unit.The Target was renamed  ‘Imperial III ’  and the new ‘Imperial II’ came fitted with a frosted stainless steel cap and used the cylindrical nib in stainless steel.The ‘Imperial IV’ was modelled on the PFM III and was fitted with the 14K inlaid nib.A new range of pens named around their price points came in 1962, with three cartridge pens numbered 500, 800 and 1000, the touchdown filling system was only available on the 500 and 800 pens.

These cartridge pens were modelled on the Imperial touchdown pens and Lifetime was stamped on both the clip and nib. The Compact II is trimmed with gold plate, fitted with a 14K solid gold nib and a white dot is fitted on the clip. Two new Nostalgia pens came out in 1992 in sterling silver and vermeil, named ’Floral Etched’ the  body of these Nostalgia pens is solid with a floral engraved pattern and again the inspiration for these pens came from the 1920’s. Through our unique partnership with Ranga Pens of India, we are able to offer hand-made pens with upgraded and vintage nibs. A second version of the modern Crest was launched in 1992, the new pen was an upmarket version of the previous attempt being fitted with a 18K two tone nib.

Sheaffer invented the lever filler that was dominant during the golden era of fountain pens and produced significant pens like the Balance, the Touchdown, and the PFM. The Imperial I, II and III were designated ‘Deluxe’ and unlike the earlier versions a white dot was fitted on the clip.The range of Lady Sheaffer pens continued during the 1960’s and by 1971 the range had been totally re-modelled with the addition of a clip to the cap and the introduction of a new recess style nib unit.The Imperial range continued into the 1970’s, the touchdown fountain pens were gradually being phased out of the range, and the ink convertor became the only option of filling the Imperial fountain pen with bottled ink. The touchdown filling system was retained and nine finishes made up the original collection, split into three groups called traditions, perspectives and trendsetters.

We don't claim that this list is comprehensive or scholarly, and we acknowledge that we may have identified some pens incorrectly. The Lame pens had multi-faceted centre bands and were made in gold plated and silver plated versions.A Flagship version of the Connaisseur was made by Sheaffer UK, originally called the European collection and distributed within Europe for the first year, later production was moved to the USA and the pens were then referred to as the Grande Connaisseur range.