In 1907, Walter A. Sheaffer used his jewellery expertise to create a device which would allow users to fill a pen with ink much easier, cleaner and be more aesthetically-pleasing. In 1912, Sheaffer, dedicated his life savings to his idea of a pen-filling apparatus initiated by a lever system. By the 1930’s, Sheaffer pens had solidified itself as a leader in the luxury pen market. The fountain pens were advertised as the pen that “fills instantly from any ink-well, with one touch of a finger.” Instantly, Sheaffer became a household name and must-have product. On March 1st 1966 Sheaffer Pen Co became a division of Textron Inc and the 'Sheaffer's' logo was change to 'Sheaffer' on all merchandising and literature. Sheaffer have been innovators throughout their existence; pioneering different nib styles in the 1920 making them more reliable, they were one of the first pen manufacturers to move away from hard rubber materials to celluloid , they altered pen shapes and introduced innovations such as the snorkel filling system. Like so many innovative ideas the tip dip filling system was yet another from the Sheaffer company, designed to improve the overall writing and user experience of their pens. Sheaffer was a family owned company up until 1966 when the diversified Textron Conglomerate aquired control of the firm, becoming Sheaffer-Eaton.The Sheaffer Iowa plant was their main production plant, employing over 1000 people at its height shrinking to 550 in 1997 when they were bought by Bic for $50m. Under Bic’s tenure the Iowa plant was closed in March 2008 with production moving to China and operational aspects like purchasing, warehousing etc moving to Slovakia. In 2014 A T Cross acquired Sheaffer for $15m and was under their tenure until August 2022 when they sold the company to William Penn Pvt Ltd from India.

The Sheaffer 100 along with the 300 and the 500 were perhaps the combined successors to the Javelin as part of Sheaffer’s design and product review in 2009. Despite a somewhat underwhelming response from collectors the 100 has enjoyed a rather better response from the general public and continues to be manufactured. The Sheaffer 100 is a much better pen than it is generally given credit for, especially given the Sheaffer quality manufacturing process, the brass core material, meticulous detail to finish,and having the same feed and nib as more expensive Sheaffer models such as the 300 and prelude. All of which give these pens a superb feel in hand and writing experience.

On offer is a lovely looking Sheaffer 100 FOUNTAIN pen, BALLPOINT pen and PENCIL Ferrari  Rosso Corsa set, plus a metal Ferrari F430 Spider key ring. This pen set features a contemporary take on the classic Sheaffer 100, inspired by the design of iconic FERRARI racing car team. The body and cap of fountain, ballpoint pens and pencil have the distinctive Ferrari Rosso Corsa colour in a high gloss finish with nickel trim. The 100 is a Sheaffer through and through and every bit of this pen’s construction says quality. The cap, barrel and section are all metal which yields a quality feel in hand without being overly heavy for long writing sessions. The caps on both pens and pencil has a nickel plated band with “FERRARI ” indented around the circumference. The cap finial has the Ferrari rampant black horse logo on it with yellow background. The nickel plated steel clips on each item have a slight arc shape, a single small elongated cutout, and sport the iconic Sheaffer trademark white dot. The fountain pen has a medium stainless steel open nib and a sheaffer converter, the ballpoint pen is activated by a twisting action of the cap and has a new ink refill and the pencil has lead and an eraser.This set feels good in hand, are a pleasure to write with and look fantastic. The set is in excellent age appropriate aesthetic condition and in good working order. There are no appreciable dents, dings, scratches or personalisation on this pen set. This set is presented in a Ferrari Red Sheaffer box and outer sleeve, both with the iconic Ferrari rampant horse motif. The new metal Ferrari F430 Spider key ring is presented in its unopened original packaging. Please refer to the photographs closely as they form an integral part of the description.

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