~1947 Carmine Sheaffer Tuckaway Sovereign fountain pen - fine point

Tuckaways are so special. Other pen companies made diminutive pens long before Sheaffer created the Tuckaway in 1940. Parker had the vest pocket Duofold. Wahl-Eversharp had the Bantam. No other little pen seems as iconic as the Tucky.

Unfortunately the Tuckaway continued only until 1949. Though in its ten years there are six different generations. This pen is a fourth generation Tuckaway that is contemporary with the third generation Triumphs.

This pen is in marvelous condition. The inner/outer barrel unit is New Old Stock and in perfect condition. The cap band has a few plier marks in the plating but no loss of plating. The cap peak is unmarred with a smooth dome. The fine nib writes a nice, wet line. The filling system has been restored with modern synthetic materials that will last for years. This little pen holds more ink that any standard, modern convertor.

Length
Capped - 114 mm (4.5”)
Uncapped - 98 mm (3.8”)
Posted - 133 mm (5.2”).
Diameter
Cap - 11.9 mm (0.47”)
Barrel - 11.4 mm (0.45”)

Filler
Vacuum-Fil

Nib
Fine