~1947 Carmine Sheaffer Tuckaway Statesman 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. Except perhaps the Kaweco Sport which is nearly exactly the same size as the Tucky.

Unfortunately the Tuckaway continued only until 1949. Through in its ten years there are six different generations that crossed the Balance, Triumph, and Touchdown pen lines. This pen is a fourth generation Tuckaway that is contemporary with the third generation Triumphs.

This pen is in marvelous condition. The only minor faults are a crease on the filling knob and a slightly darkened ink view grip section - see photos. Otherwise the celluloid is perfect - including the transparency in the forward end of the binde. The plating is perfect. 

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 - 115 mm (4.5”)
Uncapped - 95 mm (3.8”)
Posted - 130 mm (5.1”).
Diameter
Cap - 12.55 mm (0.5”)
Barrel - 11.4 mm (0.45”)

Filler
Vacuum-Fil

Nib
Fine