Verily :) We likely never will have company literature on these, but the "why" (besides "because") remains. I have one notion, but hardly provides proof-of-intent. What the pens borrow from and/or resemble no doubt adds bit to the charm. > http://vacumania.com/penteech2/sheafferblackwasplike.jpg david ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Rosen" <miker2001@...> To: "isaacson" <isaacson@...>, pens@... Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 10:41:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: RE: [ZossPens] PIC. A most unusual 1930's (?) - 1940's Sheaffer I think they are Canadian. > Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:14:22 +0000 > From: isaacson@... > To: pens@...; fptalk@... > Subject: [ZossPens] PIC. A most unusual 1930's (?) - 1940's Sheaffer > > > Picked this up a while ago. Goes well with my *striped* gray non-WD version. Daniel has a WD brown striper. A most unusual Sheaffer, one most here perhaps have not seen before. It is imprinted "Sheaffer" . > > http://vacumania.com/penteech2/sheafferblackwasplike.jpg > > regards > > david