The final lineup of Lady Sheaffer pens are easily identified by a short, bar-shaped clip with the Sheaffer White Dot at the top. Some early models will have the short conical nib, a holdover from the previous long clip pens, but this begins to give way, not later than 1973, to a recessed nib section across the line. Recessed nibs were made of stainless steel, 14 karat gold (US and UK), or 18 karat gold. Lady Sheaffers made from 1971–1989 are not uncommon, but some models are significantly more difficult to find than others. They are a niche collectible pen, but interest has been gaining in the last few years. A complete collection of the 21 known production models is not going to be excessively expensive to pursue, especially if less than mint condition examples are acquired. As with other Sheaffer pens from the same period, they are good writers and reliable.
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