Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Parker 51 Vacumatic
Manufacturer and Year Parker - 1942 (clear imprint shows a 2 date mark)
Length 5-1/2"
Filling System piston/plunger (Vacumatic) system - we have fully restored it and it's working well.
Color Black body, 1/10 16k gold filled cap with an even pattern of lines up and down it. Blue diamond gold filled clip (blue paint is good). Pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib FINE 14k gold nib with a good amount of iridium.
Condition Excellent + condition. Light plating wear on the trim and only very small scratches on the cap and blind cap. The wear is mostly just on the sides of the clip near the blue diamond, and the gold ring piece around the cap jewel, where there is a tiny indent as well (see photos). There are a couple of pin-sized marks and scratches in the cap as well, but no dents, or cracks in the plastic anywhere. There are some minor scratches on the section and the blind cap. This pen is working very well, and looks very beautiful.