Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Parker 51 Vacumatic
Manufacturer and Year Parker - 1945 (clear imprint shows a 5 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 except for some plating wear on the cap and small scratches on the section and the blind cap. The brassing is mostly near the tip of the clip and the lip of the cap (see photos), but there's some light wear about halfway up the cap. The blind cap marks are very light, and there are a couple of tiny indents and scratches in the cap as well, though it still all looks very sleek and nice. It's a beautiful pen, working well.
Engraved "John W Skriski" on the barrel (see photos).