Product Description
Type Vac filling vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA -- 1944 (The date code on the barrel is a clear 4 with three dots)
Length 5", this is the "Major" version of the Vacumatic with the single cap band and Blue Diamond clip.
Filling System Vacumatic plunger filling system has been restored here at Peyton Street Pens and is in excellent working condition. The bladder has been replaced and the pen has been tested. It has the late-era plastic plunger.
Color Laminated Grey Pearl body with alternating bands of amber and a gray gradient. It has a black cap jewel and an approximately 1/8" chevron patterned cap band. The trim is nickel plated to match the Grey Pearl and is the only Vacumatic to have nickel plated trim.
Nib FINE 14k nib is firm and a smooth writer. Feed marked "A" indicating it was meant to support a firm "Account" nib. Lots of tipping.
Condition Excellent condition. The coloration is quite nice, with excellent transparency. The pen is nice and shiny in appearance. The cap and barrel have moderate lengthwise scratching. No bite marks on cap or blind cap. The trim has plating wear and brassing, very common with the nickel plated trim. The blue diamond and the black jewel at the top of the cap are fully intact and look really great. The imprint is excellent.