Product Description
Type Fountain pen with a squeeze "Aerometric" filling system.
Product Name Parker 51
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1949 (date code is a 9 with one dot)
Length Full size, 5-3/8".
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filling system. We've tested it and it's working very well.
Color Burgundy body with a 1/10 12k gold filled cap in a pattern of converging lines with a short arrow clip and a pearlescent cap jewel. The clip and tassie are one piece.
Nib FINE gold nib is smooth with good tipping remaining.
Condition Excellent condition. The section and barrel have light signs of wear and some very slight scratching. The cap has quite a few small scratches, and there a rough area on the very edge of the cap lip, about 1/4" wide, where it looks like it's been scraped a bit. The clip has plating wear along the edges and on the high spots, as well as on the edges of the open end. The pearlized jewel looks great. There are no cracks, chips, or dents. The imprints are clear. Some corrosion on the filling system coating.