Product Description
Type Fountain pen with a squeeze "Aerometric" filling system.
Product Name Parker 51
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA, 1950s (no date code, so it's after 1951.)
Length 5-1/2".
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filling system. We've tested it and it's working very well.
Color Midnight blue body with a 1/10 14k gold filled cap with a pattern of lines with an arrow clip and a ddark cap jewel. The clip and tassie are one piece.
Nib FINE gold nib.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a dark, shiny pen with a glowing and lovely cap that is elegant to behold. The clutch ring has a corroded spot on the clutch ring along with scratching (see photo). The section and barrel have moderate scratching. There are a few scratches near the end of the barrel. The cap has moderate microscratching and a few tiny dots of pitting between some of the lines, particularly to the left of the clip. The clip plating wear and pitting along the edges of the arrow and down the center spine. The clip ring has pitting along the top edge. The top jewel has a crackled surface; if it was pearlized at one time, it has now darkened substantially. The cap imprint is clear.
