Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen in working order.
Product Name Parker 51 Aerometric in a hard to find color
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1948 (The date code is an 8 with no dots).
Length 5-1/8", this is the smaller size
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filling system. We have installed a new sac.
Color Forest Green with a stainless steel "Lustraloy" cap and an arrow clip. Pearlescent cap jewel. The green is very dark and is almost like a green black in hand.
Nib Medium gold nib is in excellent condition with good tipping. It's nice and rounded for smooth writing. The nib is narrow for a modern medium, but it is broader than a vintage fine.
Condition Excellent + condition with some wear. The barrel imprint is weak and the cap has microscratching. The end of the barrel has some stress marks from posting. There is some flaking of the plating on the sac cover. There are no dents, chips, or cracks.