Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen in nice working order and a working mechanical pencil.
Product Name Parker 51 Aerometric Pen Set.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1952 (The pencil has a date code of 52 and the pen does not have a date code)
Length The pen is 5-1/16" and the pencil is 4-7/8".
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filling system for the pen and cap actuated mechanism for the pencil. The pencil takes "thin" leads and 0.9mm refills should work.
Color Black with 1/10 12k gold filled (in a lined pattern) and arrow clips. Pearlescent cap jewels. The pencil has a cone with engraved ridges.
Nib Medium gold nib is in excellent condition with smooth tipping material.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings, and in original Parker 51 box. This is a beautiful "demi" set in a classic style and in great condition. The fountain pen has marks caused by the cap lip and light scratches around the circumference where the cap posts. The clip has plating wear on the arrow and some brassing at the top. The mechanical pencil barrel and cone are near mint. The cap has some brassing around the gold band that holds the clip. The box has some wear on the metal sides. The imprints on both pieces are clear.