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 -- 1950 (The pen has a date code of "0", and the pencil does not have a date code)
Length The pen is 5-1/16" and the pencil is 4-3/4".
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 converging lines pattern) and arrow clips. Pearlescent cap jewels. The pencil has a cone with engraved ridges.
Nib Fine gold nib is in excellent condition with smooth tipping material.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a beautiful "demi" set in a classic style and in great condition. The fountain pen has marks on the section hood caused by the cap lip and moderate scratching on the barrel. The clip has plating wear on the arrow and along the sides, as well as around the band that holds the clip. There is also brassing on the pen's "band", near the cap lip. The patterning on the cap is smoothed down on the side opposite the clip. The mechanical pencil looks good. The barrel has moderate scratching. The cap has light scratching. The clip has a lot of brassing, as does the gold band that holds the clip. The imprints on both pieces are clear.