Product Description
Type Fountain pen and matching pencil in a very hard to find color.
Product Name Parker 51 Aerometric
Manufacturer and Year Parker - 1949 (9 with no dots on the pen, indicating last quarter 1949. The pencil is dated 1948 -- 8 with no dots.)
Length Full size pen - 5 7/16" and the pencil is just a little shorter.
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filling system. The mechanical pencil takes 0.9mm leads.
Color The color is Plum, one of the more uncommon Parker 51 colors. Stainless steel cap with a gold plated arrow clip. Pearlescent cap jewel. The color is well-represented in the photographs.
Nib The gold nib is medium and writes nicely. It looks like it is in excellent condition with hardly any wear.
Condition Excellent condition. The fountain pen has some very light scratch marks on the section and barrel. The cap is beautiful with no blemishes. There is a little plating wear at the bottom of the clip. The mechanical pencil has only microscratching on the barrel and a pristine cap. The clip has very light plating wear, mostly around the top edge. The set is beautiful, resting in the original Parker "51" brown clamshell box. No cracks, chips, dents, or dings. The imprints are clear.