Product Description
Type Fountain Pen in excellent working condition.
Product Name Parker 51 Signet .... not a common model, it was toward the top of the line for Parker.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, US, 1948.
Length 5-1/16 inches
Filling System Aerometric (squeeze filler ... press 4 times). It's marked Parker 51 on the filler.
Color 1/10 14k gold filled, with a black section. The pattern is three lines followed by a wide gold stripe, and pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib MEDIUM 14k nib.
Condition Very nice condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a golden, shiny pen in a classic design. The barrel has light to moderate scratching with some long thin scratch lines and some shorter deep scratches. The cap has moderate scratching with some microscratch clusters, some longish, deep scratches alongside the clip, and the cap lip has dots of pitting. The section is nice, dark velvety black, and shiny. The clip has plating wear along the edges and some dots of pitting down the middle. The top jewel has scratches. The imprint and date code are clear.