Product Description
Type Vintage vacumatic filling fountain pen.
Product Name Parker 51 Vacumatic.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1943 (The date code is a clear 3 with one dot).
Length Full size, 5-5/16".
Filling System Piston/plunger (Vacumatic) system. We have fully restored it and it's working very well.
Color Cedar blue body with a 1/10 16k gold filled cap with a pattern of parallel lines up it in groups of 4 and a blue diamond gold filled clip. Pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib MEDIUM-FINE 14k gold nib. Very smooth.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks or chips. This is a pretty, shiny pen with good hand feel. The barrel has light to moderate scratching. The cap is nice and shiny with just microscratching and one tiny dent directly opposite the clip. The clip has some scratching along the sides. Some toolmarks on the tassie. The section has a bulge and moderate scratching. The blue diamond paint is worn in the very center. The pearlescent jewel is a bit mottled. All the imprints are clear.