Product Description
Type Vintage vacumatic filling fountain pen.
Product Name Parker 51 Vacumatic.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1944 (The date code is a clear 4 with no dots).
Length Full size, 5-3/8".
Filling System Piston/plunger (Vacumatic) system. We have fully restored it and it's working very well.
Color Black body with a 1/10 16k gold filled cap with a pattern of four grouped parallel lines and a blue diamond gold filled clip. Pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib FINE 14k gold nib. Very smooth. A little wider than what we usually call a fine, but it's not quite medium.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks or chips. This is a pretty, shiny pen with good hand feel. The barrel has moderate scratching. The cap has a shallow dent that we've tried to highlight in a picture below, but is quite shiny with microscratching. The clip has plating wear along the sides. The blue diamond paint looks good. The pearlescent jewel is a bit mottled. The imprint is rather worn, but the date code is clear.