Product Description
Type Vintage vacumatic filling fountain pen.
Product Name Parker 51 Vacumatic.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1948 (The date code is a clear 8 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 Cedar blue body with a 1/8 14k gold filled cap with a pattern of continuous parallel lines and a blue diamond gold filled clip. Pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib 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 microscratching and some small shallow marks. The clip has three small spots of plating wear on the very tip, but the sides of the clip look quite nice. The section has a small bulge and moderate scratching. The blue diamond paint looks good. The pearlescent jewel is a bit mottled. The imprint is worn a bit in the middle of the first line, but the date code and "Made in USA" on the second line is clear.