Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Parker 51 Vacumatic, Full Size
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in U.S.A. -- 1946 (The date code is a clear 6 with no dots).
Length Full size, 5-7/16"
Filling System Vacumatic (piston/plunger) filling system. We've fully restored it in house with a new diaphragm, and it's working very well.
Color Dove Grey body with a lustraloy cap and a long arrow clip. Pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib FINE gold nib is in nice condition, with a nice amount of tipping, and feels smooth.
Condition Excellent + condition. There is a band of discoloration in a line just beneath the barrel imprint and a fading gradient from the blind cap end of the barrel towards the middle of the barrel. The color is great overall and it's easy to overlook the color changes. The imprint is very clear and crisp. There are stress marks on the section above the clutch band and a few shiny spots on the cap. One area in particular looks a bit scuffed. We tried to photograph it. No marks are on the pearlescent cap jewel. The pen is fully restored and working well.