Product Description
Type Vintage vacumatic filling fountain pen, in the smaller of the two sizes.
Product Name Parker "51" Vacumatic Demi.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1948 (the imprint is a clear 8).
Length 4-5/16", demi size.
Filling System Piston/plunger (Vacumatic) filler. We've restored it with a new diaphragm and it's working perfectly.
Color Cedar blue (almost black) body with a Lustraloy (brushed steel) cap, a chrome plated arrow clip, and a pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib Medium gold nib is smooth and firm with nice tipping material.
Condition Excellent condition. No cracks or dents or personalization. The section is chipped along the edge of the feed and has some scratches . The barrel has some light scratches. The imprint is nice and clear. The cap has one noticeable shiny section to the right of the clip as well as some smaller shiny dots toward the end of the cap. The clip looks nice and shiny with only some light microscratching.