Product Description
Type Fountain Pen
Product Name Parker "51" in a prototype color. (See page 29 of the Parker 51 book.)
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA, 1947. The barrel has a date code of a 7 with three dots.
Length 5-1/2"
Filling System Vacumatic with plastic plunger. Restored with a new diaphragm at PSP.
Color Green-Grey section and barrel with sterling silver line pattern cap Pearlized cap jewel. Gold arrow clip with blue diamond. This was not a standard color, it is much more greenish than the standard "dove grey" color, and more grey than the "nassau green" color.
Nib FINE gold nib
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a unique fountain pen in a lovely color with a very elegant cap. The section and barrel have light to moderate scratching (mostly microscratching). The cap looks very beautiful. There are a few miniscule dots of pitting, mainly above the cap band. The cap band is very shiny silver and is marked, "Sterling Silver Made in USA". It has a lovely arrow pattern. The cap lip has a bit of surface wear. The arrow clip looks excellent. The blue diamond is excellent. The clip ring has some tiny dots of pitting and a thin line of plating wear on some of the edges. The pearlized jewel is lovely. The imprints are clear.
