Product Description
Type Vintage vacumatic filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Duofold Vacumatic filler aka "Duovac" Senior. This is the early Senior version.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in U.S.A. -- 1940 (the date code is a 0 with one dot. This design was used between 1940 and 1941).
Length 5-7/16-inches.
Filling System Aluminum speedline plunger Vacumatic filling system. We've restored it with a new diaphragm and it's working very well. This is the appropriate plunger for the date code.
Color "Maroon Stripe" color, stripes of black and stripes of various shades of burgundy and gray. It has a flat blue diamond clip and a 1/8" cap band sandwiched between two narrow cap bands.
Nib FINE Parker Pen gold nib. It's smooth and springy with nice tipping material.
Condition Excellent condition. There is some plating wear throughout including a noticeably brassed center cap band. The blue diamond clip has black instead of blue paint on the blue diamond. The pen has handwear and light scratches. The blind cap doesn't fit quite flush to the barrel and the barrel imprint is weak with some parts barely legible. There are no cracks or chips, dings, dents, or personalization to be found on this pen. It has been fully restored and it's working very well.