Product Description
Type Vintage vacumatic filling fountain pen, restored and working well.
Product Name Duofold Vacumatic filler aka "Duovac" Senior. This is the later Senior version.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in U.S.A. -- 1943 (the date code is a clear 3 with no dots.).
Length 5-3/8 inches.
Filling System Standard plastic plunger Vacumatic filling system. We've restored it with a new diaphragm and it's working very well.
Color "Blue Stripe" color, stripes of black and stripes of various shades of blue and gray. It has a flat blue diamond clip and a 1/8" wide cap band with a chevron pattern.
Nib FINE Parker gold nib. It's smooth and somewhat firm with nice tipping material. We are calling this pen a fine, but it is on the narrow side. This is the V style nib, and was originally two-toned, but no masking is visible.
Condition Excellent condition. There are some scratches and marks on the barrel near the section and blind cap. The barrel transparency is very strong and the barrel imprint is clear. The cap band has brassing along the edges, and there's plating wear on the sides of the clip. The blue diamond is intact. The cap tassie has some plating wear around the top edge. The cap jewel looks good. There are no cracks, dents, or personalization to be found on this pen. It has been fully restored and it's working very well.
