Product Description
Type Vintage vacumatic filling fountain pen and mechanical pencil set.
Product Name Vacumatic Sub Deb aka Junior Debutante
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- the pen was made in 1942, the pencil in 1941 (they have clear date code imprints). The fountain pen nib has a .2. date code.
Length Fountain Pen: 4-3/4"; Mechanical Pencil: 4-11/16"
Filling System The pen has a Vacumatic filling system which we have restored with a new diaphragm and is working very well. The pencil takes 0.9mm leads which it extends via the traditional twist mechanism (we'll include a small packet of leads for it).
Color Golden pearl bodies with gold plated trim, one black jewels on the pen and one on the pencil, single cap bands, short arrow clips.
Nib FINE Parker USA nib with date code .2.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks. This is a beautifully colored, shiny, demi-sized pen and pencil set in a classic design style. The fountain pen barrel has excellent amber transparency. It has moderate wear with some heavier scratches near the end of the barrel. There's a gouge/scrape on the barrel. The cap has light to some moderate scratching. The cap band has mainly microscratches with one tiny, deep mark, and a bit of plating wear along the lower edge. The clip and clip band look great. The black jewel has a tiny patch of surface wear near the very tip. The mechanical pencil has moderate to some heavy scratching, especially near the top of the cap portion. The cone has a few small scratches. The cap band has plating wear and one small dent. The clip has microscratches and some light plating wear here and there. The black jewel has some mini-scratch marks. The imprints on both pieces are very readable.
