Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Junior Debutante, this is a lower end vacumatic in the Shadow Wave pattern
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA -- 1939 (The date code on the barrel is a clear 9 with one dot. This is the year the Junior Debutante transitioned to the Sub-Deb).
Length 4-11/16"
Filling System Vacumatic filler in excellent working condition. The filling system has been restored by us with a new diaphragm, and it has been tested. This is the later plastic plunger version, undoubtedly a replacement of the original metal Speedline filler.
Color Brown Shadowwave is alternating lengthwise stripes of semi-transparent amber and a gradient of browns. It has a black blind cap, and black end jewels. Gold plated trim with a short star clip and a 1/8" ornate chevron cap band.
Nib EXTRA FINE FLEXIBLE 14k nib is smooth. It has good tipping material and offers some line variation when flexed. See the writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition. No cracks or personalization. The blind cap has bite marks and the barrel just above it is slightly worn from posting. There is a matching concave bulge at the top of the barrel. The cap and barrel have some fine scratches and marks. The worst of the barrel scratches are on the imprint. The plating looks really good with well defined detailing and no real wear. The blind cap and the cap have bite marks and there is a short deep scratch to the right of the clip. The barrel clarity is strong and the imprint is legible.