Product Description
Type Vintage Vacumatic filling fountain pen.
Product Name Vacumatic Junior. The Junior is more or less the same size as the Major, however it has two thin cap rings and a "split arrow" clip as opposed to the Blue Diamond clip.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1948 (The date code on the barrel is an 8 with no dots).
Length 5-1/8".
Filling System Later Vacumatic filling system. We have fully restored it with a new diaphragm and it's working perfectly. It has the plastic plunger.
Color Silver Pearl striated with silver colored (either nickel or chrome) trim and a black cap jewel. Thin double cap band and a split arrow clip.
Nib MEDIUM-FINE gold arrow style Parker USA nib. It's smooth with nice tipping, and is quite firm. It looks like it was originally a two-tone nib, but it is a Junior size nib. Visible polishing marks.
Condition Excellent condition. Barrel and cap are smooth, with minor handwear. No major scratches. Some slight capping marks on the front of the barrel, and a worn area near the end from posting. The imprint is legible and the trim is in good condition. Cap jewel is rough. Barrel is personalized with "James O. Allen". The barrel transparency is quite good. In hand the pen looks great.