Product Description
Type Vintage Mechanical Pencil
Product Name Vacumatic Junior, based off of the trim. (Junior and Major fountain pens were approximately the same size, and the same for the pencils. The Juniors are identified by the two thin cap bands).
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA -- 19416 (It has a clear date code of 1 with no dots).
Length 5-1/8"
Filling System The pencil uses a twist mechanism and takes 0.9mm or "thin" leads. A hardened eraser can be found beneath the cap.
Color Blue colored bands alternate with solid black bands. This gets called Azure Pearl, Azure Blue, and Azure Blue Pearl. We favor Azure Pearl to keep in line with the other vacumatic colors. It has a split arrow clip, a black cap jewel, and a pair of narrow cap bands. It is personalized on the barrel, "R.E. Edwards."
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a shiny pencil in a beautiful color pattern. The barrel portion has one long scratch mark and then mostly light scratching. The cap has light to some moderate scratching and a few marks to the left of the end of the arrow clip. The cone has some microscratching and some splotchy marks but overall it looks excellent. The cap bands have some microscratching and a tad of plating wear along the edge of the lower band. The clip and clip ring look great. The black jewel has some small scratches at the top. The barrel has a personalization, "R.E. Edwards". The imprint is clear.