Product Description
Type Vac filling vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA -- 1943 (The date code on the barrel is a clear 3 with three dots)
Length 5", it seems a little small.
Filling System Vacumatic plunger filling system has been restored here at Peyton Street Pens and is in excellent working condition. The bladder has been replaced and the pen has been tested. It has the late-era plastic plunger.
Color Laminated Grey Pearl body with alternating bands of amber and a gray gradient. It has a black cap jewel and an approximately 1/8" chevron patterned cap band. The trim is nickel plated to match the Grey Pearl and is the only Vacumatic to have nickel plated trim.
Nib EXTRA FINE 14k nib has a bit of give and is a smooth writer. The nib has a date code of 6. The feed has an A on it which means that it originally paired with an accountant nib.
Condition Very nice condition. The barrel transparency is strong and the barrel imprint is clear. The plating is worn and shows brasing, particularly on the arrowhead of the clip and tassie.. The upper part of the barrel near the section has some band marks. The cap and blind cap both have bite marks. The pen is working well.