Product Description
Type Vintage Vacumatic Fountain Pen
Product Name Vacumatic Major
Manufacturer and Year Parker, Made in USA -- 1944 (the date code is a clear 4 with two dots)
Length 5"
Filling System Vacumatic Filling System
Color Azure Blue Pearl, a blue striped pattern with some transparency in bright light. Black jewel and Blue Diamond clip. The cap band is about 1/8" wide, with a chevron design.
Nib FINE gold Parker nib. There is an L stamped on the back of the feed, though we cannot find any documentation telling us what that might mean aside from some questionable AI response that says it's a feed for the larger Maxima. This is a standard sized nib and feed. There are some toolmarks on the nib that you can see in the photos below.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a beautifully colored, shiny pen. The barrel clarity is pretty poor, it's very hard to see thru the barrel. The barrel has marks caused by capping and light to moderate scratching. The cap has light scratching only. The cap band has light microscratching and small touches of plating wear along the edges. The clip has some plating wear along the spine and the sides. The clip ring looks great and the blue diamond is fully intact. The black top jewel has some small scratches. The imprints are clear.
