Product Description
Type Vac filling vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Major
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA -- 1945 (The date code on the barrel is a clear 5 with one dot)
Length 5"
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 Black body with alternating bands of amber. It has a black cap jewel and an approximately 1/8" chevron patterned cap band. The trim is gold plated.
Nib MEDIUM-FINE 14k nib.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, dents, or dings. This is a classic pen, with great shine and superb barrel clarity. The barrel has faint marks caused by the cap lip and light wear. The cap is likewise in excellent shape, just some light wear. The cap band looks fantastic. The clip has some plating wear along the edges at the end. The blue diamond is perfect. The ring that holds the clip has plating wear and some tool marks, as does the jewel. The imprints are clear.