Product Description
Type Vac filling vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Major
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA -- 1946 (The barrel imprint is almost entirely gone, but there is a date code for 1946 on the nib)
Length 5-1/8", this is the "Major" size.
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 Azure Pearl body and cap with gold plated trim. It has alternating blue-gray pearl bands and semi-transparent amber bands. The cap has a black cap jewel and a chevron patterned cap band just over 1/8". It has a blue diamond clip.
Nib EXTRA FINE 14k nib has a bit of give and is a smooth writer. It has a date code of 6.
Condition Excellent condition. No cracks, chips or personalization. The barrel transparency is very strong and the cap band is clean with great patterning. There are very faint bite marks in the cap and blind cap. The barrel imprint is almost gone. You can make out a "k" from "Parker" with careful magnification.