Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Major
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1946, the barrel and caps both have a 6 with three dots code for 1946.
Length Just a hair over 5".
Filling System Vacumatic plunger filling system has been restored here at Peyton Street Pens and is working well. This has the late plastic plunger system.
Color Laminated Black body and cap with gold plated trim. It has alternating black bands and semi-transparent amber bands. The cap has a black cap jewel and a chevron patterned cap band just over 1/8" wide. It has a blue diamond clip.
Nib FINE gold Parker USA nib, verging on the extra fine. (One of the cap stickers has an F on it.)
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a dark, shiny pen with great barrel transparency in the amber bands. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and light scratching. The blind cap has a few shallow bite marks. The cap has moderate scratching, and there are still stickers attached near the clip. The clip has plating wear along the sides and around the open end. The blue diamond looks great. The cap band has some plating wear, and the chevron pattern looks nice. The top black jewel is lovely. The imprints are clear.
There are 2 of the original paper stickers on the cap.
