Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Maxima. The Maxima is the largest Vacumatic model, with a fatter barrel and cap and a bigger nib.
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA - circa 1940. There is a 0 with three dots imprinted on the barrel.
Length 5-5/16 inches (Maxima size).
Filling System Vacumatic speedline filler is in working condition. The filling system has been restored by us with a new diaphragm, and it has been tested. (We will guarantee the filling system for one year from purchase.)
Color Black barrel and cap with ambered transparent horizontal lines; 1/4" gold Chevron style cap band; black jewels on top of cap and end of barrel. Blue diamond clip.
Nib Fine 14k nib. Very smooth.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a large-sized, beautifully colored, very shiny pen with good barrel transparency. The nib masking is largely polished away. The barrel has light marks from posting and capping. The cap is beautiful with no visible marks. The cap band is lovely. The clip has plating wear along the sides and at the open end. The blue diamond is perfectly intact. Both jewels are perfect. The imprints are crisp and clear.