Product Description
Type Fountain Pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Oversize (identified by fat girth, length -- 5-3/8" -- and lockdown filling system)
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA - 1936 (date code is a clear 36 meaning 3rd quarter 1936)
Length 5-3/8 inches ("Oversize" model, the precursor to the Maxima).
Filling System Vacumatic lockdown filler is in excellent 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 Golden pearl and amber transparent barrel and cap. Arrow aka Deco style clip. Three cap bands. Striped ewels on top of cap and end of barrel.
Nib FINE 14k Parker nib. Excellent tipping material.
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a large-sized beautifully colored pen with great barrel transparency through the brown pearl and amber circumference rings on the barrel (see photos). The barrel has light marks caused by the cap lip and light wear. The cap is beautiful and shiny with only a few small marks. The cap bands are excellent with no plating wear. The clip is excellent with some plating wear along the central ridge and the curved top area. The clip band has a few tiny marks as well as a splotch of brassing. The barrel end jewel is perfect. The imprints are clear.