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- 1937 (date code is a clear 17 meaning 1st quarter 1937)
Length 5-3/8 inches ("Oversize" model).
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 Burgundy pearl and amber transparent barrel with burgundy pearl cap. Arrow aka Deco style clip. Three cap bands. Jewels on top of cap and end of barrel that match the pen coloring.
Nib FINE 14k Parker nib.
Condition Superior condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a large-sized beautifully colored pen with great barrel transparency through the burgundy pearl and amber circumference rings on the barrel. The cap and barrel have light to moderate scratching with most of the scratch marks at the end of the barrel and around the beginning of the imprint on the side of the barrel. The cap rings look great with just a few light scratches. The clip and clip band are excellent. The barrel end jewel has a deep scratch along one side. The top cap jewel has some light scratches. The imprints are clear.