Product Description
Type Fountain Pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Oversize (identified by fat girth, length -- 5-3/8" -- and lockdown filling system). This was the largest Vacumatic at the time, the precursor to the speedline Maxima.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, Canada - 1934 (date code is a clear 34 meaning the third quarter of 1934)
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 black transparent barrel with solid burgundy pearl cap. Arrow aka Deco style clip. Three cap bands. Matching burgundy pearl jewels on top of cap and end of barrel. The clip band has a registered number engraved: 784404
Nib Medium flexible nib, very wet. There is an angled crack on the lower left side, which does not interfere with writing or ink flow. The nib should not be over-flexed. Please see photos and writing sample below.
Condition Excellent condition with no chips, dents, or dings. This is a large-sized, shiny pen, with great barrel transparency through the burgundy pearl and black circumference rings on the barrrel. The coloration is really beautiful. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip as well as light to moderate scratching throughout. The cap has moderate wear. The gold tassie at the end of the barrel has plating wear and brassing and the jewel at that end is scratched. The cap rings have light scratching but no plating wear. The clip has plating wear on the end arrow and along the sides of the top. There is also a short, deep nick on the face of the clip. The clip band has scratching along the edges of the tassie. The top cap jewel looks great. The imprints are clear.