Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker 51 Aerometric.
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA - 1949 (the date is marked on the barrel, an 9 with three dots). The "long arrow" clip was used in 1948-9 and later pens had a shorter length of "feathers."
Length 5-1/2", full size.
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filling system, tested and working well.
Color Cocoa brown barrel and section with a Lustraloy steel cap, shiny chrome clip, and pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib FINE gold nib.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a classic pen in a lovely cocoa brown color with a shiny steel cap. The section has quite a lot of scratching around the feed. The cap and barrel have light to moderate scratching. The barrel has a number of long, thin scratch lines near the end. The cap has moderate scratching with a shiny mark adjacent to the arrow clip (both sides). The clip has light microscratching; it looks nice. The clip ring has a line of plating loss around the bottom edge. The pearlescent cap jewel has a long, deep scratch as well as mottling around the center peak. The imprints are clear.
