Product Description
Type Fountain pen and matching pencil in a very hard to find color.
Product Name Parker 51 Aerometric Demi
Manufacturer and Year Parker - 1949 (9 with no dots on the pen, indicating last quarter 1949. The pencil is does not have a date code.)
Length Fountain Pen: 5-1/8"; Mechanical Pencil: 4-11/16"
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filling system, tested and working well. The mechanical pencil takes 0.9mm leads.
Color The color is Plum, one of the more uncommon Parker 51 colors. Stainless steel cap and arrow clip. Pearlescent cap jewel. The cone of the mechanical pencil has gold concentric rings embedded in the steel.
Nib FINE gold hooded nib.
Condition Superior condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a truly beautiful and shiny pen and pencil set, in a unique deep plum color, and that looks almost new. The fountain pen has mainly light wear with long, thin scratch lines near the end that include a couple of deeper scratches. The cap has some light scratching with a few shiny marks to the left of the top of the clip. The clip and clip ring are lovely. The top pearlescent jewel is perfect. The mechanical pencil has light scratching on the barrel. The pretty cone has some plating wear on the gold rings. The cap has some very light scratches. The clip and clip ring are perfect. The pearlescent jewel is perfect. The imprints on both pieces are clear, including the date code on the fountain pen.