Product Description
Type Rare vintage fountain pen in restored excellent working condition
Product Name Parker 51 First Year - Identified by the following characteristics:
1. Lined sterling cap with imprint in rectangular area at the top of the cap.
2. The clip is the style with the bigger blue diamond, the less upward sloping "feathers," and the reverse impression of "Parker" visible underneath the clip .... this is the early version of the clip.
3. Double jewels (in this case, both are plastic)
4. Inprint on blind cap, not near the clutch ring
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA 1940-1 (you can't read the date on the blind cap)
Length 5-3/8"
Filling System Vacumatic filling system. We've replaced the diaphragm and it's working perfectly.
Color Cordovan brown body with a sterling silver cap in a pattern of even lines. Gold plated trim, with early style blue diamond clip (the blue diamond has completely worn off), and double pearlescent jewels.
Nib FINE 14k nib. It's in nice condition, smooth, with good tipping material.
Condition Very nice condition with some wear. There are a couple of tiny indents in the cap, the worst of which is under the clip, and some small scratches. There's a small chunk out of the cap jewel, and some brassing on the ridges of the clip (this is less visible in person than it is in our photos below) and on the gold ring around the jewel on the end of the barrel. There's some scratching on the blind cap and the section, which has made the imprint on the blind cap difficult to read, but most of the barrel looks quite smooth and shiny, and free of most scratching. No cracks or personalization. The color is beautiful and appears not to have faded or discolored. We have fully restored the pen and it's working well.
