Product Description
Type Restored vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker 51 Vacumatic
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1944 (the barrel imprint is a 4 with no dots)
Length Full size pen, 5-7/16"
Filling System piston/plunger (Vacumatic) filling system. We've restored it with a new diaphragm and it's working well.
Color Cedar Blue body with a matte finish sterling silver cap, pearlescent jewel, and Blue Diamond clip. The cap jewel is a reproduction one and not original. The matte finish was applied in house.
Nib EXTRA FINE gold nib. It writes smoothly with a bit of a scratchy sound. It is firm and puts down very narrow lines. It might be almost narrow enough to be called XXF.
Condition Excellent + condition. The cap looks amazing with an even finish and a new cap jewel. The plating on the clip is thin. The barrel of the pen has handwear and there is a band mark on the section. The barrel imprint is legible though it doesn't photograph well. No cracks, scratches, or chips.