Product Description
Type Restored vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker 51 Custom Vacumatic ("Custom" refers to the cap design.)
Manufacturer and Year Parker, the cap is made in Canada and the rest of the pen is made in USA -- 1948 (The date code is a clear 8 with no dots).
Length Full size pen, 5-1/2"
Filling System piston/plunger (Vacumatic) filling system. We've restored it with a new diaphragm and it's working well. It has the later vacumatic plastic plunger system which is the correct plunger for the Parker 51 vacumatics.
Color Black body with a gold filled cap. We could not make out the details to determine what type of gold it has. The cap has a lined pattern and a pearlescent cap jewel. The clip is a blue diamond clip.
Nib MEDIUM gold nib is smooth. It writes smoothly.
Condition Excellent condition. There are several small dents on the upper half of the cap. There is plating wear on the sides of the clip and the cap imprint is partially worn away. The barrel has low handwear and a legible imprint. The section and upper barrel have several cap marks from capping. It has been fully restored and is working very well.
