Product Description
Type Vintage fountain pen with a restored Vacumatic filling system.
Product Name Parker "51" Vacumatic.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1948 (the imprint is a clear 8 with no dots).
Length Full size pen, 5-9/16 inches.
Filling System Piston/plunger (Vacumatic) system. We've restored it with a new diaphragm and it's working very well. This is the speedline version of the vacumatic. We will include instructions on how to use this system.
Color Dove grey body with a brushed steel (Lustraloy) cap, a blue diamond gold filled clip (the blue paint looks perfect) and a pearlescent cap jewel.
Nib FINE 14k gold nib is quite smooth and firm.
Condition Excellent condition. No cracks or chips, dings, dents, or personalization. There's some brassing on the edges of the clip. There was some gunk in the groove in the clutch ring, as you you can see in the imprint below, but we cleaned it after the photo was taken. There is one noticeable short scratch to the right of the clip. The barrel has some light handwear and the clip as a whole looks really good. The imprint didn't photograph well but is still fully intact and legible. The pen has been fully restored and it's working very well.
