Product Description
Type Vintage Fountain Pen
Product Name Parker 51 (from the Vacumatic era)
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA -- 1948 (The date code is a clear 8 with no dots).
Length 5-9/16"
Filling System Piston/plunger (vacumatic) system, which we have fully restored. It has the plastic plunger, which is correct for the model.
Color Dark blue body and Lustraloy cap with "stacked coins" Jewelers Band. Pearlescent Cap Jewel. Chrome plated trim.
Nib Fine 14k nib is smooth with nice tipping.
Condition Very nice condition. The pen has a dent on the cap and and a few spots with worn finish. The cap jewel has been worn down to the point that it's more like a shallow dome than a convex jewel. The section has a scrape on it. The pen is used, but it does look great in hand. The barrel imprint is legible. Fully restored and working well.