Product Description
Type Fountain Pen
Product Name Parker "51" in a prototype color. (See page 29 of the Parker 51 book.) We can't say for sure what the origin of this pen is, but it certainly fits the description of one of the uncommon experimental colors.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, USA, 1940s. There is no date code on the pen.
Length 5-1/2"
Filling System Vacumatic with plastic plunger. Restored with a new diaphragm at PSP.
Color Green-Grey section and barrel with 1/10 16k gold filled, parallel lined cap. Pearlized cap jewel. Gold arrow clip with blue diamond. This was not a standard color, it is much more greenish than the standard "dove grey" color, and more grey than the "nassau green" color.
Nib FINE gold nib
Condition Excellent + condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a uniquely colored pen that is shiny and beautiful. The barrel has moderate microscratching (no long or deep scratch marks) and a bit of surface wear just under the clutch ring. The section has a bit of wear around the feed. The cap band has moderate microscratching whereas the rest of the lined cap has light microscratching. The clip has a tad of plating wear on the tip of the arrow. The blue diamond is perfectly intact. The clip ring has brassing but looks fantastic. The pearlescent jewel has mottling around the edge and on the center point. There gold fill imprint on the cap is clear.
