Product Description
Type Vac filling vintage fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Major
Manufacturer and Year Parker USA -- 1945 (The date code on the barrel is a clear 5 with two dots)
Length 5-1/8", this is the "Major" size.
Filling System Vacumatic plunger filling system has been restored here at Peyton Street Pens and is in excellent working condition. The bladder has been replaced and the pen has been tested. It has the late-era plastic plunger.
Color Laminated Black body and cap with gold plated trim. It has alternating black bands and semi-transparent amber bands. The cap has a black cap jewel and a chevron patterned cap band just over 1/8". It has a blue diamond clip.
Nib MEDIUM 14k nib has a bit of give and is a smooth writer. It writes on the narrow side of medium when compared with modern nibs.
Condition Excellent + condition. The barrel is clean with a few marks above the imprint. The barrel imprint is clear. The barrel transparency is strong. The cap has microscratching throughout and the cap band protrudes just a bit. The trim has very litle plating wear.
