Product Description
Type Fountain pen
Product Name Parker Vacumatic Major
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1946, the barrel imprint is a 6 with two dots for 1946.
Length 5-1/8.
Filling System Vacumatic plunger filling system has been restored here at Peyton Street Pens and is working well. This has the late plastic plunger system.
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 FINE gold Parker USA nib. The nib has the same date code as the pen, a 6 with two dots.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a dark, shiny pen with nice barrel amber transparency. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip and moderate scratching. The cap has moderate to some heavy scratching. There is a scratch to the right of the top of the clip. The cap band has a light layer of plating wear but it looks nice and the chevron pattern is crisp. The clip has some dots of pitting along the right edge. The blue diamond looks great. The cap band has plating wear along the top edges and along the side edge of the wider band. The top black jewel is lovely. The imprints are clear.
