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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this Beautifully Restored and Uncommon 1951 Parker Candian Azure Pearl Celluloid Major Fountain Pen. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned, put back together, and now is in wonderful writing condition.
I have ultrasonically cleaned the feed, section, breather tube, and barrel. Replaced the old diaphragm with a new, properly sized one. I hand-polished the gold-filled Blue Diamond Clip, gold-filled Chevron cap banding, and 14K Canadian nib. I cleaned, buffed, and polished the barrel, cap, and blind cap to bring back the vibrancy and to protect the celluloid of the fountain pen. This Parker Vacumatic is in the major size that measures 5 1/8" in length capped and 6" posted.
This fountain pen cap and barrel are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. The cap has the Blue Diamond gold-filled clip in excellent condition with no gold fill loss. The cap banding is in excellent condition with no brassing/wear displayed. The top jewel is black and has been polished to bring back a gorgeous shine. The barrel is stamped with, " MADE IN CANADA PARKER VACUMATIC PAT. NO. 318982 with the date code 1 (for 1951) in the 2nd quarter". The transparency of the barrel is good as one can see through the barrel but has medium ambering. The blind cap securely fits. There are no monograms or personalizations to either the cap or barrel.
This 3rd Generation Parker Vacumatic has the correct plastic filling unit typical of this production. I have greased the filling unit so it operates smoothly. The Vacumatic Filling System works very well, in my tests with water about 7-8 presses to fill full.
Here is where this Azure Parker Vacumatic really stands out - the nib is a fully flexible type. The Fountain Pen has a 14K Parker Split Arrow NIB that is very flexible and a smooth writer. The actual writing portion (iridium) of the 14K Parker NIB has a medium point measuring roughly .70mm when measured with digital calipers. When creating a writing sample, the NIB writes with a fine to triple broad stroke line variation. In the writing sample provided, the fine line measures roughly .53mm, and the triple broad stroke line measures 2.12mm when measured with digital calipers under medium to firm pressure. The sample was done with the actual pen in the images that are listed for sale. The writing sample was used by dipping the NIB in Parker Quink Blue Ink. The nib writes very smoothly with a wet line.
This is a Vintage Parker Vacumatic Fountain Pen displaying the Azure Pearl color. This is a Canadian Vacumatic which is certainly uncommon and a serious collector variant. When you factor in the Vacumatic nib flexibility, it is a Parker that is highly sought after. I would easily grade this Parker in Very Fine to Excellent Condition. It is ready to write with or add to your writing arsenal collection.
I have ultrasonically cleaned the feed, section, breather tube, and barrel. Replaced the old diaphragm with a new, properly sized one. I hand-polished the gold-filled Blue Diamond Clip, gold-filled Chevron cap banding, and 14K Canadian nib. I cleaned, buffed, and polished the barrel, cap, and blind cap to bring back the vibrancy and to protect the celluloid of the fountain pen. This Parker Vacumatic is in the major size that measures 5 1/8" in length capped and 6" posted.
This fountain pen cap and barrel are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. The cap has the Blue Diamond gold-filled clip in excellent condition with no gold fill loss. The cap banding is in excellent condition with no brassing/wear displayed. The top jewel is black and has been polished to bring back a gorgeous shine. The barrel is stamped with, " MADE IN CANADA PARKER VACUMATIC PAT. NO. 318982 with the date code 1 (for 1951) in the 2nd quarter". The transparency of the barrel is good as one can see through the barrel but has medium ambering. The blind cap securely fits. There are no monograms or personalizations to either the cap or barrel.
This 3rd Generation Parker Vacumatic has the correct plastic filling unit typical of this production. I have greased the filling unit so it operates smoothly. The Vacumatic Filling System works very well, in my tests with water about 7-8 presses to fill full.
Here is where this Azure Parker Vacumatic really stands out - the nib is a fully flexible type. The Fountain Pen has a 14K Parker Split Arrow NIB that is very flexible and a smooth writer. The actual writing portion (iridium) of the 14K Parker NIB has a medium point measuring roughly .70mm when measured with digital calipers. When creating a writing sample, the NIB writes with a fine to triple broad stroke line variation. In the writing sample provided, the fine line measures roughly .53mm, and the triple broad stroke line measures 2.12mm when measured with digital calipers under medium to firm pressure. The sample was done with the actual pen in the images that are listed for sale. The writing sample was used by dipping the NIB in Parker Quink Blue Ink. The nib writes very smoothly with a wet line.
This is a Vintage Parker Vacumatic Fountain Pen displaying the Azure Pearl color. This is a Canadian Vacumatic which is certainly uncommon and a serious collector variant. When you factor in the Vacumatic nib flexibility, it is a Parker that is highly sought after. I would easily grade this Parker in Very Fine to Excellent Condition. It is ready to write with or add to your writing arsenal collection.
