The photos above are of the actual pen we are offering for sale here
American Parker Vacumatic in emerald pearl, measuring 130 mm capped which means it is probably a 'Major'. This is fitted with a later Newhaven Parker #35 nib
Writing with no pressure on the nib, it produces a line width of around 0.6mm which is a medium. With very slight pressure, this line increases to around 0.8mm which is a broad width. So it's possible reasonable to describe this nib as semi-flex or at least having some degree of flexibility but applying these terms is subjective
The barrel imprint is quite crisp and carries the date imprint of 5 and two dots for 1945
In terms of condition, this has been carefully looked after and is in excellent overall condition. Barrel imprints are crisp and easy to read as can be seen from the photos. There is reasonably good barrel transparency.
Condition B/1m>b with some flex (Ref 12996)
See our Condition Grading Scale
We have fully serviced this pen which includes disassembling the pen, ultrasonically cleaning all the parts and fitting a new diaphragm. We then reassemble the pen, check ink flow and the smoothness of the nib. We also check and adjust the tightness and positioning of the clip.
The pen fills from an ink bottle and does not take cartridges
This pen comes with our normal 12 month warranty. We keep a detailed record of each customer's purchases so if you need to call us, we will have all the information here to answer any query
