The photos above are of the actual pen we are offering for sale here
This is an English Parker 51 Classic with steel cap in black. This is fitted with a 14k gold stub nib which produces a vertical writing line of around 0.8mm (broad) contrasting with a horizontal line of around 0.4 (fine)
The stub nib is a broad nib which has had the front edge ground flat - a little like a rounded italic or the tip of a very blunt wood chisel. It gives a thicker line on a vertical downstroke and a thinner line on a horizontal stroke. The line width differentiation is less marked than with a normal italic
In terms of condition, this has been carefully looked after and is in excellent overall condition with zero chips to the lucite or dings and scratches to the cap
This is probably from around the mid 1950s as the cap has the later short clip, the earlier cage style clutch and the simple 'Parker' imprint
Condition B/1 stub - (Ref 12993)
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 pliglass ink sac. 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.
This is a Parker 51 with the aerometric filling system. 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
