{"product_id":"parker-51-classic-in-teal-blue-steel-cap-medium-nib-chalk-marks","title":"Parker 51 Classic in teal blue, Steel cap - Medium nib - Chalk marks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe photos above are of the actual pen we are offering for sale here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an English Parker 51 Classic with steel cap in teal blue and is fitted with a medium 14k gold nib which produces a writing line of around 0.6mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition wise, this is a superb example and shows no signs of having been used\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cap retains its original factory frosting while the barrel still has some of the original chalk marks - '51 M 64\/8' - indicating the model (51); nib grade (Medium)and price (64 shillings and 8 pence)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn terms of dating, features such as the simple cap imprint; the earlier cage clutch; the clear barrel imprint without date code, all suggest this was manufactured in the mid to late 1950s. In the course of servicing this, we stripped the nib unit down and found that the nib was imprinted for 1955, so we have an exact year of production for this pen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an aerometric Parker 51.  The pen fills from an ink bottle and does not take cartridges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition A2\/1m - (Ref 13352)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/pages\/our-pen-condition-scale\" class=\"text-link\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition Grading Scale\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Battersea Pen Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58401534706051,"sku":"13352","price":285.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/0453\/6694\/files\/133522.jpg?v=1783264885","url":"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/products\/parker-51-classic-in-teal-blue-steel-cap-medium-nib-chalk-marks","provider":"Battersea Pen Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}