{"product_id":"parker-51-custom-in-midnight-blue-gold-cap-medium-nib","title":"Parker 51 Custom in midnight blue, gold cap - Medium nib","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 American Parker 51 Mk1 Custom in midnight blue with a gold filled cap. It's fitted with a medium 14k gold nib which produces a writing line of around 0.6mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition wise, this has been well cared for and is in good overall shape. The cap is very clean with the normal micro-scratches but no dents, dings or any signs of plating wear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost American and English 51s are almost identical apart from their imprints.  This cap has the standard Parker imprint on the front but the \"Made in USA 1\/10 12K Gold filled\" imprint on the reverse.  The metal sac protector is also imprinted 'Made in USA\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn terms of dating, the cap has the the earlier cage clutch but the later shorter clip so mid\/late 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition B\/1m - (Ref 13390)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__description rte\"\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.7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a Parker 51 with the aerometric filling system.  The pen fills from an ink bottle and does not take cartridges\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"related-products\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Battersea Pen Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62760913699203,"sku":"13390","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/0453\/6694\/files\/133902.jpg?v=1791393365","url":"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/products\/parker-51-custom-in-midnight-blue-gold-cap-medium-nib","provider":"Battersea Pen Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}