{"product_id":"parker-vacumatic-junior-in-light-dark-burgundy-pearl-marble-gold-trim-medium-semi-flex-nib-copy","title":"Parker Vacumatic Junior in light \u0026 dark burgundy pearl marble, Gold trim - Medium Semi-Flex 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\u003eDating from 1937, this is a vintage American Parker Vacumatic Junior, in light and dark burgundy pearl marble with gold trim.  The twin gold rings on the cap is a feature of the Junior model in this range.  The celluloid barrel has areas of transparency so that the ink level can be seen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same model is illustrated in Lambrou's FPOW (1995) as pen #1 on page 83.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is fitted with a 14k gold Canadian Vacumatic nib which has some degree of flex.  If no pressure is exerted on the nib, it writes with a medium line width of around 0.6mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis has been used but is in good shape.  The barrel imprint is still legible and contains the manufacturing date code of '47' which indicates the fourth quarter of 1937\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fills from an ink bottle using the lockdown plunger at the end of the barrel.   This pen does not take cartridges. We have serviced the pen which includes fitting a new diaphragm to the plunger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition B\/1m - (Ref 13339)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee our \u003ca class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/pages\/our-pen-condition-scale\" 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 and ultrasonically cleaning all the parts.  We then reassemble the pen with a new Vacumatic diaphragm, check the ink flow and the smoothness of the nib.  We also check and adjust the tightness and positioning of the clip.  \u003cbr\u003e\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","brand":"Battersea Pen Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58171958428035,"sku":"13339","price":195.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0039\/0453\/6694\/files\/133391.jpg?v=1780423781","url":"https:\/\/www.penhome.co.uk\/products\/parker-vacumatic-junior-in-light-dark-burgundy-pearl-marble-gold-trim-medium-semi-flex-nib-copy","provider":"Battersea Pen Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}