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Pen 3222 J: Parker Vacumatic Senior Maxima 1941 $780 SOLD
Azure Blue Celluloid. 2nd Generation. Double Jewel. |
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| Overall Grade:
ExtraFine |
Metal: Extra FIne | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Extra Fine |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: Fine to Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 3/8" 13.6cm |
PRICE: $780 |
| COMMENTS: Blue overshelmingly is the most scarce color all-told amongst the 2nd Generation Senior Maximae, as it had a production run of about 18 months vs 5 years for the other colors. They turn up time to time but are not easy to find. This one is a sound, though not "near mint" example. Excellent color, clarity and imprint. Clip and cap-ring trim are clean. Blind cap tassie (bottom ring) with one small ding and bit of edge brassing. Nib clean but has lost a goodly amount of the two-tone effect. The clean cap-band does have initials (L.N.G.) neatly stamped in the cartouche, where they belong. Nib has only partial two tone effect left. First Double Jewel Blue Sr. Max I've had on the website in a couple-few years. Nice writer | |||
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Pen 3224 J: Parker Vacumatic SENIOR set. 1st Gen 1936 $700
Golden Pearl Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade:
ExtraFine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Extra Fine |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Strong Red | |
| Point: Fine-MEd | Imprint: Fine | Size: 5 3/8" 13.6cm |
PRICE: $700 |
| COMMENTS:
Senior (not to be confused for Senior Maxima or Vacuum-Filler Senior)
is a "one-year" model essentially a Slender Oversize and predecessor no
doubt to the following year's Slender Maxima. A standard-girth pen with
longer parts than the Standard, with greater streamlining at the ends,
the hallmark finding is the wide middle cap-band, the only three-band
vacumatic to sport such a finding. An oversized nib and feed are
stuffed into a standadr size gripping section. Often these are found
with replacement later smaller Major nibs. A quite nice example. The pencil is more rare than the pen (as is typical for most vintage writing instruments). Imprint complete but light in places. Nib writes a smooth fine-medium line. Two-tone nib effect is light and partial. |
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Pen 3200 JB: Parker Vacumatic Major $215
Uncommon (and uncatalogued) "Stacked Coin" cap-band. Golden Pearl Celluloid Broad Semi-Flex nib |
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| Overall Grade: Excellent |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Nearmint | |
| Point: Broad Semi-Flex | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $215 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are excellent "first" Vacs for collectors, offering good size at relatively affordable price. The uncatalogued "stacked coin" band likely was used on pens with typical stripes from 1942-1945, also appearing on pens in Shadow Wave plasitc and on the "dread Vacu-Fold" in 1943-early 1943. A nice twist on an otherwise basic Vac. This one is quite clean with no brassing, with excellent transparency, and with excellent imprint, which looks never to have had a date-code. Nib has plump broad point (uncommon in Vacs). The nib is buried a bit deeply in section. Superb writer. | |||
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Pen 3203 JB: Parker Vacumatic Major 1944 $135
3nd Generation Azure Blue Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Extra Fine | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: None left | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Fine | Size: 5
1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $135 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are excellent "first" Vacs for collectors, offering good size at relatively affordable price. Imprint fully legible but not razor sharp. No transparency left. Barrel color a bit subdued. Nicely writing typical Vac fine-med firm point. | |||
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Pen 3204 JB: Parker Vacumatic Major 1946 $140
3nd Generation. Black Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $140 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are excellent "first" Vacs for collectors, offering good size at relatively affordable price. This one is quite clean with no brassing, with excellent transparency, and with excellent imprint. Nice writing typical Vac nib... fine-med firm. | |||
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Pen 3212 JB: Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Generation, 1945 $165
Golden Pearl Celluloid. Variant "seamed" plastic. Vacsoterica alert. |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Mild Red | |
| Point: Medium | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.9cm |
PRICE: $365 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Major and Junior offer nice combination of good size and reasonable price, making for popular "first Vac" status. Seamed (wrapped, not typical bored) plastic seems to have been tried in late 1945-e arly 1946. Found sometimes just on cap or just on barrel, this one has both, a nice match. Nib is more plump than the typical Vac nib, pushing full Medium. | |||
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Pen 3214 JB: Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Generation 1946 $140
Golden Pearl Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade:
ExtraFine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: mild Red | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.9cm |
PRICE: $140 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Major and Junior offer nice combination of good size and reasonable price, making for popular "first Vac" status. Clean trim, color and imprint. Nice writer. | |||
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Pen 3215 JB: Parker Vacumatic Junior 3rd Generation 1947 $180 (shipping will be delayed a bit)
Golden Pearl Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc-Nearmint |
Metal: Ex-NM | Color: NM | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Superb | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Nearmint | Size: 5 1/8" 12.9cm |
PRICE: $180 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Major and Junior offer nice combination of good size and reasonable price, making for popular "first Vac" status. The differ in trim style and slightly in nib contour. Nearly mint pen, superb in all respects. Terrific transparency, obscured in the photo, above, by the angle of hte stripes. Beautiful pen | |||
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Pen 3216 JB: Parker Vacumatic Standard 1937 $235 SOLD
1st Generation. Silver Pearl Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade: exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc. | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
NA |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: Fine Point | Imprint: Nearmint | Size: 5 1/8 " 13.9cm | PRICE: $235 |
| COMMENTS:
As most of my pendom acquaintances know, I am fond of high-line 1st GenerationVac
which feature lockdown filler, triple cap-bands, and all
the luxury features (striped section and end jewels, two tone nib).
The gripping section on Standard is heftier than that found on
the
later niche-equivalent, Major. You might also recall my screed
about silver pearl pens, how they easily demonstrate
discoloration of the celluloid and how that chrome trim cannot be
well polished after initial wear, rendering most of these unattractive.
This one... pops. Great color/ clean trim (hint o' wear only to blind
cap ring, the tassie). Excellent clarity. Superb "mirror" preservation
of the two tone nib effect. All striped everything, of course, as
proper to this year. |
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Pen 3217 JB: Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Generation 1946 $125
Black Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Mod Red-amber | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.9cm |
PRICE: $225 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Major and Junior offer nice combination of good size and reasonable price, making for popular "first Vac" status. Writes a smooth fine-medium line. | |||
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Pen 3079 R Parker Vacumatic Standard $225
1st Generation. Burgundy. 1938 |
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| Overall Grade: Very Good |
Metal: Fine | Color: VG. | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
NA |
threads: Perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: Fine-Medium | Imprint: Faint | Size: 5 1/8 " 12.9 cm | PRICE: $225 |
| COMMENTS:
As most of my pendom acqainteaces know, I am fond of high-line 1st Generation
Vac which feature lockdown filler, triple cap-bands, and all
the luxury features (striped section and end jewels, two tone nib).
The gripping section on Standard is heftier than that found on
the later niche-equivalent, Major. This one has no fatal flaws but is well worn and will make a serviceable user. Cap-bands have moderate (about 30%) brassing. Clip has high point brassing. One ding on cap-band. Cap is bit lighter in color than barrel, noting the barrel has nice color, better than picture shows. Imprint is faint. Plastic has light marks. Nib is an early (1933-ish) "feather-together" Vac nib, which actually is of greater cachet than a 1938-nib, but has just a bit of the two-tone effect remaining. Nice smooth typical fine-medium Vac point. |
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Pen 3109 S: Parker Vacumatic "late" 3rd Generation 1952 Canadian
Burgundy Celluloid $275 |
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| Overall Grade: ExtraFine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Fine |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Superb | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Extra Fine | Size: 5
1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $275 |
| COMMENTS:
Burgundy Pearl last appeared in USA Parker catalogues in 1940, though
1941 pens are both well known and prevalent, and even rare (I've seen 4
total in ten years hunting) first quarter 1942 single jewel "long"
Major and "long" streamlined Standard are known. Most collectors
thus figure their single jewel collections will comprise 5 colors not
6. However, Parker continued Vacumatic production in Canada until 1953,
not stopping in 1948 as in the USA. Pens after 1948 of course lack the
blue diamond, even in models that once had it. By 1950 Parker created a new 2-digit date code (lopping off the "19" from 195x for the year, stamping the final two digits of the actual year to serve as date code). Canada in 1950 reintroduced Burgundy. While these late Vacs thus had some style tweaks relative to most 3rd generation pens, it is thus possible to add red Vacs to one's collection of 3rd Gen Vac Major and Debutante (I know of know Maximas produced this late, in any color), by embracing this late Canadian finding. Many late Canadian pens, often returning to the USA from southern continents, are heavily worn and rather sun-fried. This one is quite nice. Superb color and superb barrel clarity (poorly shown in the pic), the trim is free of brassing. Imprint well better than average, still a bit light here and there. Fine Point. |
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Pen 3084 Parker Vacumatic Standard Pencil Black 1937 $70
Match to First-Generation Pen. |
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| Overall Grade:
Extra Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: NA |
threads: Mint | clarity: NA | |
| Point: NA | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 " 12.9 cm | PRICE: $70 |
| COMMENTS: Early pencils are found far less frequently than later generation product. This 1937 example has the three rings on the cap (not split with barrel) and has the short ferrule, all appropriate for a late first generation pencil. Matches the Vacumatic Standard pen, of which many examples can be found on the website. | |||
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Pen 3099 NB Parker Vacumatic Major 1946 $135 (Shipping January)
3nd Generation Black Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade: Excellent |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $135 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are excellent "first" Vacs for collectors, offering good size at relatively affordable price. This one is quite clean with no brassing, with excellent transparency, and with excellent imprint. | |||
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Pen 3166 Parker Vacumatic Major $ 195 DETAILS PENDING
Golden Pearl Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade:
Extra Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: F-M | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.9 cm |
PRICE: $ 195 |
| COMMENTS: Double Jewel 2nd Generation saw frantic evolution. This is the final iteration of the 1937-1941 pen. | |||
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Pen 3181 -NB Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen Major. 1945 $ 145
Emerald Pearl Celluloid. Fine Point |
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| Overall Grade:
Extra Fine |
Metal: ExtraFine | Color: Extra Fine | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Minimal | |
| Point: F | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.9 cm |
PRICE: $ 145 |
| COMMENTS: 3rd Generation Major and identical size/shape Junior make excellent "first Vacs", offering good size at reasonable price. This one packs a firm smooth fine point nib. Excellent point for daily scribble. | |||
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Pen 3043 JB Parker Vacumatic Junior Shadow-Wave
1939 $295
The big 2nd Generation Wave. Golden-Brown. Superb. |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc+ |
Metal: NM | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
NM |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Moderate Red | |
| Point: F-M | Imprint: NM | Size: 5
1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $295 |
| COMMENTS: Shadow-Wave is a pattern, not a model. It appears on various econo-line models from late 1937 probably through 1943. With second generation pens featuring three different clips, this one has the earliest clip style, the "feather" clip. It is the longest model pocket pen found in this plastic. Superb pen without brassing to those famously fragile thin cap-bands. Great color.Smooth typical Vac "Fine-Medium" nib. | |||
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Pen 3052 JB Parker Vacumatic "Long" Major 1938 $185
2nd Generation Double Jewel Golden Pearl Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade:
ExtraFine |
Metal: Fine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
VG |
Threads: Exc | clarity: VG | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/4" 13.5 cm |
PRICE: $185 |
| COMMENTS: Double Jewel 2nd Generation Vacs were manufactured from mid 1937-1941 and saw a remarkable number of evolutionary tweaks during that time. This one is an early pen with feather clip, double striped jewels, striped gripping section and, of course a two-tone "arrow" nib. Clean pen with excellent color and trim. Mid-Late 1938 seems to be when the Major's contour was "grown" by Parker to match that of Slender Maxima. This is about the first of the "long" Majors. Clean color. Excellent imprint. Clean plastic. Bit of high point edge brassing at the ridges on tassie (bottom metal ring) and at top of clip ring. Nib is very smooth and responsive, but has lost most of the original two-tone effect and has a shallow ding at "RK" of "PARKER". I could replace the nib, but figured a somewhat "better" variant that is a great writer with nice eye appeal at reasonable price might work. | |||
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Pen 3012-S Parker Vacumatic Junior 2nd Gen 1939 $285
JET BLACK SHADOW-WAVE. STAR CLIP. STUNNING BARREL CLARITY |
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| Overall Grade: Nearmint |
Metal: NM | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Superb | Personalized "W E M" |
| Point: M | Imprint: Superb | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $285 |
| COMMENTS:Ahhh....
where to start. I won't repeat all the long explanations. Perhaps time
to post some pages. First, Shadow-Wave WAS made in black. Most seem
opaque due to loss of shadow-wave clarity and of course the cap and
blind cap ARE opaque. Star Clip was issued on high-line pens before
being yanked for the blue diamond... in early 1939. It was "blown out"
(as it was never advertised) on junior-line pens in late 1939 and early
1940. Thus we get Shadow-Wave with Star Clip (this one is last quarter
1939 issue). This one is amongst the three most transparent black Wave's I' ve handled in ten years. The yellow clarity showing in the pic underrepresents the degree of clarity found. Trim and imprint are superb. The pen is personalized "W.E.M." in neat small heat-stamped gold letters. I could have swapped the barrel or have had the name heated away, but ultimately I opted not to mess with this one. It is just superb. Smooth medium point. |
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Pen 3014-S Parker Vacumatic Junior 2nd Gen 1939 $225 (Ships Late July)
Jet-Black Shadow-Wave. Excellent Barrel Clarity |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Excellent | |
| Point: (pending) | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $225 |
| COMMENTS: Shadow-Wave WAS made in black. Most seem opaque due to loss of shadow-wave clarity and of course the cap and blind cap ARE opaque. A 2nd Generation Double Jewel pen with of course the post-early-1939 "pseudo-jewel" construction to the blind cap. Very clean trim and excellent clarity woefully underestimated in the photo above. This one has bright yellow clarity. I will fit it with a nib shortly, likely a typical fine-medium point. | |||
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Pen 2844-R Parker VACUUM-FILLER "Middle Size" 1932- 1933 $475
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| Overall Grade:
Fine |
Metal: Fine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Minimal | |
| Point: | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 7/8" 12.4cm |
PRICE: $475 |
| COMMENTS: Considered to have been manufactered about 7 months leading into the claimed start for Vacumatic, proper, in July 1933, pens marked "Vacuum-Filler" are high cachet items in the Vacumatic universe (Vacuverse?). This middle size pen, the first Vacuum-Filler illustrated in ads (March 1933), has what would be high -line features in later Vacumatic pens- striped barrel, striped section and jewels, etc- but is a size which in the Vacumatic would only be found with Junior features (double cap-band, black section and jewels, etc). Parker seemed to solidify its profile for what would be upper and lower line pens AFTER Vacuum-Filler ended its run. It off course has the one-piece barrel-section assembly. This pen has nice color and clean clip and cap-bands. Bottom ring (Tassie) at the blind cap has marked brassing. | |||
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Pen 2988-S Parker Vacumatic 1946 Golden Pearl $115 (Ships Late July)
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| Overall Grade: Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Moderate Red | Plastic: Fine |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $115 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Nice pen with some light toothmarks in the blind cap. | |||
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Pen 2994-S Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Gen. Azure 1953 $155
The last of the Vacs, matey. Canadian. Very clear barrel. |
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Extra Fine | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: SUPERB | |
| Point: M | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $155 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Azure Blue is the pen with greatest collector cachet from the regular issue USA 3rd Gen run. Parker USA ceased Vac production in 1948, but Canada continued through 1953, re-introducing a (modified) two-digit date code in 1950. This one has excellent color and superb barrel clarity. The imprint, notoriously weak on the late Canadian pens, is very sharp. BIt of brassing to cap-band (can see it in the photo) This one packs a nice medium nib, which is few years earlier issue and from the USA. | |||
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Pen 2996-S Parker Vacumatic Major. 3rd Gen. Azure Blue 1944 $155
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Exc Yellow | Plastic: extra fine |
| Point: F-M | Imprint: Extra Fine | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $155 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Azure Blue is the pen with greatest collector cachet from the regular issue USA 3rd Gen run. Excellent color with bright yellow (not as ambered as photo suggests) barrel clarity. Slight surface wear. Nice fine-medium point. | |||
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Pen 2997-S Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen Golden Pearl 1945 $150
Uncommon Seamed Barrel Plastic found on some late 1945-early 1946 pens |
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine. |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: minimal red | |
| Point: F | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $150 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost The seamed barrel plastic found on this one is a bit of an esoteric variation from the norm, well known though to those who know. | |||
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Pen 2999-S Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen. Golden Pearl 1945 $130
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| Overall Grade: ExtraFine |
Metal: ExtraFine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: minimal Red | |
| Point: M | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $130 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Couple light marks to blind cap. This one packs a nice full medium nib. | |||
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Pen 3000-S Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen Emerald Pearl 1945 $145 (Ships Late July)
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| Overall Grade: Fine-Xf |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Modest Amber | |
| Point: M- TWO TONE** | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $145 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. This one packs a nice medium nib, full two tone effect date code for 1946. Two tone nibs are not "expected" this late, but two tone 1946 nibs are known. | |||
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SOLD Pen 3005 -TB Parker Vacumatic. 3rd Gen Emerald Pearl $175 SOLD
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| Overall Grade: Exc+ |
Metal: Exc | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Extrafine |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Superb | |
| Point: Med Semi-Flex | Imprint: Exc+ | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $175 SOLD |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Superb color, imprint and clarity. | |||
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Pen 3010-S Parker Vacumatic Major. 3rd Gen. Golden Pearl $175
Pearl Uncommon Seamed Plastic (cap AND barrel) 3rd quarter 1945 |
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Extra Fine | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Moderate Amber | |
| Point: F-M smooth | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $175 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Seamed plastic seems to crop up mid 1945-early 1946, often just on cap or barrel. Appears to represent a trial with new process to making the rod stock. Uncommon if esoteric variant. Less common still to find with both parts seamed. Nice smooth fine-medium point. | |||
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Pen 2897-WD Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $165 (Shipping Late July)
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: PENDING | |
| Point: lush Medium | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.8 cm |
PRICE: $165 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Very clean pen. Wet very smooth medium point. | |||
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Pen 2892 Parker Vacumatic 1st Gen Standard.
1933-1934 $395
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Superb | |
| Point: pending | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13.0cm |
PRICE: $395 |
| COMMENTS: I'm fond of first generation pens, as the chunkier-vs-later contour yields a larger look and feel (objectively larger gripping section) than later similar niche pens. This one is a bit special. Typical ring transparency was not introduced in black pens until late 1934. Earlier pens either were opaque, had longitudinal clarity pattern, or were all-clear Crystal (that one exquisitely rare in high-line pens). This one, with "longitudinal windows" clarity pattern, is in great hape. Clean trim, clear imprint. Excellent clarity. I will need to finalize this description with the point grade, when home from vacation. | |||
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Pen 2867-M Parker Vacumatic 1st Gen Standard.
1939 $285
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| Overall Grade:
Fine |
Metal: Extra Fine | Color: Extra Fine | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: ?? Opaque ?? | |
| Point: Medium. "Sproingy" | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13.0cm |
PRICE: $285 |
| COMMENTS:
I'm fond of first generation pens, as the chunkier-vs-later contour
yields a larger look and feel (objectively larger gripping section)
than
later similar niche pens. Early high line Vacs pack the "luxury"
features which add charm to the series: two tone nib, striped end
jewels and gripping section, and triple cap-band. Burgundy is considered a "better" color. This one is bit of an odd duck. Late code for 1st Gen and gripping section with greater hour-glassing than earlier product. Nib wit "9" date code to match the 1939 barrel imprint. Barrel appears wholly opaque. Given the known history of 1937-1939 "blowout" of 1932-33 opaque rodstock, this could be a Vac of truly opaque plastic. Otherwise, figure extreme ambring of the transparent zones. Overall condition is fine. Sharp imprint. Nice color to cap and blind cap with bit of ambering to barrel color. Partial brassing to bottom cap-ring. Scattered light marks to plastic. A decent example of a somewhat anomalous Burgundy Pearl Vac. |
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Pen 2859-M Parker Vacumatic 2nd Generation Debutante.
$150
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Slight Ruby | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size:4 5/8" 11.7cm |
PRICE: $150 |
| COMMENTS: Blue is the least common 2nd generation Vac color, having been introduced in mid 1940. 2nd Generation ran 1937-1941, with all other color having been produced nearly five years. Clean pen with smooth point (note, the nib is monotone, not two tone as would be expected), sharp imprint, nice color, proper metal filler, etc. | |||
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Pen 2532 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $150 Nib adjusted by Mike Masuyama
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Extra Fine | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Moderate Ruby | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: ExtraFine | Size: 5 1/8" 13 cm | PRICE: $150 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Smooth wet writer. Touch of brass to edge of cap-band. | |||
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Pen 2535 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $160
Golden Pearl Celluloid. |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Extra Fine | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Modest amber | |
| Point: XF | Imprint: Fine | Size: 5 1/8" 13 cm | PRICE: $160 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. This one packs a really fine point. | |||
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Pen 2537 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $160
Emerald Pearl Celluloid. |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Modest | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13 cm | PRICE: $160 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. | |||
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Pen 2540 Parker Vacuamtic 3rd Generation Major $185
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| Overall Grade:
Extrafine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads perfect | clarity: Rich Ruby | |
| Point: Fine-Med Twotone | Imprint: ExtraFine | Size: 5
5/16" 13.6cm |
PRICE: $185 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Often ignored is the subtle variation from usual seen with the roughly first year of production for the third generation. These pens continued the longer rod stock of the 2nd generation and only slowly gave up the "luxury" features found before. This one has chromed metal filler unit and had two tone nib. It has the longer early-type rod stock both cap and barrel. Nib packs "2" imprint. Barrel imprint is sound save for "made in USA" and the date code pretty well gone. Clarity, whilst ambered, is well better than the top-lit photo shows. | |||
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Uncommon "Longitudinal Windows" Celluloid $315 |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc+ |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc 2-tone |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Superb | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" |
PRICE: $315 |
| COMMENTS: A
pre-date code, first year first generation Vacumatic Standard.
Longitudinal Windows (Vertical transparency stripes) plastic is found
in early first generation Vacs and is not the same plastic as the
occasionally seen 1941 Vacumatic in striped Duofold plastic. This one
is a primo example. Obviously, it has a personal name in barrel,
"Clarence A. Donner". Trim is clean. Clarity is superb. Manufacturer's
imprint is excellent. A Vac for he whose seeks that which is not
ordinary :-) |
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Pen 2352R Parker Vacumatic 2nd Gen "Long" Major $150
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| Overall Grade: Fine |
Metal: Edge brassing | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: extra fine |
Threads perfect | clarity: Nope | personalized "M. Weiss" |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 5/16" 13.6cm |
PRICE: $150 |
| COMMENTS: There is no such model as a Long Major, but the "long" descriptor is added to differentiate late 1938-1942 pens from earlier and later Majors which feature shorter stock. This pen often is wrongly labelled "Slender Maxima", which is a subtly different pen. This one has seen some use, and has edge brassing on band, tassie and clip. Nothing overwhelming. The celluloid has nice color, but the barrel no longer is transparent. Features are all correct for 2nd Gen pen from this year including: Two tone nib, striped top jewel, bottom pseudojewels, black gripping section. Respectable eye-appeal, which will make a nice double jewel user with no fatal flaws. Nice writer. | |||
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Pen 2251R Parker Vacumatic Junior 2nd Generation $225
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Extra Fine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity:modest amber | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13.2cm |
PRICE: $225 |
| COMMENTS: Shadow-Wave is a pattern, not a model. It appears on various econo-line models from late 1937 probably through 1943. This one is an all-correct Vacumatic Junior from 1941, the longest model pocket pen found in this plastic. The silver pearl celluloid on this one shows excellent color. The white metal trim, often trashed on these, is well aboe average with a bit of wear to the bands but no brassing. Nice fine point. | |||
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Pen 2281 Parker Vacumatic 2nd Generation Junior $190
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Nearmint |
Threads: perfect | clarity: VG | |
| Point: Fine. | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.8cm |
PRICE: $190 |
| COMMENTS: The double jewel 2nd generation Junior was the first Junior to feature the well known striped Vacumatic plastic. This one as crisp. Excellent trim and plastic. Nice eye appeal. Nice writer. | |||
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Pen 2292 Parker Vacumatic Junior 1st Generation Set $350
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| Overall Grade: Exc+ |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: Fine-med hint o' flex. | Imprint: Exc | Size:4 7/8" 12.4 cm |
PRICE: $350 |
| COMMENTS: Today often bedeviled by heavy ambering and wear to that unpolishable white trim, the collector does not have an easy job finding crisp early mottled Vacumatic Juniors. But, when found, they make a for pleasant acquisitions. This one is a gem in all respects. Crisp trim, color and clarity. Responsive fine-med nib with wee bit o' flex. Matching pencil is clean too. | |||
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Golden Pearl Celluloid. Scarce Pencil $200 |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: NA |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: NA | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5" |
PRICE: $200 |
| COMMENTS: Essentially
a one year model the Vacumatic Senior- essentially a Slender Oversize-
was the predecessor to the Slender Maxima. Pencils are more difficult
to find than are the pens, which are... difficult to find. This one
will turn your brown Senior pen into a set. Or it can stand alone as a
fairly hefty and unusual writing tool, if you happen to seek a nice
pencil. |
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine | Trim: clean | Color: Excellent | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: NA | Transparency: NA | Click if link is hot, for more info | |
| Point:NA | Imprint: exc | Size: | PRICE: $75 |
| COMMENTS: 1937-1941 second generation Vacumatics can be found (variably) with three styles of penciul. This is the earliest, produced from 1937-late 1938, using same mechanism used by earlier 1st generation Vac pencils. Note personal name neatly stamped on barrel. | |||
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Pen 2115 Parker Vacumatic Junior Debutante Shadow-Wave $135
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Excellent | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: NM open gold |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Fine | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 3/4" 11.8cm |
PRICE: $135 |
| COMMENTS: A qite solid example of this color/pattern with clean trim, excellent imprint, excellent color and nice clarity. Only flaw is hint of barrel swell down by the filler | |||
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Mottled Silver Pearl Celluloid $325 |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Exc+ | |
| Point: Fine-XF | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 7/8" |
PRICE: $325 |
| COMMENTS: Today often bedeviled by heavy ambering and wear to that unpolishable white trim, the collector does not have an easy job finding crisp early mottled Vacumatic Juniors. But, when found, they make a for pleasant acquisitions. This one has great color and stunning barrel clarity. It has the atypcial "lateral" date code seen often on fourth quarter 1935 pens. There is a bit of brassing only to bottom tassie. Clip and bands are remarkably clean. | |||
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Mottled Silver Celluloid. Excellent clarity. Larger Size Junior $225 |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: superb | barrel is personalized |
| Point: Lush Medium | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 5/6" |
PRICE: $225 |
| COMMENTS: Today often bedeviled by heavy ambering and wear to that unpolishable white trim, the collector does not have an easy job finding crisp early mottled Vacumatic Juniors. But, when found, they make a for pleasant acquisitions. This one is a gem in all respects. Obviously, a bold but neat personal name has been engraved in the barrel, "JS Kapadia". This impacts value, but not condition. A nice writer with plump medium nib. | |||
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The 2nd Generation Short Shadow-Wave in Golden pearl Celluloid $185 |
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| Overall Grade: ExtraFine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Extra Fine | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: VG | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Fine | Size: 4 5/8" |
PRICE: $185 |
| COMMENTS:
Shadow-Wave is a pattern, not a model. It appears on various econo-line
models from late 1937 probably through 1943. This one is a 2nd
Generation Junior Debutante from 1939. All correct. Nice writer. Nice
shape. |
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1st Generation. 1937. "Reticulated Lines" pattern $285 |
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| Overall Grade: Exc | Trim:
Very clean |
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| Nib condition: Exc | Threads: Perfect | Clarity: Moderate amber |
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| Point: Fine firm | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 7/8" | PRICE: $285 |
| COMMENTS: A very nice example of this
two-year pattern. The trim is superb, better than most of this sort.
The tranparency is readily apparent when pen is held to light, and has
an amber-red cast, not nearmint white-yellow. |
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Silver Pearl with "Reverse" Trim $225 |
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| Overall Grade:
G-VG |
Metal: VG | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: VG | Threads: perfect | clarity: Amber-red |
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| Point: Firm Fine |
Imprint: Exc | Size: 4
7/8" |
PRICE: $225 |
| COMMENTS:
Silver-Pearl
Vacs feature chrome-tone trim... except for the very occasional
uncatalogued "reverse" trim pen, which has goldfilled trim on silver
pearl plastics. My personal collection- after 8 years of hunting these-
features about 10 pens total from all Vacdom. This one is an intact, though imperfect example. The goldfilled capbands are brassed, though enough spots of original gold is present to show this was never a white-trim pen. Clip and tassie are much better- it is not uncommon for those thin capbands to take selective wear. The blind cap alignment is a smidge off. Tranparency is pretty good with large swaths of reddened transparency. Imprint is excellent. A very unusual vac markedly discounted vs an excellent example |
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