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Pen 2573R Parker Vacumatic. 1st Gen Oversize $675
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc 2-tone |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Extra Fine | |
| Point:F-M Firm | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 5/8" 14.1 cm |
PRICE: $675 |
| COMMENTS: The Largest pen from the 1st Generation, the Oversize has maximum dimensions similar to the later Senior Maxima, but its chunkier contour renders it of larger look and feel. Gripping section is larger than is found in the Senior Maxima. This one is very clean. No brassing, nice color and decent clarity (reddish-orange clarity). Nib is "Parker USA" not "USA Parker" so probably year or so later issue than the pen. | |||
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Pen 2585 Parker Vacumatic Junior 2nd Gen 1941 $400
Striped Duofold Plastic on a fat Vacumatic |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Moderate Amber | |
| Point: F-M | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 13 cm |
PRICE: $400 |
| COMMENTS: Where to start? I don't want to write a chapter, so do email me if further questions aftere reading this. This pen is an uncatalogued variant Vacumatic Junior. In ten years collecting I've owned or have seen three total. Identical in contour to either the striped or Shadow-Wave 1941 Junior, the pen is done with "vertical stripes" barrel transparency. This is NOT a late use of the butcher-blocked striped "Longitudinal Windows" from 1934-5, which has black wide gaps after 4-5 stripes. This appears to be the black plastic used on striped Duofold in 1941 only. This is NOT a "Vacufold", which is a Duofold with Vacumatic markings- those pens are thinner and of different general appearance. This is a Vac Junior (fatter pen). This is an advanced pen, and- outside of my own occasional commentary about it- is not cited in all pendom literature which I've examined. And in the big pic, that line on the cap in the left is shadow, not a crack :) | |||
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Pen 2586 Parker Vacumatic 1st Gen Standard.
$275
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Minimal | |
| Point: Med Flex+ | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13.0cm |
PRICE: $275 |
| COMMENTS: I'm fond of first generation pens, as the chunkier-vs-later contour yields a larger look and feel (objetively larger gripping section) than later similar niche pens. This one is a clean Golden Pearl. The nib is a much later nib, indeed with post-send-of-series 1953-date. I left it in the pen rather than swapping it out for one of my spare two tone 1930's nibs, as it packs a high flex medium point. A gem writer. | |||
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Pen 2635 Parker Vacumatic Senior Maxima $525 SOLD
Golden Pearl Celluloid 1940 |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Modest | |
| Point: F-M | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 3/8" 13.6 cm |
PRICE: $525 SOLD |
| COMMENTS: The Big Vac from the 2nd Generation of Vacs. | |||
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Pen 2561R Parker Vacumatic Standard 1st Generation 1937 $295
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: NM | Color: NA | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc+ |
Threads: Exc | clarity: modest red | |
| Point: F-B+ high flex 2-tone | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.9 cm |
PRICE: $295 |
| COMMENTS: A classic first generation pen, my favorite Vac era, at least this week. The nib is 1 in 100, a USA-made two tone Vac nib with remarkable flexibility. Very clean pen. Trim great save for bottom tassie only with bit of edge brassing. Clean plastic and near mint nib. Gem writer. | |||
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Pen 2562R Parker Vacumatic Junior 1st Gen Shadow Wave $275
Golden Pearl Celluoid. Actually, somewhat uncommon variant. |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Extra Fine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
threads: Perfect | clarity: Moderate Amber | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 7/8" 12.5cm |
PRICE: $275 |
| COMMENTS: Shadow Wave first appeared in the 1938 catalogue, though i've seen couple dated end of 1947. By mid 1938 the Wave switched to 2nd Generation styling, resulting in just a 6 month or so run for the 1st Generation Wave. Often found worn with brassing to the two thin cap-bands. This one is very clean with no brassing, nice color and excellent imprint. | |||
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Pen 2539 Parker Vacumatic 2nd Generation Major 1941 $290
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| Overall Grade: nearmint |
Metal: Superb | Color: Superb | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: nearmint |
Threads perfect | clarity: Nearmint | |
| Point: F-M. TwoTone | Imprint: NM | Size: 5 3/8" 13.6cm |
PRICE: $290 |
| COMMENTS: An all-correct 1941 Double Jewel 2nd Gen pen in superb condition. Striped top jewel, Two tone nib with near perfect platinum mask, clean trip, superb barrel clarity underrepresented in the photo and correct bottom "pseudojewel". An Eye Popper | |||
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Pen 2543 Parker Vacumatic "Jeweler's Band" Major 1941
Couple neat features to this 2nd Size Jeweler's Band pen. Silver Pearl Celluloid. Upside down date imprint. $395 |
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: ExtraFine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Extra Fine | |
| Point: F-M twotone | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 3/8" 13.96cm |
PRICE: $395 |
| COMMENTS: The
so-called Jeweler's cap-band Vacs are relatively uncommon variants
produced from 1939-1941. Factory original, the key finding is an
extra-wide lined capband. 16 possible blue-diamond variants can be
found- 4 sizes in 4 colors. Only in Nov 2006 did i finally complete
this mini-collection, having tracked down the black small Debutante
pen. This one is the 2nd size pen derived from rod stock used for the Major and Slender Maxima of that era, though all pens found with this cap-band have Major nib. This pen and the 1st Size pen (Senior Maxima) share the larger of the two Jeweler's Band forms found in this variant cluster. This one has resided in my personal collection 8 years, the best i'd handled, until i recently grabbed a near mint pen. Had i not found that one, this one would not have left the collection. The cap-band is very clean. The silver pearl celluloid (often found quite ambered) is superb. The pen packs the infamous "upside down" first quarter 1941 date stamp, one of several date code oddities known from the Vac series. The bottom tassie (blind cap ring) does show bit of brassing, and the filler pump is the slightly later plastic. A nice example of an uncommon Vac. |
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Pen 2529 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1945 $165
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| Overall Grade:
Extra Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Extra Fine |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Minimal | |
| Point: Medium | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 13cm |
PRICE: $165 |
| 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. This one packs a nice medium nib. | |||
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Pen 2531 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1945 $210. Odd variant.
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| Overall Grade:
ExtraFine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Minimal | |
| Point: F-M Semi-Flex Nib | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13 cm |
PRICE: $210 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. This one provides a bit of a twist, though I wish to avoid writing a chapter for the explanation. The Stacked Coin band is known from 1942-3 Shadow-Wave pens and "Vacufolds". It is found later (1946) on pens with conventional stripes though there had been debate as to whether these represent cap swaps onto later barrels. However, known only from 1945 (and maybe 1946) are 3rd gen striped pens with seamed plastic, with distinct line indicating wrapped celluloid. Perhaps a trial by Parker. Pens are found with seamed cap, with seamed barrel and seamed cap and barrel. This pen has seamed cap and barrel and 1945 barrel imprint. The seamed cap with stacked coin band is proof the stacked coin band persisted on striped pens past the initial use on other 1942/3-only models. This is a quite decent example combining a couple outlier features. | |||
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Pen 2532 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $150
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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 2533 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $165
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: Extra Fine | |
| Point: F-M | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13 cm | PRICE: $165 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Smooth wet writer.Azure Blue is the pen with greatest collector cachet from the regular issue USA 3rd Gen run. Nice fine-medium nib with slightest hint of flex lends a responsive feel. Barrel has greater clarity than the image suggests. Rich color | |||
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Pen 2534 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1945 $180
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| Overall Grade:
Exc+ |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Nearmint | |
| Point: XF-F | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13 cm | PRICE: $180 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. Overall a sweet pen nearly near mint in condition with superb barrel clarity, underrepresented by the photo. Also, a 1945 pen, it features seamed celluloid in this case cap only, a feature found on some 1945 pens (either cap, barrel, or both). Very fine point, nice note taker. | |||
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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 2538 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1946 $195
Emerald Pearl Celluloid. |
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| Overall Grade: Nearmint |
Metal: Exc | Color: Superb | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: NM |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Superb | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.9 cm |
PRICE: $195 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. This one is superb, nearmint still with price sticker residue net to the clip. Color and clarity are top notch. | |||
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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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Pen 2541 Parker Vacumatic Major 1952
$175
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| Overall Grade:
Exc+ |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Superb | |
| Point: F-M SemiFlex | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 12.9 cm |
PRICE: $175 |
| COMMENTS: Third Generation Vacumatic Major and Junior are popular entry-to-series pens, providing good size at reasonable cost. USA ceased Vac production in 1948. Canada ran through 1953. The non blue diamond clip is correct as the BD phased out 1948. This one has great clarity and color, and has much better imprint than typically found on the late Canadian pens. Nice responsive nib | |||
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Pen 2544 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1946 $165
Azure Blue Celluloid. |
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
Threads perfect | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: XF- Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13cm |
PRICE: $165 |
| 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. Clean pen with very nice barrel clarity. Quite fine point good for note scribble. | |||
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Pen 2578 Parker Vacumatic Major 1945 $190
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| Overall Grade:
Exc |
Metal: ExtraFine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc |
threads Exc | clarity: Modest ruby | |
| Point: Medium | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5
1/8" 13 cm |
PRICE: $190 |
| 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. This one packs a nice medium nib. The stacked coin capband is a relatively uncommon variant band. | |||
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Golden Pearl Celluloid with Gold Filled Cap $585 |
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| Overall Grade: Fine |
Metal: Two tiny pin dings | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc monotone |
Threads: perfect | clarity: slight | |
| Point: fine-XF | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 15/16" |
PRICE: $585 |
| COMMENTS:
The
Vacumatic Imperial no doubt was influenced both by the
already-in-production Sheaffer Crest and by the soon-to-be-released
Parker "51". Featuring a "51"-style cap but with cap threads, not
clutch set up, and featuring an hour-glass shaped gripping section with
threads at the very bottom, the Imperial Family is not your typical
Vac. Catalogued in the USA for two years various levels could be found
up to an all-14k pen, the Imperial Coronet. This Debutante sized Imperial, proper, is not at all bad. Very clean barrel. Unworn cap. BUT, two tiny pin-size dings (superficial) are noted near the very top of the cap. |
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Pen 2434 Parker Vacumatic Oversized Pencil $195
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| Overall Grade: XF |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: NA |
Threads perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: NA | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 3/8" 13.5cm | |