Pen 3222 J:  Parker Vacumatic Senior Maxima 1941  $780 SOLD Azure Blue Celluloid. 2nd Generation. Double Jewel.
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

Pen 3224 J:  Parker Vacumatic SENIOR set. 1st Gen 1936 $700 Golden Pearl Celluloid
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.

Pen 3200 JB:  Parker Vacumatic  Major $215  Uncommon (and uncatalogued) "Stacked Coin" cap-band. Golden Pearl Celluloid Broad Semi-Flex nib
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.

Pen 3203 JB:  Parker Vacumatic  Major 1944 $135   3nd Generation Azure Blue  Celluloid
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.

Pen 3204 JB:  Parker Vacumatic  Major 1946 $140  3nd Generation. Black Celluloid
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.

Pen 3212 JB:  Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Generation, 1945  $165 Golden Pearl  Celluloid. Variant "seamed" plastic. Vacsoterica alert.
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.

Pen 3214 JB:  Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Generation 1946 $140 Golden Pearl Celluloid
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.

Pen 3215 JB:  Parker Vacumatic Junior  3rd Generation 1947 $180 (shipping will be delayed a bit) Golden Pearl  Celluloid
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

Pen 3216 JB: Parker Vacumatic Standard  1937 $235 SOLD 1st Generation. Silver Pearl Celluloid
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.

Pen 3217 JB:  Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Generation 1946  $125 Black  Celluloid
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.

Pen 3079 R Parker Vacumatic Standard $225 1st Generation. Burgundy. 1938
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.

Pen 3109 S:  Parker Vacumatic "late" 3rd Generation  1952 Canadian Burgundy Celluloid   $275
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.

Pen 3084  Parker Vacumatic Standard Pencil Black 1937 $70 Match to First-Generation Pen.
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.

Pen 3099 NB Parker Vacumatic  Major 1946 $135 (Shipping January)  3nd Generation Black Celluloid
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.

Pen 3166 Parker Vacumatic Major $ 195 DETAILS PENDING Golden Pearl Celluloid
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.

Pen 3181 -NB  Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen Major. 1945  $ 145 Emerald Pearl Celluloid. Fine Point
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.

Pen 3043 JB Parker Vacumatic Junior Shadow-Wave 1939   $295 The big 2nd Generation Wave. Golden-Brown. Superb.
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.

Pen 3052 JB Parker Vacumatic "Long" Major 1938  $185  2nd Generation Double Jewel Golden Pearl Celluloid
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.

Pen 3012-S  Parker Vacumatic Junior 2nd Gen  1939   $285 JET BLACK SHADOW-WAVE. STAR CLIP. STUNNING BARREL CLARITY
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.

Pen 3014-S  Parker Vacumatic Junior 2nd Gen  1939   $225 (Ships Late July) Jet-Black Shadow-Wave. Excellent Barrel Clarity
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.

Pen 2844-R  Parker VACUUM-FILLER  "Middle Size" 1932- 1933 $475 Pre-Vacumatic in trim/color arrangement not done for Vacumatic, proper. Burgundy Pearl
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.

Pen 2988-S  Parker Vacumatic 1946 Golden Pearl $115  (Ships Late July)
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.

Pen 2994-S  Parker Vacumatic Major  3rd Gen. Azure 1953  $155 The last of the Vacs, matey. Canadian. Very clear barrel.
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.

Pen 2996-S  Parker Vacumatic Major.  3rd Gen. Azure Blue 1944 $155
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.

Pen 2997-S  Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen Golden Pearl  1945  $150 Uncommon Seamed Barrel Plastic found on some late 1945-early 1946 pens
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.

Pen 2999-S  Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen. Golden Pearl 1945 $130
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.

Pen 3000-S  Parker Vacumatic 3rd Gen Emerald Pearl 1945  $145  (Ships Late July)
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.

SOLD Pen 3005 -TB  Parker Vacumatic. 3rd Gen Emerald Pearl  $175 SOLD
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.

Pen 3010-S  Parker Vacumatic Major. 3rd Gen. Golden Pearl  $175 Pearl Uncommon Seamed Plastic (cap AND barrel) 3rd quarter 1945
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.

Pen 2897-WD Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944   $165 (Shipping Late July) Azure Blue Celluloid
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.

Pen 2892  Parker Vacumatic 1st Gen Standard.  1933-1934 $395 Scarce "First Year" Vacumatic with  (superb) longitudinal transparency.
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.

Pen 2867-M Parker Vacumatic 1st Gen Standard.  1939 $285  Burgundy Pearl Celluloid.  Late Production Piece.
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.

Pen 2859-M  Parker Vacumatic 2nd Generation Debutante. $150  Double Jewel. Azure Blue Celluloid
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.

Pen 2532 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $150 Nib adjusted by Mike Masuyama Emerald Pearl Celluloid.
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.

Pen 2535 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $160  Golden Pearl Celluloid.
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.

Pen 2537 Parker Vacumatic 3rd Generation Major 1944 $160  Emerald  Pearl Celluloid.
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.

Pen 2540 Parker Vacuamtic 3rd Generation Major  $185  Jet Black Celluloid. 1942. A "First Year" third generation Variant
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.