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[Sir. Ebaysalot]

I just bought this Parker Vacumatic Desk pen and presumably a Parker 51. Soooo, How'd I do?


http://www.ebay.com/...984.m1497.l2649

[matt]

Duofold or other button filler Parker desk pen, not a Vacumatic, but still cheap!

[david i]

Nice two-tone Vac nib. Maybe very nice. Do let us know how many feathers on nib...

regards

david

[AeRoberto]

Mmmh, I don't know, it seems there is a Vacumatic imprint (but I'm like a mole ), I'm curious.

[John Danza]

Mmmh, I don't know, it seems there is a Vacumatic imprint (but I'm like a mole ), I'm curious.

With that barrel and section, it has to be a Duofold.


David, I tried to count the feathers and I thought I came up with 8, or possibly 9. I know it should be 10 as a Duofold nib, but I don't recall the Duofold nibs being two-tone.

[BrianMcQueen]

I know it seems really improbable, but that looks very suspiciously like it is a Vacumatic imprint. I counted the feathers and came up with 8.

[AeRoberto]

Yes, I know it's a Duofold section, but it seems a Vacumatic imprint (the first letter seems definitely a V) to me, maybe a Vacumatic with striped Duofold plastic? I'm very curious at this point.

P.S. I agree with the 8 feathers.

[John Danza]

Yeah, I hear what you're saying and seeing what you're seeing. It would be tough to get a flat-top Duofold section into a striped Duofold barrel, if that's what you think it might be. The flat-top sections were threaded and the striped sections were press fit, and a smaller diameter. The barrel looks like a flat-top barrel too. It would be very interesting if it's a flat-top barrel and section with a Vac imprint and Vac nib.

[Sir. Ebaysalot]

Man, now I can't wait to get my hands on this thing. Could it be just a weird Frankenpen?

[FarmBoy]

Watch the 51 turn out to be a red-band

[Sir. Ebaysalot]

Watch the 51 turn out to be a red-band

[Sir. Ebaysalot]

The 51 is an early vacumatic desk pen model, unfortunately not a red band.



The other odd pen has what seems to be a Duofold barrel and section yet a Vacumatic imprint and an 8 feather nib. So, what do I have here?

[BrianMcQueen]

The 51 is an early vacumatic desk pen model, unfortunately not a red band.



The other odd pen has what seems to be a Duofold barrel and section yet a Vacumatic imprint and an 8 feather nib. So, what do I have here?

Is it a button filler? Can you post some better pictures?

[Sir. Ebaysalot]

The 51 is an early vacumatic desk pen model, unfortunately not a red band.



The other odd pen has what seems to be a Duofold barrel and section yet a Vacumatic imprint and an 8 feather nib. So, what do I have here?

Is it a button filler? Can you post some better pictures?

The pen is a vac filler, and yes I will post pictures later.

As for the pen, do you think it is a frankenpen or something put together by Parker...... a prototype?


Thanks

Edited by Sir. Ebaysalot, 15 October 2013 - 11:17 PM.

[John Danza]

As for the pen, do you think it is a frankenpen or something put together by Parker...... a prototype?

Can you give us the full imprint, including date code? I think it's a stretch to be a prototype, because the early Vac prototypes were done on streamlined Duofolds and were not imprinted. See the one I have, below, which is identical to a couple shown in the Vacumatic book.

[Sir. Ebaysalot]

Here are the photos... (sorry in advance, I'm not very good at taking pictures)













GEO. S PARKER PARKER VACUMATIC MADE IN U.S.A. 6

[david i]

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As for the pen, do you think it is a frankenpen or something put together by Parker...... a prototype?


Thanks

Hi,

Prototype tends to be an evil word in the Hobby, bandied about with abandon for too many patched together quirky pens. Of course that notion per se need not disprove prototypical status for any given pen, but usually it does

Your pen has a Vac imprint on barrel and has a plunger filler? So the issue appears to be the section...

regards

david

[BrianMcQueen]

I agree with David. It looks like someone figured out how to get a Duofold section into a regular Vacumatic barrel. Maybe they fit. I should try it...

[Sir. Ebaysalot]

I agree with David. It looks like someone figured out how to get a Duofold section into a regular Vacumatic barrel. Maybe they fit. I should try it...

Since my pen is basically a frankenpen, would it be worth it to remove the Duofold section and replace it with a regular Vacumatic section?

[BrianMcQueen]

I agree with David. It looks like someone figured out how to get a Duofold section into a regular Vacumatic barrel. Maybe they fit. I should try it...

Since my pen is basically a frankenpen, would it be worth it to remove the Duofold section and replace it with a regular Vacumatic section?

I just checked, and a Lady Duofold section fits in a 3rd gen Major barrel. To answer your question, it would be worth it if you already had the section. Otherwise you could probably just use the parts you have elsewhere.