1946 PARKER VACUMATIC BLACK MAJOR-GT-Blue Diamond Fountain Pen-RESTORED-Nib 1946

Description: This fixed listing is for a serviced, completely restored 1946 Parker Vacumatic Black Blue Diamond Major Fountain Pen with Gold Trim. The date code is 6 with no dots so 4th Quarter 1946. I did a fill writing sample then flushed and ultrosonically cleaned again (Please see picture #12). I have thoroughly tested the pen with distilled water and it is properly filling as it should and as it was manufactured to fill. There are no cracks, bite marks, splits, or monograms. The fountain pen is in excellent working condition and excellent cosmetic condition. There is a chevron band (Jewelers Band) on the cap. The clarity is excellent (Please see picture #11) The nib is a 1946 14K Proper Parker Arrow USA Stiff Fine Point Nib. The date code on this nib is 6 with no dots, so it is a 4th Quarter 1946. Notice that the vacumatic fountain pen and 14K Proper Parker Arrow Stiff Fine USA Nib both have the same date code of 6 with no dots. This means that both the fountain pen and nib were both manufactured the 4th Quarter of 1946. .. Following is some date coding information concerning Parker Fountain Pens. My source is Parker Pens Penography, DATE CODES - DATING A PEN IN MID 1934 PARKER BEGAN MARKING MOST PENS AND PENCILS WITH A DATE CODE, BOTH THE BARREL AND THE NIBS WERE MARKED. HOWEVER, LACKING A DATE CODE DOES NOT MEAN A PRE-1935 MADE PEN, SINCE MANY IMPRINTS HAVE BEEN WORN OFF WITH USE. THE FIRST DATE CODES WERE TWO DIGITS WHERE FIRST DIGIT DENOTING QUARTER OF PRODUCTION, 2ND DIGIT DENOTING THE PRODUCTION YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE: IF NIB DATE CODE OF 36 MEANS PRODUCED 3RD QUARTER OF 1936. In the second quarter of 1938 this system was however changed to save production time, and a new date code, using a system of dots was adopted. The stamp initially had three dots and for each quarter one dot was filed down leaving none for the fourth quarter. Since production was overlapping, examples exist with either the imprint 28 or 8 with two dots for the second quarter of 1938. Also, since this coding system extended over a decade, a pen marked .8., could have been produced the second quarter of 1938 or second quarter of 1948. MANUFACTURER - Parker MODEL - Vacumatic Major LENGTH - 5 1/8 inches COLOR - Black CAP - Blue Diamond Gold Split Arrow Parker Clip FILLING SYSTEM - Vacumatic YEAR OF MANUFACTURER - 1946 - Barrel date code is 6 with no dots- Manufactured 4th Quarter 1946 NIB MATERIAL - 14K Gold, NIB STROKE - Fine, 1946 Proper Parker Arrow stiff U.S.A. NIB, DATE CODE is 6 with no dot, manufactured 4th Quarter 1946. (See Picture #12, writing sample) As stated earlier vac pen and proper parker arrow nib manufactured exact same quarter and year with the same date code of 6 with no dots - 4th Quarter 1946

Price: 240 USD

Location: Marrero, Louisiana

End Time: 2024-11-30T23:46:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD