| A 1946 vacumatic ink filling method Parker model 51 fountain pen. Having a 16 carat gold filled cap section engraved Made in USA, the barrel and forward hood sections being in dark blue.
The internal pump filling mechanism has a new rubber diaphragm fitted. The nib protruding from the protective hood section is a medium point size, there is a light scratch mark on the hood section. Apart from the normally expected signs of light general wear, simply an excellent quality fountain pen.
Manufactured during a period when these models were very much in demand regardless of the imposed World War constraints on production throughout the years of the war. |