1939 was a very historic year, from a world perspective.
From a pen perspective, it was the year that this Parker Vacumatic was created
and sold. This is my first Parker pen and this is the pen I purchased from
Bradford Ink which I featured in my previous post.
I love this finish. I want to say it is celluloid but I am
not 100% on that. What I do know is that it is brown and pearl and looks
stunning in direct light. There is a small amount of translucency into the
filling mechanism under certain light which is useful, especially when trying
to clean it. This finish is reflected in the more modern pen offering by
Visconti in the Wall Street model.
This pen is very well balanced and for the age of this pen,
has held up wonderfully. There is some wear on the cap band but otherwise is
almost new looking. The classic Parker clip is present and has been cleaned and
according to the gentleman I purchased it from, it has been fitted with a new
sack so it was ready to fill and go.
The nib is a 14K gold nib and needed some tuning. It was a
typical fine tip as was common to the time and had quite a bit of feedback. I
generally prefer a smoother writing experience with a hint of feedback and after
some tuning love, it is now butter smooth and a pure joy to write with. The nib
has the Parker arrow etched into the nib with the arrow body pointing to the
page when writing.
The vacuum filling mechanism works well and has a nice
amount of resistance and holds a bit of ink but not a copious amount by any
means. The flow is moderate and not a gusher which is fine but the flow is
adequate for standard writing and fast writing sessions.
I love the pen, I am very happy with the purchase and once
again, I will definitely purchase from Bradford Ink again.
This review is based off of my experience and opinion and I
am not representing Parker nor am I being compensated in any way for this
review.
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