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Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED
Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED

Vintage PARKER 51 Demi Fountain Pen MIDNIGHT BLUE - Aerometric - M nib -RESTORED

$ 18.21

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Ink Color: Any bottled ink
  • Features: Matte Lustaloy cap
  • Vintage: Yes
  • Type: Fountain Pen
  • Material: Plastic
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Nib Size: Medium (M)
  • Brand: Parker
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Nib Material: Gold, 14K
  • Condition: Ready to write, just add ink. Ultrasonically cleaned. Buffed acrylic body and hood. See photos for condition. No significant scratches on acrylic body -- a few very very fine very small scratches 90 degrees to the left of centerline of the nib, just below where lip of cap meets the barrel when capped. Need a bright light to see them Shiny spots (where satin finish is warn smooth) on the brushed stainless steel cap, some shiny areas are thin lines resulting from swinging the end of clip. No wear on chrome-plated arrow clip. A very small subtle indentation can be seen with very bright light on the cap about 90 degrees to the left of the clip. Medium nib is smooth, very wet, and firm, and has an abundant amount of iridium. See photos. Cap's gray pearl jewel is clean and without wear. Original sac - supple but slightly stained gray-green. Nib/feed was not removed for cleaning. Good Parker imprints on cap and aerometric filler. No scratches, chips, cracks, discolorations, or burns.
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    RESTORED Vintage
    Parker "51"
    Demi
    Fountain Pen -
    Midnight Blue Acrylic body & Matte Lustaloy Cap with Chrome Arrow Clip
    Medium 14 kt gold Nib - Smooth, Wet, & Firm
    Circa 1950's    Made in U.S.A.
    "Midnight Blue" barrel and hood
    Brush stainless steel ("Lustaloy) cap with
    Chrome-plated Art Deco short clip
    Gray pearl cap jewel
    14kt Medium, Firm gold nib
    Aerometric Mark I filling system
    Very good condition - just micro-scratches on body, with some shiny areas on brushed cap
    Iconic pen.  Great for everyday writing, at the office or home.
    Ready to be used!
    Refurbished - Cleaned  & Buffed
    Soaked and ultrasonically cleaned. Tested nib for smoothness, then flushed.  Confirmed aerometric filling system including original sac depresses and draws water.  Brushed and swabbed to clean the inner diameters of cap and barrel.  Buffed the clip and barrel.
    Materials and Conditions
    -
    Body including Cap
    Standard size
    Midnight Blue barrel and hood
    Cap is brushed stainless steel (called "Lustaloy" by Parker)
    Chrome-plated arrow clip - Art Deco design with short clip
    Cap imprinted with "PARKER"
    Slip-on cap
    No significant scratches or dents
    No chips, cracks, burns, bulges or discolorations.
    Nib -
    Nib assembly was not dismantled
    14 kt gold nib
    Medium nib tip
    Nib is smooth, wet, and firm (no flexibility)
    Aerometric Filling System
    Original "Pli-glass" silicone sac - lightly stained gray-green, but transparent (can easily see breather tube within sac), and as supple as new
    Filling system was tested with water.
    After dipping nib for writing sample, nib was flushed, but Pilot Blue ink may still remain.
    Aerometric filler -- with "hoop" design
    Imprinted on chrome-plated chrome aerometric housing:
    PARKER "51"
    TO FILL
    PRESS RIBBED BAR FOUR
    TIMES. WIPE FRONT END,
    PEN POINT DOWN, WITH
    SOFT TISSUE.
    USE DRY WRITING
    SUPERCHROME INK.
    THE PARKER PEN CO.
    MADE IN U.S.A.
    Dimensions
    Demi size Parker "51"
    Length when closed - 5 inches (127 mm)
    Length when posted - 5-5/8  inches (143 mm)
    Barrel diameter - 0.44 inches  (11.2 mm)
    Cap diameter - 0.47 inches (12.0 mm)
    Weight - 0.6 ounces (17 g)
    See the photos to get a feel for the other dimensions.  The grid pattern is in 1/2" (12.7 mm) increments.
    Shipping:
    Shipped domestically with
    USPS First Class
    .
    If being shipped outside of USA, will use Global Shipping Program (
    except Canada.
    .. I will ship directly to Canada using USPS).
    Please first confirm
    your country is NOT on the
    exclusion list
    (see
    tab labeled "Shipping and Payments"
    behind the "Description" tab.
    I will
    combine
    shipping, happily
    I will ship using a
    faster
    USPS method (Priority, for example), if you pay the difference in price