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Golden Pearl Celluloid with Gold Filled Cap $585 |
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| Overall Grade: Fine |
Metal: Two tiny pin dings | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition:
Exc monotone |
Threads: perfect | clarity: slight | |
| Point: fine-XF | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 15/16" |
PRICE: $585 |
| COMMENTS:
The
Vacumatic Imperial no doubt was influenced both by the
already-in-production Sheaffer Crest and by the soon-to-be-released
Parker "51". Featuring a "51"-style cap but with cap threads, not
clutch set up, and featuring an hour-glass shaped gripping section with
threads at the very bottom, the Imperial Family is not your typical
Vac. Catalogued in the USA for two years various levels could be found
up to an all-14k pen, the Imperial Coronet. This Debutante sized Imperial, proper, is not at all bad. Very clean barrel. Unworn cap. BUT, two tiny pin-size dings (superficial) are noted near the very top of the cap. |
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Pen 2444R Parker Vacumatic Standard. 3rd Generation 1946 $250 SOLD
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| Overall Grade: Extrafine |
Metal: Excellent | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Exc | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.9 cm |
PRICE: $250 |
| COMMENTS: A Vac Anomaly- uncatalogued but well recognized by those who know, and... not amenable to assembly from mixed parts. This is a late Streamlined Standard, featuring the triple cap-band last catalogued for first generation pens in 1938, but whose cap (shape, threads, length) is that of the third generation. Amongst the thousands of Vacs i've handled, i've seen perhaps 20 total of this type. Most are black or silver pearl, though I have seen one or two Emerald pens along the way. The barrel and clip are that of typical non-lifetime Vac from this era. An oddity for those who covet Vacs well away from the mainstream. Metal, imprint, clarity all superb. Some light marks to the plastic noted. Typical fine-medium Vac nib. | |||
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Emerald Pearl Celluloid (early variant color). Pen has Price Sticker $235 SOLD |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Thread: perfect | clarity: ExtraFine | |
| Point: Full Medium | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 13cm |
PRICE: $235 |
| COMMENTS: The 3rd Generation Vac Major and Vac Junior are popular first Vacs for collectors, packing classic look, decent size, and reasonable price. This set packs a few charming features. With a first quarter 1943 date code, it was manufactured just at the switch time for Emerald Pearl from the earlier bluish green to later olive green. The set has the earlier color. The WW-II era box is quite clean. After shooting the pic, i found buried under the tray the pen's original price sticker, which i can reattach to pen for you or include free floating. A nice medium smooth point and fresh restoration don't hurt. | |||
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Pen 2434 Parker Vacumatic Oversized Pencil $195
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| Overall Grade: XF |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: NA |
Threads perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: NA | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 3/8" 13.5cm |
PRICE: $195 |
| COMMENTS: Early Triple-band OS Vacs are well less common than later Senior Max. Pencils are less common than pens. There ya go. This one is a ncie big pencil, to match any of the three clarity patterns found in the pen. Date code indicates 1935 production. Deep imprint, clean trim. Couple scratches on plastic. Has proper removable lead cartridge, no longer with eraser though. | |||
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Pen 2475R Parker Vacumatic Major 2nd Generation $235 SOLD
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| Overall Grade:Exc+ |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads perfect | clarity: Exc+ | |
| Point: Fine-Med | Imprint: Exc | Size 5 3/8" 13.6cm |
PRICE: $235 |
| COMMENTS: A superb example of the longer (1939-1941) 2nd Generation (1937-1941) Major. Very crisp in all respects. Clarity actually better than the already impressive amount captured in the picture. This one might be cleaner than the one in my personal collection, but that one is pretty clean too, so i didn't sweat letting this one go. | |||
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Pen 2461R Parker Vacumatic Standard $285 SOLD
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: none left | |
| Point: Medium Semi-Flex | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/8" 12.9cm |
PRICE: $285 |
| COMMENTS: NiceFirst Generation Vac with lockdown filler, triple cap-bands, all the luxury features (striped section and end jewels, two tone nib). Far less common than the later Major and hard to find clean. This one has nice color and imprint- including the well recognized "sideways 45" imprint found on 4th quarter 1935 pens. Nib is sweet. Imperfections? Not transparent. Slight barrel concavity just where one's index finger presumably pushed against the pen for years and years. | |||
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Pen 2468R Parker Vacumatic Major 3rd Gen $115
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Perfect | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: Fine | |