Vintage Parker "51" Fountain Pen 1948 Vacumatic Filling System LQQK - RARE

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The Parker "51" is the worlds most sold fountain pen . The Parker "51" took eleven years to develop but Parker sold over 20 million pens during more than 30 years! Parker spent the same amount in dollars to promote the pen, but in 1969 reached 400 million dollars in sales. A pretty good investment, eh? It was named the Parker "51" because Parker felt that they needed a name that wouldn't be hard to pronounce in any country and also easy to remember. Also at this time Route 51 was built through Janesville and it is quite probable that this also was a reason for the the name. Furthermore It also came out of research in 1939, the 51'st anniversary for the Parker Pen Company. The Parker "51" Mark II is probably the most functional fountain pen ever made. It never leaks, always works. Mark I (1942-48) , had the (late) Vacumatic filling system with a plastic plunger hidden behind a blind cap. THIS PEN'S PLUNGER IS IN GREAT WORKING COND . It also had the arrow clip with the blue diamond design previously added to the the Vacumatics in 1939. From 1943 the nib was date coded. no nib date so before 1943 unless it is not visible. THIS PEN IS A SLEEK BLACK DESIGN WITH STERLING SILVER CAP - The body was designed to look like a jet-fighter from the side (without the wings, of course) and the material used (Lucite) was the same that some wartime read more

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