1945 PARKER VACUMATIC BLACK MAJOR-GT-Fountain Pen RESTORED-1945 14K FP Arrow NIB

  
This fixed listing is for a serviced, completely restored 1945 Parker Vacumatic Black Major Fountain Pen with gold trim. The date code is 5 with no dots so 4th Quarter 1945. I did a fill writing sample then flushed and ultrosonically cleaned again (Please see picture #12). I have thoroughly tested the pen with distilled water and it is properly filling as it should and as it was manufactured to fill. There are no cracks, bite marks, splits, or monograms. The fountain pen is in excellent working condition and good cosmetic condition.

There is a chevron bank (Jewelers Band) on the cap. The clarity is good (Please see picture #11) The nib is a 1945 14K Proper Parker Arrow USA Stiff Fine Point Nib. The date code on this nib is 5 with no dots, so it is a 4th Quarter 1945. Notice that the vacumatic fountain pen and 14K Proper Parker Arrow Stiff Fine USA Nib both have the same date code of 5 with no dots.

This means that both the vac and the nib were manufactured 4th quarter 1945. Following is some date coding information concerning Parker Fountain Pens. My source is Parker Pens Penography, DATE CODES - DATING A PEN. IN MID 1934 PARKER BEGAN MARKING MOST PENS AND PENCILS WITH A DATE CODE, BOTH THE BARREL AND THE NIBS WERE MARKED. HOWEVER, LACKING A DATE CODE DOES NOT MEAN A PRE-1935 MADE PEN, SINCE MANY IMPRINTS HAVE BEEN WORN OFF WITH USE.

THE FIRST DATE CODES WERE TWO DIGITS WHERE FIRST DIGIT DENOTING QUARTER OF PRODUCTION, 2ND DIGIT DENOTING THE PRODUCTION YEAR. FOR EXAMPLE: IF NIB DATE CODE OF 36 MEANS PRODUCED 3RD QUARTER OF 1936. In the second quarter of 1938 this system was however changed to save production time, and a new date code, using a system of dots was adopted. The stamp initially had three dots and for each quarter one dot was filed down leaving none for the fourth quarter. Since production was overlapping, examples exist with either the imprint 28 or 8 with two dots for the second quarter of 1938.

Also, since this coding system extended over a decade, a pen marked. 8., could have been produced the second quarter of 1938 or second quarter of 1948. LENGTH - 5 1/8 inches. CAP - Gold Split Arrow Parker with Chevron (Jewelers) Band. NIB MATERIAL - 14K Gold, NIB STROKE - Fine, 1945 Proper Parker Arrow stiff U. NIB, DATE CODE is 5 with no dots (4th Quarter 1945). A nice writing 14k Proper Parker Arrow stiff U. Fine Point Nib (See Picture #12, writing sample). This item is in the category "Collectibles\Pens & Writing Instruments\Pens\Fountain Pens\Parker".

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1. Nib Material: Gold, 14K
2. Material: Celluloid
3. Modified Item: No
4. Vintage: Yes
5. Brand: Parker
6. Pen Type: Fountain Pen
7. Type: Fountain Pen
8. Nib Size: Fine (F)
9. Ink Color: Any appropriate Fountain Pen Ink
10. Personalized: No
11. Featured Refinements: Parker Vacumatic
12. Features: Gold Trim
13. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States