Parker Blue Diamond Vacumatic 1939

Parker Vacumatic

The Parker Vacumatic series are one of my favourite. Besides having different variations in term of colours, there are also differences in term of clips design:

Having restored the blue and gold Vacumatic and green, I have found another gray

Parker Vacumatics 1930s

Parker Vacumatic 1930s 

There are a few versions of the Parker Vacumatic. The US versions of this pen are known for stiff but smooth nibs and The UK and Canadian ones generally are softer, but maybe rarer. There are some Vacumatic that has a blue diamond on the clip, thus the pen dates around 1947 and onwards. 

The Blue Diamond was added in 1938 indicating a Lifetime Warranty. In 1947, in response to an FTC (Federal Trade Commission) ruling against Lifetime Warranties, Parker stopped painting the Diamond blue and then eliminated that clip design altogether in favor of one similar to the original Feather clip design. US production stopped in 1948, Canadian in 1953. This pen is 60 over years old now...it has a variation of colors as well as pump types too.

Vintage fountain pens

Pen holders

As a collector, we often need to protect our precious vintage fountain pens...

Vintage pen repairs Hong Kong 2014

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Vintage NOS pens

While traveling on business trip in Europe, I will always make an attempt to walk the street and flea market to understand the culture of the people and to also visit some sites. Found these from Eastern Europe.

Parker #2 eyedropper fountain pen (1898-1910)

Parker #2 Lucky Curve taper cap eyedropper (1898-1910)

My love for the early vintage eyedropper pen continues with this very early and very rare Parker #2 Lucky Curve taper cap eyedropper.  This pen is circa 1898 -1910 and is in exceptional condition.  It has bold chaseing and imprint.  Two high relief gold filled bands exhibit no wear or brassing.  Pen cap fits and posts correctly.  Pen has it's original #2 size fine point flexible Lucky Curve Nib and correct Lucky Curve Feed.  Color is a little aged but the photography has greatly enhanced the brown.     

Parker eyedropper #14

Parker #14 eyedropper

In 1902, Parker launched the  #14 and #16, eyedropper. Parker's first, and destined to become the best selling, filigree pens. They were offered either in Sterling Silver (#14) or solid 18k gold plate (#16). The Silver pen was offered for $5 while the Gold plate cost $6. There was also a Sterling Silver version of the #30 offered at $8 at that time.

I have always loved the early Parker filigree eyedropper and I have found several #16, and by chance I came across this #14 in sterling silver. I have started to focus on the eyedropper collections a few years ago and with the internet, the opportunities for collection grew tremendously.

I remembered having found the first Parker filigree #16 in 1990, a good 20+ years ago. ...