1942 Parker Vacumatic Azure Blue Pearl *SOLD* ($200 US)

THIS PEN HAS SOLD!

Hello there. Welcome to my channel. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another fountain pen resurrection Sunday video.

I’ve been putting this one off for quite a few weeks now. This cadaver on the slab waiting for resurrection is a really dead fountain pen. I’ve been putting it off because it’s going to be a challenge. So, I was waiting for a time in my schedule where I could spend not just a couple of days on this, but perhaps three, four, or five days. It’s very early in my schedule right now for doing a fountain pen restoration on Sunday because I’ve already got one scheduled to run this Sunday, and today is Thursday. So, this video doesn’t go up if at all for another 10 days or so, giving me plenty of leeway, hopefully, to see what I can do about this fountain pen. I got this Parker Vacumatic from the 1940s, a generation 3, several weeks ago, let’s say a couple of months ago. It’s in sad shape.

The last Parker Vacumatic I restored was a 1941 Emerald Pearl, a third-generation double jewel fountain pen that was in great shape when I got it, and the restoration went swimmingly. So, I've got a feeling that all of my karma is going to come back to bite me in the ass with this pen. 

THOUGHTS

So, what are my thoughts on this fountain pen resurrection? As I mentioned in the introduction, I gave myself plenty of time to get this restoration done, thinking it would be a challenge. This pen looked very sad indeed. When I first got it, I didn’t think the gold would return. It was so tarnished and corroded. I’m delighted that the gold shines again, especially the stacked coin cap band. There are a few places where you can see some corrosion, but you really have to look. And look at that clip! It’s amazing. Gold is amazing. I’m going to fill that diamond with some Tesers number 1,111. It’s a dark blue that matches the original enamel blue paint that Parker originally used.

The blue diamond clips appeared in 1942 and were used until Parker eliminated them due to a Supreme Court ruling in 1947. The blue diamond symbolized the lifetime guarantee, but the court ruled that a company could only advertise a lifetime guarantee if it was cost-free to the consumer. Many companies backed out of these guarantees after the ruling because they routinely charged for shipping, handling, labour, and parts for these so-called guarantees. Sheaffer's white dot disappeared the same year.

This stacked coin cap band is interesting because it appeared on the Vacumatic in 1937, but then disappeared in 1941. Being a pen from 1942 makes this third-generation Vacumatic quite special.

The stacked celluloid on this pen was turned from a solid rod, which was only bright at 90° angles. So, there were two bright sides and two dark sides. Later Vacumatics were made from flat sheets of celluloid that were rolled onto mandrels, and the celluloid was bright all the way around, like on my 1945 Parker Vacumatic Azure Blue Pearl. You can see the difference. The earlier pen is much darker.

So, this 1942 third-generation Vacumatic is slightly rare. The nib seemed to be in excellent shape, and it turns out it writes beautifully with just a small adjustment. I was thrilled to finally erase those deep bite marks in the blind cap. Whoever owns this pen next must promise me no biting. If you’re a biter, no sale.

Yes, I’m selling this exceptional Azure blue stacked celluloid 1942 Parker Vacumatic stacked coin cap band fountain pen for $200 US plus shipping. If you’re interested in purchasing the pen, please drop me an email at inkquiringminds@gmail.com with your name and address. I’ll get you a shipping quote.

And there you have it.

Thank you for watching.

And that's all she wrote.