1945 Parker Striped Duofold DUOVAC *SOLD* $220 US + shipping

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THIS PEN HAS BEEN SOLD

Hello there. Welcome to Ink Inquiring Minds. My name is Doug, and I'm back with another Pen Resurrection Sunday video. The pen on the slab ready for resurrection back to the land of the living, and the writing is this 1945 Parker striped Duofold, often called a Duovac because it's a Vacumatic filler.

It is in this beautiful blue pearl longitudinally striped celluloid that Parker called "Laidtone" and is just gorgeous. This is a Senior model as it measures in at 137 mm, has the blue diamond V-style Parker Challenger nib and the wide chevron cap band. This pen is in really, really good shape.

THOUGHTS

So, what are my thoughts on this pen resurrection? I’m really pleased with how it turned out. It went very well indeed, without any major hiccups. I’m glad because the weather is looking great this week, possibly our last week of summer, and I want to be outside in the sun, not stuck in my basement fighting with a broken celluloid pen, nib, tine, or stubborn Vacumatic pump. When I first looked at this pen, I thought it might be easy to fix, but every time I’ve said that in the past, it hasn’t been. So, I whispered to myself, “Okay, this might be easy.”

The only real challenge I faced was the nib. It felt slightly corroded. The nib is gold, but the tip is iridium or an alloy of iridium, which can get pitted and corroded over time, making it difficult to write. I thought a bit of polishing would fix it, but it wasn’t that simple.

Here’s a diagram to show you what the nib looked like. It was cut asymmetrically, with one side thicker than the other. This is common in vintage pens because they were hand-cut and not computer-designed. This particular nib was from 1945.

The problem was that the nib was also misaligned. The thicker side was down, and the thinner side was up. When I aligned them, I noticed some misalignment. The thicker side was slightly raised, pushing on the page and causing thin vertical lines.

To fix this, I ground off the raised section. I used a 4,000-grit micro mesh grinder to smooth it out, then moved to a 20,000-grit lapping sheet to make it as smooth as glass. Now, the nib writes beautifully.

This pen is a gorgeous piece of writing equipment. This beautiful 1945 Parker striped Duofold Duovac pen in blue pearl "Laidtone" celluloid features a large chevron cap band. It has a very rare chevron V-shaped nib that writes beautifully. It takes 1.4 millilitres of ink and is available for the low price of $220 US. If you’re interested, please email inkquiringminds@gmail.com with your name and address. I’ll provide a shipping quote and PayPal payment instructions.

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And that's all she wrote.