| Parker 51 |
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8610: Parker 51: first-year in black, 1/10 16K gold filled cap with grouped parallel lines pattern with indicia; Blue Diamond clip, aluminum Speedline filler with diamond imprint on plunger end, pearl jewels, two-tone clutch ring, though gold wash thin; some scratches and marks to the blind cap end, but imprint itself is nice and strong, including 3rd quarter date code; cap is crisp with a few light scratches and pinprick dings, correct long clutch, interesting inscription with December 1, 1941 date.
DATE: 1941 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $500 
8660: Parker 51: grey double-jewel Vac-filler with crisp sterling silver cap, gold filled trim, two-tone clutch ring; scarce early second-year pen with crisp barrel imprint with single-line 1st quarter date code, aluminum Speedline filler; note corrosion to filler plunger (see detail), light clip mark to cap, longitudinal stress lines at front of hood.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $450
8385: Parker 51 set in box: cordovan double-jewel, sterling silver cap, with matching pencil; caps are good, with only light marks, pen has two-tone clutch ring, barrel imprint polished away, pencil has early first-year style geometric pattern band on cap, gold plated mechanism, some stress cracks towards front of barrel (see detail), do not affect function; pen and pencil were sold as a set, and bear the same name on their barrels.
DATE: c. 1942 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: needlepoint • $450
8924: Parker 51: Nassau Green double-jewel Vac-filler with early style 1/10 16K gold filled cap with geometric band and indicia; two-tone clutch ring, good barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, filler plunger with diamond imprint on end, wear to blind cap tassie ring shows wartime silver substrate; no brassing to cap, but scattered extremely shallow pinprick dings; very tip of hood slightly shortened; color of pen is vivid and even.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine • $675
8226: Parker 51 Demi injector pencil: burgundy, 1/10 12K gold filled cap in converging lines pattern, 11.9 cm long, good barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead; some roughness and corrosion to the cap plating towards the rim.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: VG* • $45
8878: Parker 51 Demi injector pencil: Forest Green with frosty Lustraloy cap, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, sharp barrel imprint with 4th quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead; like new.
DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: near
mint • $85
8874: Parker 51 Demi injector pencil: dark blue with frosty Lustraloy cap, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, good barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: exc-near mint
• $70
8998: Parker 51 set in box: black Aerometric filler, Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, imprint with 1st quarter date code, new old stock replacement sac, slight clip mark to cap finish; .9 mm injector pencil is Demi-size, has earlier (2nd quarter 1949) date code.
DATE: 1951/1949 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB:
medium broad • $175
8859: Parker 51 set: black Aerometric filler, Lustraloy cap, matching .9 mm pencil; pen more worn than pencil, though excellent sac transparency; pen has imprint with 1951 date code, pencil bears 1952 date code, both marked with same initials.
DATE: 1951/1952 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $165
8873: Parker 51 Demi injector pencil: Teal Blue with 1/10 12K gold filled cap, 12.1 cm long, clean barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, no dings to cap, uses .9 mm lead.
DATE: 1952 • CONDITION: fine-exc •
$70
8862: Parker 51 injector pencil: red with Lustraloy cap, 13.1 cm long, chrome plated trim, made in England; uses .9 mm lead, imprint on barrel with large date code, scattered pinhead dings to cap.
DATE: 1954 •
CONDITION: VG • $50
8880: Parker 51 Demi injector pencil: dark blue with crisp 1/10 12K gold filled cap, 12 cm long, bold barrel imprint with no date code, uses .9 mm lead, appears to be new old stock.
DATE: c. 1956 • CONDITION: exc • SOLD
5828: Parker 51 pencil lead refills: 12 leads in a stoppered glass tube, 8 cm long, made in England, label reads "for Parker '51'/ROTARY PENCIL", with Parker "halo" mark; many available, all "B" hardness.
DATE:
c. 1964 • CONDITION: mint • $6
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