| Parker Vacumatics |
Pen Profiles: Vacumatics, Vacuum Fillers; also Vacumatic nomenclature, instructions
7322: Parker Vacuum Filler set: rare uncatalogued full-size model in red pearl laminate with extra-wide stripes in translucent blue; pen is 12.8 cm long, matching cone-actuated pencil (even harder to find), 12.55 cm; both bear good strong imprints, along with pantographed names -- commonly found on these pens, for some reason, along with flaking plating on the clips. The two-way turnup nib is two-tone and bears the early arrow with a single-line central rib; the pen barrel is transparent (this model is also found with the barrel opaque). Pencil slightly bent, material on both pieces sound, with no sign of the deterioration typically found on the pen cap. Too rare to have been a production item, this model -- sometimes dubbed the "Ripley" Vacumatic, after the only known contemporary illustration in print in a "Ripley's Believe It or Not" cartoon -- appears to have been made as a market test, and is also known with Vacumatic imprints..
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine/extra-fine •
$1650 
9022: Parker Vacuum Filler: rare proto-Vacumatic, silver pearl laminate with one-piece section and barrel; 12.2 cm long, white gold filled trim, striped jewels, metal lockdown filler, barrel imprint light but legible, plating on two-tone turn-up nib nearly perfect; a very clean example, noting some slight irregularity and one wear patch to the cap bands. Sac has been removed to preserve color.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • NIB: fine • $625
8612: Parker Vacuum Filler: rare proto-Vacumatic, silver pearl laminate with one-piece section and barrel; 12 cm long, white gold filled trim, striped jewels, metal lockdown filler, barrel imprint mostly polished away, plating on two-tone nib also worn, condition otherwise excellent, undamaged section unusual in this model; two-way nib writes extra-fine upside-down.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: fine
• $500
5960: Parker Vacuum Filler: black with fully transparent barrel, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, no brassing, good imprint (usually weak), typical even barrel darkening, "VACUUM FILLER" imprinted nib.
DATE: c. 1933 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $500
8670: Parker Vacumatic oversize: green pearl laminate, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, lockdown filler, striped section and jewels; good barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code, typical plating wear to big heavy two-tone nib; mechanically sound and a good writer, even wear with a couple of pink ink stains to the blind cap and a gouge to the end jewel.
DATE: 1935 • CONDITION: G • NIB: extra-fine firm • $425
7717: Parker Vacumatic: golden pearl laminate double-jewel, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, striped pointy jewels and section, lockdown filler, good barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, good barrel transparency, nib is a later replacement, with date code for 1946; the color is common on later Vacs, but is hard to find on earlier models, having been introduced only at the tail end of the lockdown filler era.
DATE:
1936 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: fine semiflex • $265
4720: Parker Vacumatic Junior: grey pearl and black, 12.2 cm long, chrome plated trim, lockdown filler, good barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code; discreet name on bbl; smooth and responsive nib with matching date code.
DATE: 1936 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $205
5580: Parker Vacumatic Junior: small grey pearl marbled, 12 cm long, chrome plated trim, outstanding barrel transparency (pen not recommended as a regular user), roughness to cap band plating, bold imprint with 4th quarter date code, lockdown filler, 1946 date code on Arrow nib.
DATE: 1937 • CONDITION: fine-exc
• NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $245
8693: Parker Vacumatic Major: black laminate double-jewel, 13.5 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, excellent barrel transparency, sharp imprint with 1st quarter date code, Speedline metal filler, two-tone arrow nib with excellent plating, 1938 date code.
DATE: 1939 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine • SOLD
7290: Parker Vacumatic Junior: brown Shadow Wave, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, aluminum Speedline filler, good barrel transparency, clear imprint with 4th quarter date code, matching year code on nib; wear to feathers of arrow clip, cap mark on barrel, but fine overall appearance.
DATE: 1939 • CONDITION: VG •
NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $200
5242: Parker Vacumatic Junior: large size grey Shadow Wave, 12.7 cm long, chrome plated trim, aluminum Speedline filler; good barrel transparency, imprint clear but last few words and date code mostly polished away; name on barrel, nib has 1940 date code.
DATE: 1940 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex •
$205
6106: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: silver pearl laminate double-jewel, 11.8 cm long, chrome plated trim, unusual smooth wide cap band; good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, fine barrel transparency, overall condition excellent but for typical plating roughness.
DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex
• $275
8692: Parker Vacumatic Junior: silver pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, wartime unmarked sterling silver trim, typical opaque black plastic filler plunger; good barrel transparency, good barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code; Parker production was drastically reduced in 1942 with US mobilization.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION:
fine • NIB: fine • $165
8569: Parker Vacumatic Debutante: small golden pearl laminate, 11.8 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric pattern cap band, imprint has been polished, but clearly legible 4th quarter date code; typical wartime filler unit with diamond imprint on plunger end, blind cap fit slightly off.
DATE: 1943 •
CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $105
7872: Parker Imperial Ensign Vacumatic: extremely rare, only a handful known, black with solid 14K trim and two-tone "Empire" 14K cap; 13.3 cm long, fine barrel transparency, cap like new, Canadian production (cap marked "MADE IN U.S.A.", as it appears Empire caps were only made in Parker's US factory), initials "G.W.C." professionally and discreetly engraved at top back of cap.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: exc-near mint
• NIB: extra-fine • $8000
8566: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.6 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, excellent barrel transparency, strong imprint with 4th quarter date code; typical wartime filler unit with diamond imprint on end of plunger.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $150
8601: Parker Vacumatic Major: golden pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency, filler plunger with diamond imprint on end, minimal wear and excellent overall appearance, but some light toothmarks visible on ends under magnification; two-tone nib characteristic of early wartime Majors.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • SOLD
8593: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.75 cm long, chrome plated trim, uncommon fine parallel lines pattern cap band, Blue Diamond clip, fine barrel transparency, strong imprint with 3rd quarter date code; wartime filler unit with diamond imprint on end of plunger.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine •
NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $150
7881: Parker Vacumatic Imperial: black with unusual Canadian-made gold filled cap, 13.7 cm long, Blue Diamond clip, black jewel, fine barrel transparency, two-tone nib, wartime plastic filler unit, good barrel imprint with weak but legible date code; cap has tiny engraved initials "A.S." on rim, unusual fine parallel lines pattern, spacing of lines finer and less regular than normal USA production.
DATE: 1944 • CONDITION:
fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $895
8585: Parker Vacumatic Major: black laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, strong barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, matching date code on nib, fine barrel transparency.
DATE: 1946 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $150
8583: Parker Vacumatic Major: black laminate, 12.8 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, Blue Diamond clip, filler plunger with diamond imprint on end; excellent barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, fine transparency, one nick to the barrel under the imprint (see detail), otherwise very clean.
DATE: 1945 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $145
8597: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, fine barrel transparency, strong imprint with 3rd quarter date code.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: fine-exc
• NIB: extra-fine • $135
8594: Parker Vacumatic Junior: silver pearl laminate, 12.9 cm long, chrome plated over silver trim, fine barrel transparency, sharp barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code, matching date code on nib.
DATE: 1946 •
CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine • $115
8595: Parker Vacumatic Major: black laminate, 12.85 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, fine barrel transparency, sharp imprint with 3rd quarter date code.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium
semiflex • $160
8596: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, excellent barrel transparency, strong imprint with 2nd quarter date code.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: exc •
NIB: extra-fine • $150
8600: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.75 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, cap band plating mostly worn away revealing wartime silver substrate; excellent barrel transparency, sharp imprint with 2nd quarter date code.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $140
8691: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, cap band with silver substrate; near mint barrel transparency, good imprint with 4th quarter date code, blind cap appears to be a replacement, a bit small for the barrel; traces of plating visible, nib originally two-tone.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine • $120
8993: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, excellent barrel transparency, bold imprint with 1st quarter date code, matching date code on noteworthy italic nib.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium broad italic • $275
8584: Parker Vacumatic Major: silver pearl laminate, 12.8 cm long, chrome plated trim, Blue Diamond clip, good barrel transparency, imprint with 3rd quarter date code.
DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: fine • NIB:
extra-fine firm • $135
8582: Parker Vacumatic Junior: silver pearl laminate, 12.75 cm long, chrome plated trim, fine barrel transparency, good barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, matching date code on nib; clip mark on cap but hard to see because of stripes.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $125
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