Parker 51 vacumatic dating

Place the fountain pen, nib first, into the bottle of ink until the nib is entirely covered (Figure A).Twist the piston converter counterclockwise at the top. Then twist the top of the piston converter clockwise to draw the ink up into the converter.The first year Parker 51 pens are double jewelled, having aluminium jewels on the cap and the blind cap.However, from 1942 the jewel was removed from the blind cap on the majority of production, and double jewelled pens became far less common.Remove the piston converter by gently pulling it away from the nib.Insert a fountain pen cartridge into the nib and push firmly until the cartridge seats itself. You can easily switch between bottled ink and cartridges by rinsing the nib and piston converter with cool water periodically.

At the same time Parker also replaced the metal Speedline version of the Vacumatic filling system with a plastic Vacumatic filler.While holding the nib above the bottle of ink, slowly twist the piston converter counterclockwise until a bead of ink flows from the tip of the nib (Figure B).Gently blot excess ink from the nib with a lint-free cloth or blotter paper.This limits the choices to two ~ The Gold Plate Signet/Insignia, or the Gold Presidential.As I have yet to win the lottery, my sights have been set on find a Signet / Insignia.