1938 PARKER SLENDER MAXIMA VACUMATIC BURGUNDY PEARL DOUBLE JEWEL FOUNTAIN PEN RESTORED

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For your consideration, we are offering for sale this scarce Restored 1938 Parker Vacumatic Slender Maxima Double Jewel Fountain Pen in Burgundy Pearl Celluloid. This fountain pen has been thoroughly taken apart, cleaned, put back together, and is now in excellent writing condition.

I have ultrasonically cleaned the NIB, feed, section, breather tube, and barrel. Replaced the old diaphragm with a new, properly sized one. Hand-polished the Gold Filled Arrow Clip, Chevron (///\\\) Cap Banding, Blind Cap Tassie, and 14K Parker NIB. I have cleaned, buffed, and polished the barrel, cap, and blind cap to bring back the vibrancy and protect the celluloid of the fountain pen. This Parker Vacumatic is the scarce Slender Maxima that measures 5 5/16" capped and 6 1/8" posted.

This fountain pen cap and barrel are in superb condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs with the cap always securing tightly to the barrel. The Burgundy Pearl celluloid color is gorgeous and displays very vibrantly. The clip on the cap displays very minor wear. The cap banding displays no wear. The bottom tassie shows some wear on the edging. The top and bottom jewels are striped to match the rest of the fountain pen. The barrel is stamped with, "GEO. S. PARKER PARKER VACUMATIC with the MADE IN U.S.A. with a date code 8 (for 1938) in the 3rd Quarter". The cap and barrel are free of any personalizations or monograms.

This Parker Slender Maxima Vacumatic retains the correct "Speedline" filling unit that was produced for 2nd Generation Vacumatic. I have tested the filling mechanism with water and fills as it should. The Speedline Vacumatic Filling System works, typically in my tests with water, with about 12-15 presses to fill full. I have greased the filling unit so it operates smoothly.

This Parker Vacumatic comes with a 14K gold two-tone Parker 9 feather arrow nib with a fine point that measures .56mm when measured with digital calipers. When writing a sample with this NIB, it writes with a Fine to Medium/Broad line. In the writing sample provided, the stroke/line ranges from .45mm to .96mm when measuring with digital calipers. The writing sample was done with the actual pen in the images listed for sale. The writing sample was used by dipping the NIB in Montblanc Blue Ink.

This Parker Slender Maxima is the real deal top to bottom. It displays the wide cap band of the Maxima on a standard-diameter pen and features the correct 9-feather-per-side arrow nib. The pen has striped jewels and a section that matches the rest of the pen. Slender Maximas are more scarce than the larger Senior Maxima and probably show up once for every 50-70 Senior Maximas. This is only the 3rd one I have ever acquired/found in 16+ years of collecting

This vintage Parker Vacumatic Slender Maxima Fountain Pen is a fantastic and beautiful scarce example. I would consider this Slender Maxima to be in Excellent Condition. This Slender Maxima is ready to write with or just add it to your writing arsenal collection.

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