PA3476 Parker 51 Aerometric, boxed. (Rolled Silver Cap). (Medium)

PA3476 Parker 51 Aerometric, boxed. (Rolled Silver Cap). (Medium)

Date: c1950s

Size: Capped - 140mm; posted - 154mm.

This 1950s burgundy coloured Parker 51 is in very good condition with the very hard to find rolled silver cap.  As is almost universal with these caps, they are very rare but invariably, they have plating wear, and this is no exception, with some loss of plating around the bottom edge.  There are also a couple of shallow cap dings, again, very common with these softer silver caps.  It still shows very well though and is one of the better examples that I have seen over the last 25 years.  There are no splits, cracks, chips and no noticeable scratches to either hood or barrel.  The cap body has the "converging lines" pattern of decoration that is shared with the rolled gold caps.  Near the cap lip it is imprinted "PARKER" with "R. SILVER" at the rear.  The grey cap top jewel is clear with no chips or cracks.  The lovely 14 carat gold hooded nib is in a medium point.  Unscrewing the barrel, the Aerometric filler is made from stainless steel with a brushed finish and unmarked by damage.  The original pliglass ink sac is still fitted and is still in perfectly serviceable condition, though as with most of these pens it has the usual internal ink staining.  The box supplied with this pen is of a later date, but it came with the pen when I purchased it and it has protected the pen well.  

I have fully serviced this pen. The medium point nib feels very smooth on paper, and writes with a very pleasing wet and consistent line.