3538 Parker Vacumatic Oversize Fountain Pen in Silver Pearl, Smooth Medium FIVE STAR Nib.

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3538 Parker Vacumatic Oversize Fountain Pen in Silver Pearl, Smooth Medium
  • 3538 Parker Vacumatic Oversize Fountain Pen in Silver Pearl, Smooth Medium
  • 3538 Parker Vacumatic Oversize Fountain Pen in Silver Pearl, Smooth Medium
  • 3538 Parker Vacumatic Oversize Fountain Pen in Silver Pearl, Smooth Medium
  • 3538 Parker Vacumatic Oversize Fountain Pen in Silver Pearl, Smooth Medium

  • 3538 Parker Vacumatic Oversize Fountain Pen in Silver Pearl, Smooth Medium FIVE STAR Nib.

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Summary:

  • Make and Model: Parker Vacumatic Oversize (AKA Maxima)
  • Origin: The pen was made in Canada and is date coded for 1937.
  • Finish: Silver Pearl with chrome filled trim.
  • Overall length: 137mm
  • Filling Type: Vacumatic Pump Filler
  • Nib: 14ct gold, Medium.
  • Nib Rating: *****  (Nib Ratings Explained Here)

Description.

This is a lovely example of the hard-to-find Parker Vacumatic Oversize, the first of the Maxima series. This is a 1st generation (1932-1936) Vacumatic Oversize finished in the desirable Silver Pearl. It was made in Parkers factory in Canada in 1937 and is in very nice condition with only minor marks and scratches. The imprint is clear and legible and the plating to the cap ring and clip is superb with light wear. The Maxima was the biggest Vacumatic that Parker made at that time, it is longer and has a bigger girth than the standard Vacumatic range. It was an expensive pen in its time and is now quite hard to find. 

The first generation Vacumatic Maximas, branded as Oversize, (1932 - 1936) were fitted with the metal lockdown filler and had a short blind cap and a triple cap ring arrangement.

The second generation, branded as the Vacumatic Maxima, (1937 - 1942) were fitted with the speedline filler with the longer blind cap and a single cap band.

The third generation (1942 - 1948) were fitted with the plastic filler, again with a longer blind cap and a single cap band.

This is a 1st Generation Maxima with the Lockdown Filler and the triple cap bands. It was made in Canada, date codes for Canadian pens tended to lag the US production models as old stock was used up in Toronto, this explains the date of 1937 for a pen that theoretically ceased production in 1936.

The diaphragm has been replaced and the pen is in full working order.

The original 14ct gold nib writes smoothly with a Medium line.

Condition: Grade A

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