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Can Anyone Help Me Date My Recently-Acquired 51?


Tom Traubert

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Hi all.

 

I won an auction on Sunday and today, a lovely dark red 51 dropped through my door. The seller described 'faint marks' so, being a cynic (especially where eBay is concerned), I was expecting something the texture of sandpaper. Credit where it's due though - I've seen supposedly 'mint' pens in worse condition. The fact that it only cost me £29 makes it even sweeter!

 

So, here are some photos. There's no date code that I can find - just a faint 'M', which I think stands for medium nib. The pen in the last picture is my UK Duofold Junior, for size comparison purposes.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

http://i.imgur.com/VQhlnp9.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/fjNqgNL.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/dH6Gn9i.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/TpmySZq.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/3fhKSuJ.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/AOvDcZM.jpg

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Well, I dont know how to date this, so sorry. But, you sure have got yourself a wonderful aerometric P51!!!! Congrats!!!!!

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Tom,

 

Congratulations on your wonderful pen! If it's US mfg, Parker stopped dating the aerometric barrels after 1951. It appears to be just that animal. Post 1951 and before 1958.

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Tom,

 

Congratulations on your wonderful pen! If it's US mfg, Parker stopped dating the aerometric barrels after 1951. It appears to be just that animal. Post 1951 and before 1958.

 

That's great, thanks. I used to have a Dove Grey 1944 51 vac but I just didn't get on with it. Too finicky to clean, I think it may have been a demi (if such a model existed back then) and it generally felt too light for my sausage fingers. I gave it to a friend who loves it. This is a far chunkier, more satisfying affair. I love the colour too - I think I finally 'get' the 51!

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Thanks for that. Looks to be between 52 and 57. That's all I need to know - I'm stoked with my new pen!

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This is becoming a bit of a project pen - the pen is quite clogged, I think. The hood is soaking overnight to loosen the 40+ years of dried ink that's probably clogging up the collector, then tomorrow night it'll be the hairdryer treatment to remove the hood, before more soaking and a very good clean.

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Update: I've stripped this pen right down for a full clean, thanks to a series of very useful video how-tos from Grandmia Pens (no affil.). The nib is dated 1955 - I'd have liked a 52 as that was the year my dad was born, but beggars can't be choosers. It's all soaking now - going to go at the blocked collector tomorrow evening.

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