Striped Cap Jewel Options And Size

[penbrute]

On its way to me is a debutante size vacumatic in gold/black with a missing striped cap-jewel. So I will have to buy an appropriate cap jewel.

 

Are the cap and the (opposite) blind-cover jewels interchangeable? (If so, I could buy a filler-cover part if it becomes available first.) Also do I have to ensure "debutante" size or are the jewels interchangeable across pens of different sizes?

 

(If this question has been answered before, I apologize...but I couldn't uncover it with search)

Edited November 13, 2014 by penbrute

[Brian-McQueen]

Sometimes the top and bottom jewels are interchangeable, but you usually have to remove the metal bushing that holds the clip in to put a bottom jewel on the top. There are different sizes, though Debutante will be one of the easier/cheaper to find.

[mitto]

And what about a P 51 aero's cap jewel ? Is it easily available ? Mine is missing the cap jewel.

[FarmBoy]

And what about a P 51 aero's cap jewel ? Is it easily available ? Mine is missing the cap jewel.

Easily available but only at a not so easy price.

[Brian-McQueen]

Also keep in mind that a bottom jewel from one pen might not be right sized for the cap of the same pen...

[penbrute]

Resurrecting this thread with another question about the missing cap-jewel (for a 1935 Parker Vacumatic Debutante with lockdown filler)-- Is it fair to assume that the original cap-jewel was definitely striped (i.e. not black) because the blind-cap jewel is striped?

 

I ask because I've seen listings (not for this particular year/model) for vacumatics that have a black cap-jewel but striped blind-cap jewel. Did Parker release any pens with non-matching jewels?

 

Thanks.

[Brian-McQueen]

If it has a striped bottom jewel, it should have a striped top jewel.