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Vacumatic With A Duofold Nib


Beechwood

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In 1951 my father went to the Festival of Britain.

 

http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/festival-britain-1951

 

He went there on a bus but made the mistake of trying to do work on the bumpy roads. His Vacumatic dropped nib first to the bus floor. Work came to an end.

 

In walking around the Festival he saw the Parker stand and asked for their advice, they changed the nib and didnt make any comment that the nib was now UK Duofold instead of Canadian Vac.

 

Parker refurbished the Vac whilst he waited, a clever ploy because as he waited he gave into temptation with a P51. The now old fashionned Vac was put away for some 50 years, he only used 51s from that date forwards, my mother had 61s and Conway Stewarts.

 

The nib on this Vacumatic is a joy to use being medium width, smooth and flexible but not quite one for the purists. It is still a treasure.

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Interesting as I happen to own a Canadian Parker Vacumatic with a very nice UK Duofold nib! It came to my hands a couple of year ago with no history behind like yours but it may well has happened that my pen underwent a nib replacement under similar circumstances, who knows! Thanks for sharing!

 

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Zenbat buru hainbat aburu

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And thank you.

 

Your nib looks to be a very nice oblique.

 

In my humble opinion the Vacumatic is one of the best looking pens of all time and the writing experience is improved considerably by this modification.

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What a great story, Beechwood. Only a "C-worder" would care that it had the "wrong" nib in it. But what you've got there is a unique pen that is a family heirloom to be treasured.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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A beautiful set with a charming story. I inherited my grandmother's P51 that she bought new in the 50's and although it may not be desirable from a collector's point of view, its the most precious piece in my collection.

 

Enjoy it for the rest of your life and pass it on as a legacy to future generations.

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