Just got this one on eBay.... and at a decent price... not necessarily a Griz deal but I wanted it...
This now gives me a Burgundy, Green, Brown and Silver Pearl First Generation Vacumatics. I believe that is the only colors these pens came in.
Of course I may be wrong and David will correct me and I will be on the hunt again
Date code on the pen is 26 and on the pencil 36... which should make them 1936 production.
Look at the writing sample from this pen... that is what really sold me... a stub with some minor flex... OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH
First Generation Vacumatic Pen/Pencil set... with what appears to be a stub nib...
I have a 1941 Double Jewel Vacumatic Junior with the same nib (w/o flex) and it has great line variation.... when this one comes in that one will most likely get sold...

I don't know Vacs, but I do know pretty

uhhhhh...

whaddabout... Black.

d

"solid black" my hiney.

Let's see...

Opaque Black

Longitudinal Stripes Black.

Very rare standard sized "Crystal" black.

Conventional Black stripes (you did not mention this in citing four colors in the first post).

Bwahahahahahaha.....

david

Pretty nib and very pretty handwriting.
Could you please post a picture of the nib from the side?
I am interested in the thickness of the nib and its variation along the length.

Haha Tom, looks like you got smacked down by the Doc.

I've got a black vacumatic, in my whopping collection of 4 Vacs . I'm not that good at identifying at this early stage in my pen worshipping career. Its got No.5. on the barrel made in U.S. 5" capped 1 jewel on cap, and i've made it real shiny and purty

Just thought I would let you know that I am ignoring this thread

Obi

What about Reticulated and Shadow Wave?? Did those not come in 1st Generation pens, because if they didn't I have some mighty rare pens.

Did the shadow wave come in different colors in the 1st Gen other than black? I have a black one here but don't recall seeing other colors in that motif.

Nice little collection you have there Griz, now you can start collecting other pens and leave some vacs for us.

Cheers,
SG

Whoops, forgot Golden Web and the marbled colors. Griz you gotta long way to go there big fella.



Cheers,
SG

all those other patterns are not in Standard. Tom cited Standards.

regards

d

Yup, got keyed in on the 1st Gen and forgot standard.

I will have to start resorting to sniping if Griz continues this. Oh yeah, and on ebay too.

Cheers,
SG

Hey, Griz said he now had all the colors. If one accepts the definition that black technically is not a color in and of itself, but a lack of all colors, then Griz has indeed collected all the colors. No need to buy anymore vacumatics!

Very nice Tom, congrats!! I'll take that '41 stub nib off of you when this one comes in.

Jim

That's some mighty purty writing that pen does, Tom.

Would all those variations of black be required? If COLOR is what you're representing, then wouldn't ONE black count?

Ssshhhh, we like to try and confuse the Griz with these distractions. It gives us more time to fish vacs out of ebay when he is researching whether he needs all of these variants or not.

But you are right, one black would suffice to truely state that you had all of the colors of 1st Gen Standard Vacumatics.

Cheers,
SG

You guys...

Griz it musta worked, I got a nice Azure blue 3rd Gen for cheeeep last night off of ebay.

Would love to see your whole collection of Vacs some day. We probably have a pretty similar looking collection.

Cheers,
SG

Took delivery of yet another major vac in silver today all the way from the U.S of A, its a beauty and fully working like all my vacs only one fault clip has been abused, bent couple of times by look, will need to remove from pen and straighten, when i learn how

mmm....a vac is definitely on my list to buy....one day, one day...

belfast-popeye,
Removing Vac clips is very straightforward- which is not to say "always easy."

Under the top jewel (which is threaded in) is a hollow screw that holds the clip to the top of the barrel. It is not uncommon to have difficulty in removing the jewel, but many folks have good success with a rubber jar opener pressed down on the jewel while twisting.

This clip retention mechanism is the same on 51's, and Richard Binder
has a great cross-section diagram on his site that will give you a better
idea of the clip mechanics than my description can:
http://richardspens.com/?page=ref_info/anatomy-51.htm

Best regards, greg

Hate to have to say it, ol' Griz, but even I have a rather minty solid black Vac, first quarter 1946 major. I mean, doesn't EVERYONE??? Well, I mean, ANYONE who is the least bit SERIOUS. Hahahahahaha!!!

(Note to everyone else: while Griz is hitting Fleabay hard to get his black Vac, we will use the occasion to avail ourselves of sumgai 51s that he else would have snatched away from us!)

hehehehe....

Oh, when i finally have a chance to shoot the California Vac finds

OK. Off to sleep.

david