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I have received this capless vacumatic and wonder if you can tell which cap would be needed.

 

I know at this point it will be a marriage, however if you find the right cap, would it not make it semi-original. I do not plan on selling the unit as it fits my writing style with the right footed 15 deg oblique. It feels like an oblique. I will put the photographs to clear up any issues I have made.

 

It is good to be back, 2014 was an extremely busy year, did not make the philly show, but will be in Atlanta in April. That is a for sure. I miss europe, and Hawaii is getting boring, no pen shops, just luck of the draw, and im not selling much or buying much in the last few months. Any help on this unit is appreciated. The barrel is tassied. the filler is speedline notched. The only thing is the blindcap is a shorty. Cheers GSM

 

 

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The pen has a lockdown filler, which pre-dated the speedline filler.

 

Measurements of the pen will help to give an idea of what cap it would've had.

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Yes the lockdown, I was handleing 4 vacumatics and one was a speedline, my bad. These dimensions are as just noted. 12mm barrel.

length including the blindcap is 4 inches. I can provide more info. Thank you Florida Blue.

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You might do best at the pen show. I have a couple of lockdown vacs that are ostensibly the same model, but the caps don't interchange properly.

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The nib looks more worn than it does oblique.

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You'll need a first-generation cap, the one with the 3 bands. Not sure what size, however. I think you might have a slender, but comparison with other pens would answer the question for sure. That's whty a pen show might be a good place to look for a new cap.

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You'll need a first-generation cap, the one with the 3 bands. Not sure what size, however. I think you might have a slender, but comparison with other pens would answer the question for sure. That's whty a pen show might be a good place to look for a new cap.

 

I agree. If the barrel diameter is 12mm than your pen might be a Slender, which would need a cap that has the 3 thin bands and feather clip.

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I will start at the Atlanta pen show. I will make a new photo of the nib, I also want to compare that right footed to a left oblique, and see if you think it looks worn. I have always felt when writing the worn nibs were more scratchy then a smooth line. I have four vacs that all need service. Im not sure why the blue azures all come out of the woodwork at once. I think people stop collecting some models, Therefore they switch to the burgandys etc... I would like to know really the most common of the vacumatics?

 

Thank you for this very helpful info, wish i could have made it to the philly show.

 

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