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My First Emerald Vacumatic (1943)

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Which also happens to be my fourth vacumatic, however I sold two of them already, what I have currently is the new Emerald I picked up off Sean Nicholson and a slimmer 1937 gold-pearled vacumatic I previously got with a silver pearled.

 

Really loving the transparency on this one.

 

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

 

http://i.imgur.com/Du7kHyI.jpg

 

Showing the rest against white to bring out the transparency.

 

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

 

http://i.imgur.com/MBMwOK5.jpg

 

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

 

http://i.imgur.com/YLNtQN8.jpg

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Yes , gorgeous. James.

 

I mean it. I favor greens anyway, and everything I see about this Vacumatic is appealing to me. I can't comment on how it writes; perhaps I'll have to borrow it for a "while."

James

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I mean it. I favor greens anyway, and everything I see about this Vacumatic is appealing to me. I can't comment on how it writes; perhaps I'll have to borrow it for a "while."

The ones I've had (four in all), are smooth, but are firm as a nail. Also tend to be on the wet side.

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I mean it. I favor greens anyway, and everything I see about this Vacumatic is appealing to me. I can't comment on how it writes; perhaps I'll have to borrow it for a "while."

Yes , appealing they are . PMed you.

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Gorgeous pens and great pics, KBeezie....

 

Vacs are some of the most beautiful pens ever made.....

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Mark

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Gorgeous pens and great pics, KBeezie....

 

Vacs are some of the most beautiful pens ever made.....

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Mark

Not the biggest fan of their firm nib (very smooth though), but I cannot deny their beauty.

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Seduced by your photos, I just bought a brown one. I don't mind a stiff nib. I embrace all nib variations.

 

Edited to correct color: Golden Pearl (it looks brown)

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Nice find. Every time I think I've got a lock on getting an Emerald Pearl something else comes along and I go "ooh SHINY...." At DCSS last summer it was a 61, and at Ohio last fall it was a Brown Shadow Wave Debutante Vac instead.

So, what size is yours? Hard to tell from the photos (heck there are so many Vac models that it's hard to tell in general... :rolleyes:).

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VERY nice. I really like that shade of green. Vacs are some of the nicest looking pens made. I've got to get me one of those.

 

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VERY nice. I really like that shade of green. Vacs are some of the nicest looking pens made. I've got to get me one of those.

 

-Evan

 

Only "one"? Choose wisely, my friend.

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Seduced by your photos, I just bought a brown one. I don't mind a stiff nib. I embrace all nib variations.

 

Edited to correct color: Golden Pearl (it looks brown)

 

The idiot seller sent it to the wrong address, somewhere in Virginia. I doubt I'll ever see it.

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Beautiful -- Love the green striated ones. My green Maxima that I bought from Pendemonium a few years back is one of my favorite pens in my collection.

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Nice find. Every time I think I've got a lock on getting an Emerald Pearl something else comes along and I go "ooh SHINY...." At DCSS last summer it was a 61, and at Ohio last fall it was a Brown Shadow Wave Debutante Vac instead.

So, what size is yours? Hard to tell from the photos (heck there are so many Vac models that it's hard to tell in general... :rolleyes:).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

5" / ~12.5cm Capped

4.6" / ~11.6cm Uncapped (to tip of nib)

5.75" / ~14.7cm Posted

0.48" / ~1.2cm thick

 

So I'm guessing a Major.

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KBeezie, you really need to get a Canadian Vacumatic!

The nibs on those are generally quite flexible - I own a Vacumatic Junior with a wonderful, semi-/medium- flex nib which makes the writing experience wonderful!

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