Parker Vacumatic - Os Burgundy Lockdown

November 20, 2015

Got my first Oversize Vacumatic today, got a HELL of a deal on it too. Dunno if I'm going to be able to keep it though, real life expenses suck!

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Golden Pearl lockdown standard and an Emerald sub-deb for size reference.

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November 20, 2015

OS Burgundies are fun! Congrats.

November 20, 2015

Have two of these burgundy OSes and they're gems in my collection. Just got a burgundy Senior Max myself and have other odd-sized red Vacs (but no Overmax yet like Brian) so I know how this can be an obsession congrats on your first big one!

November 20, 2015

I finally picked up a Slender Max in burgundy, so now I need some Vac-Band ones and a lockdown Senior. Curiously, I also need a Major...

November 20, 2015

i also have the slender max in burgundy; my vac-band major and thin-fat-thin senior are in golden pearl, though, so happy hunting to both of us. i did have one of those rare 1942 burgundy majors--a lucky find for $55 at the baltimore pen show--but traded it off to david i. for a duofold big red, which at that point i didn't have.... am holding on to a two-banded burgundy junior.

(to the OP: apologies for these digressions, but now you see what a slippery slope you're standing on!)

Edited November 20, 2015 by penmanila

November 20, 2015

Attractive pen. Definite proof, though, that I *don't* want an OS pen, when shown next to a "standard" size (I presume you mean a Vac Major). The Major I have is a good size for my smallish hands, and so is the Vac Junior Shadow Wave I picked up at DCSS in August.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

November 20, 2015

i also have the slender max in burgundy; my vac-band major and thin-fat-thin senior are in golden pearl, though, so happy hunting to both of us. i did have one of those rare 1942 burgundy majors--a lucky find for $55 at the baltimore pen show--but traded it off to david i. for a duofold big red, which at that point i didn't have.... am holding on to a two-banded burgundy junior.

(to the OP: apologies for these digressions, but now you see what a slippery slope you're standing on!)

No worries! Related comments are more than welcome, we don't have to only talk about my set. haha!

Attractive pen. Definite proof, though, that I *don't* want an OS pen, when shown next to a "standard" size (I presume you mean a Vac Major). The Major I have is a good size for my smallish hands, and so is the Vac Junior Shadow Wave I picked up at DCSS in August.
Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Yeah, Standards and Majors are about the same size but my Golden Pearl pen is a 'Standard' not a 'Major'. The Major replaced this model in the lineup. I tend to like smaller pens too, the Oversize is surprisingly comfortable to use. I have no idea how I would carry it around though, it would look pretty silly sticking out of my shirt pocket.

Edited November 20, 2015 by MxMJ

November 20, 2015

Such a nice pickup, congrats! The comparison shot is really handy too. Have been looking for a nice set like this for a while to no avail.

November 21, 2015

The Standard is a bit chunkier than the Major, Ruth, but about the same size otherwise. It is always useful to see the different sizes compared.

Edited November 21, 2015 by BrianMcQueen

November 21, 2015

PenManila, I am determined to find one of those long Majors in burgundy someday. If you want a junior, you'll have to go to Canada in the 50s. I've got a lot of different burgundy models, but I think I still might only have about half of them... It's a never ending search.

November 21, 2015

hi, brian, i do have the long major in burgundy (with the star clip, too, a nice bonus), but the 1942 one i mentioned that i traded away was the harder to find single-jeweled one... yes, my burgundy junior is indeed canadian '50s.

back to the OS, i agree with the OP that despite its size, it's very comfortable to use. of course it's the biggest in the vac line, but compared to other big pens like the duofold senior or the 149 or even the M800, it's a modestly sized pen. i'm on the road right now and have my burgundy OS in my pocket precisely because it's a good one to carry around.

November 22, 2015

hi, brian, i do have the long major in burgundy (with the star clip, too, a nice bonus), but the 1942 one i mentioned that i traded away was the harder to find single-jeweled one... yes, my burgundy junior is indeed canadian '50s.

back to the OS, i agree with the OP that despite its size, it's very comfortable to use. of course it's the biggest in the vac line, but compared to other big pens like the duofold senior or the 149 or even the M800, it's a modestly sized pen. i'm on the road right now and have my burgundy OS in my pocket precisely because it's a good one to carry around.

Didn't know the 1942 single jeweled one was hard to find/rare pen. I got mine for only $20.00.

November 23, 2015

Rare only if it's burgundy and only if it's 1942 there were burgundy single-jeweled ones made in Canada as late as the mid-1950s but they're nowhere as rare as the US 1942 ones. I'm told that these rare ones retail for about $600.

Edited November 23, 2015 by penmanila

November 25, 2015

Rare only if it's burgundy and only if it's 1942 there were burgundy single-jeweled ones made in Canada as late as the mid-1950s but they're nowhere as rare as the US 1942 ones. I'm told that these rare ones retail for about $600.

Mine is single jewel 1942 burgundy USA made.

November 25, 2015

then you've hit the jackpot, congrats!

November 25, 2015

I have one of the single-jewel burgundy vac majors. I assume it's Canadian, from the 50s, but it has no imprint. It's in such good shape, with crystal clarity, that I doubt someone buffed the imprint out completely. Does anyone know if sometimes a pen could be sent out from the factory that way?

November 26, 2015

I have one of the single-jewel burgundy vac majors. I assume it's Canadian, from the 50s, but it has no imprint. It's in such good shape, with crystal clarity, that I doubt someone buffed the imprint out completely. Does anyone know if sometimes a pen could be sent out from the factory that way?

I have just received (yesterday) a UK made Parker 17 deluxe GT with no imprint on the barrel , whatsoever. The sac guard of the filler unit , however, says PARKER PEN CO LTD LONDON , ENGLAND.