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Nice start people.

Farmboy wait until mitto jumps in. :) He will need a wide lens to get them all in one photo. :D

I'll round mind up this week and take a group photo.

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Nice start people.

Farmboy wait until mitto jumps in. :) He will need a wide lens to get them all in one photo. :D

I'll round mind up this week and take a group photo.

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Look closely...

 

Yes, the quality/rarity and not the quantity...

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Darned shame about the damage. A crackmeister could probably solvent weld them for you.

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That is an impressive collection of grail 51 Vacumatics.

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As a person that doesn't collect Parkers (although I have a few) I feel like I'm missing out on this thread. Could someone please identify the pens in the pictures and explain why they are special or grail?

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First Year pens? Exquisite caps.

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First Year pens? Exquisite caps.

 

Single jewel versions of typically only 2J colors.

 

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Single jewel versions of typically only 2J colors.

 

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Those are rare, aren't they?

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My selection of Double Jewelled 51s. 1941 Black Demonstrator/Sterling Silver cap, 1941 Black/Gold Filled cap, 1941 Blue Cedar/Sterling Silver cap, 1948 Nassau Green/Gold Filled cap (with matching pencil). Finally an interloper, a 2002 Vista Blue/White Metal cap (not really a 51, more akin to a Sonnet).

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Look closely...

I bow to the P51 pen god. I'm such a noobee Farmboy.

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Yes, the quality/rarity and not the quantity...

I can't afford the quality, quantity, or the rarity, I'm just here to see other people's collections.

 

When the laws of physics stop working properly, I shall find a double jeweled Parker 51 that I can afford... that is, never.

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I am confused beyond words. Those are Double Jewel colors, but they have single jeweled blind caps? I know they exist, but for one have never seen a Nassau Green SJ before. Nice! I particularly like the early and Sterling caps with the chevron band, I wonder why Parker didn't keep the chevron imprint for later caps...

 

Also, are squiggly line caps rare or more desirable? I saw one two weeks ago, $50 auction w/ Best Offer. Didn't bite on it.

 

One last question, are the blind caps all unscrewed to protect against potential cracking, or do they simply not screw all the way on?

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I think they're unscrewed to illustrate that they are vacs, as opposed to aeros made from vac material.

One test is worth a thousand expert opinions.

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I think they're unscrewed to illustrate that they are vacs, as opposed to aeros made from vac material.

Yes.

 

Working on another image.

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