Review - 1948 Parker 51 Vacumatic

[CaptainDan]

This is my first review ever, and I have a 51 Vac as my muse!

 

I did my best to abide by the rules and guidelines of this forum, but if I have strayed in any way, feel free to give me a good admonishing!

 

Also, I do apologize for my lackluster handwriting - one of the reasons I got into fountain pens in the first place is because I very much want to improve it.

 

 

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And now some pics:

 

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Pleasantly ensconced with another great pen:

 

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[CaptainDan]

Bump! I'd love feedback on this!

[georges zaslavsky]

Nice review However the 51 is not a pen for me because it is too thin and it has a too stiff nib

[CaptainDan]

Thanks! To me the 51 is just right - as a matter of fact, it is the thickest pen I own (aside from a Jiinhao I purchased for the "lol" factor). Sadly, I have never had the opportunity to indulge much in flex nibs, but perhaps it is because the pens I started on are stiff-nibbed and I know no other way .

[Montblanc owner and lover]

euuuh it's nice but if you know that you have a bad handwriting(and i don't blame you for that mine is worse) why do you do a hand review??you should type your review and make just a shot with a writing sample to see how the pen write and it will be a lot easyer to read the review

[CaptainDan]

For some perverse reason, public scrutiny tends to motivate me to improve, especially where my handwriting is concerned. Call me something of a penmanship masochist.

[watch_art]

images are WAY too big. can you resize? make them say, 1000 pixels wide, reupload and I'll fix the post so it has the smaller images instead of these giants.

[CaptainDan]

Gladly! Apologies in advance!

[Sblakers]

a few tips that might also be helpful- use a darker ink. With the style of your handwriting the lighter blue makes it very difficult to read. Also- lined paper might help because you have a tendency to vary the heights of your words which when coupled with the light ink makes it very difficult to read.

[lovemy51]

nice pen, of course.

 

your cuneiform characters are fine too!!

[Wolverine1]

Thanks for the review. The Parker 51 is not my favorite pen because it is thin, ie, its diameter is too small for me. I suffered a series of strokes about a year back, and I tend to favor pens that a lot bigger.

Having said that, I own 3 Parker 51s, which I use for when I just need to jot down short notes.

It is an iconic pen, and I hope to be able to use mine soonas soon as I recover from the aftereffects of my stroke.