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Parker "51" : Cordovan Brown Double Jewel

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So I decided to review another one of my "51" Double Jewels. This time a Gold Filled Cordovan Brown.

 

The Pen is drop dead gorgeous and writes great with a nice smooth fine nib and a hint of feedback.

 

Enjoy and please comment! :thumbup:

 

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Wow, a beauty. I'm one step closer into entering the foray of Parker 51's.

 

What mechanism does it have?

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Thank you for a "classic" review. I am curious of the box: do you think that it may be of the same period of the pen?

I have the same box but it came with an Aero 51.

 

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Wow, a beauty. I'm one step closer into entering the foray of Parker 51's.

 

What mechanism does it have?

 

I actually listed that in the review. It's called a "vacumatic". You put the nib in the ink and depress a plunger under the end of the blind cap to suck ink directly into the barrel. Thanks for the question!

 

Thank you for a "classic" review. I am curious of the box: do you think that it may be of the same period of the pen?

I have the same box but it came with an Aero 51.

 

Thanks,

 

You are probably right. I added the box to "spice up" the review. I have several of these boxes and some rarer 51 boxes as well. Thanks for your comment!

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Nice review from a biased owner of 16 Parker 51s.

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I am not a 51guy but knowing the collectibility and the intrisic qualities of this pen, I say congrats on the purchase :thumbup: :clap1: I can only wish you happy writing for many years. Thanks for the great review of an ultimate classic parker :D ;)

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Just a suggestion... while I applaud hand written reviews, it is best to scan them instead of photograph, as the photographic challenges (distance, focus, lighting) can make it difficult to read the writing. As an alternative, I recommend typing out the content to accompany the handwritten display.

 

At the very least, do an auto contrast to the photo to bring out the text. Any capable image editor will have this feature. If you've got Microsoft Office, use the Picture Manager. Click on this link to see an auto-contrast of your image.

 

The Parker 51 is a beautiful pen in its own right, and I think this beauty deserves more attention. How about a few close-up photos of the pen? Try using multiple light sources too, mounting the camera on a tripod (or books) and turn off the internal flash.

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i think showing the pen and the box together with the hand writing sample was the idea behind the pic posted. i don't think the pen and box can be put in the scanner with the paper!! :hmm1:

 

very nice pen, hcsk8ter. congrats!

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