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It looks like what Ariel Kullock called "swirly purple." I have one and I'll try to take a pic showing the pattern. It has whitish swirls in the translucent purple.

Yes, please. Show us a good picture of the pen.

Khan M. Ilyas

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Pics of a Parker 51 in Kullock swirly purple and of a Parker 45 in swirly purple too.

 

You can click on the pics to magnify and the swirly purple shows better.

 

 

 

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Pics of a Parker 51 in Kullock swirly purple and of a Parker 45 in swirly purple too.

 

You can click on the pics to magnify and the swirly purple shows better.

 

 

 

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Never mind, its only my imagination

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Oggie Near Mint

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Did someone here get the plum on Greg Minuskin's site (going to Pennsylvania, it says)? I could have wept when I saw today that I had missed the chance.

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Nope, not me.  I almost never look at his site.  Was it a full size one?  And what did it go for?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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I never really likes "plum" as a color. I do appreciate its rare. 

"Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s),"

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Carguy Vintage

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I’ve gotten really lucky and found both a Demi and a full size on the bay for cheap since they were advertised as black ones. They really are pretty when put against a burgundy model, but I refuse to pay going prices for them these days.

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Same.  I'm a navy gray, dove gray, and cedar blue fan.  Would like to see a midnight blue in person, though.  I have a demi dove gray, but would love to get a full size. 

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3 hours ago, es9 said:

Full-size.  $155 + shipping, which seems unreal given current prices elsewhere.  

Yep, I paid a fair amount more than that to win an auction on eBay last August (my birthday present to myself). Clean, works, but nothing above the ordinary in terms of features -- regular Lustraloy cap, date code appears to be 8 so I assume that means 1948. Still, I scratched the itch, which is now at rest. 

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16 hours ago, es9 said:

Same.  I'm a navy gray, dove gray, and cedar blue fan.  Would like to see a midnight blue in person, though.  I have a demi dove gray, but would love to get a full size. 

It's ironic in that I had MORE trouble getting Midnight Blue than the Plum Demi -- and paid MORE (not a lot more but a bit).  I'm not really a fan of Navy Gray, but I bid on the one I have mostly for the nib (OM or OB).

I didn't realize that they made the 51Vacs in Demi size.  I've only seen the Aero colors as Demis.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth 

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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17 hours ago, Estycollector said:

I never really likes "plum" as a color. I do appreciate its rare. 

Whereas I wasn't particularly concerned about the "rarity" except as to the pricetag (which is why I haven't gone out of my way to find a full size Plummer).  But I do like the color, myself -- because, well, purple.... B)

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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23 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

I didn't realize that they made the 51Vacs in Demi size.  I've only seen the Aero colors as Demis.

 

Yep!

 

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My lighting is weird, so here's a pic next to a 51 Special in navy gray.  

 

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He claims that one is plum but it sure doesn’t appear so to me. I’m gonna watch that one just to see how high it goes. I have both sizes now so I won’t be buying it.

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Sorry to revive an old thread.

 

A Parker 51 Plum Set with Case and Paper Box.


I had read about the 51 Plum Set. I was fortunate to find one with the original box and case. The filler instructions were included with the box. It looks like it was put away in a drawer without being used.

The set is attractive but it is not one of my favorite colors. It is almost black in regular light. I haven’t uncapped the pen and do not intend on uncapping it. 

 

meh….. 
 

 

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