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Best price for an in the wild 51 Vac?  Ten bucks with the cap for some third tier brand on it, at an antiques mall south of Pittsburgh.

Best price for an in the wild %1 Aero?  2 bucks for the Forest Green Aero at an estate sale about an hour northeast of me about 3 years ago.

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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4 hours ago, Ron Z said:

 

From their perspective, or yours?  :D

Well, my perspective is all that matters! 😁 I picked up 4 pens for $50. Only one was a Parker….Navy Grey 51 special with a clip missing cap. 

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5 hours ago, VacNut said:

One of the latest 51 sets to the collection. They are absolute beauties that are neither cheap or expensive. They just are.

Wow!

Just Wow!

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I have 3 aeros and no vacs. I love my two with extra fine nibs - one of those a 51 special - and they get used regularly - and they are among my favorite pens. If I find a decent vac for a good price with a extra fine nib I'll definitely buy it but then I'll be set - one 51 aero, one 51 special, and one 51 vac is all I really want.

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I have six and am really happy and satisfied with my 51's. The black vac with blue diamond belonged to my late father.

 

Maybe a double jeweled sometime in the future....

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On 9/24/2021 at 10:19 AM, VacNut said:

One of the latest 51 sets to the collection. They are absolute beauties that are neither cheap or expensive. They just are.

 

Please tell me more -- is that the Heirloom fish scales or scallop design? I love it. That would mark it as 1942 or later.

 

Also, I see the pen clip has an empty diamond on it. Does that make it a transitional clip, 1947 to 1948? 

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Well now I have done it, I’ve doubled the amount of “51”s I own, I had two 51 vacuum fillers, now I have added two aerometrics. First ones is blue (not sure which one) it has no barrel markings and has a press ribbed bar 4 times use super chrome ink marked filler.

the next one is dk green barrel Is date stamped 9. it has a press ribbed bar firmly 6 times use super chrome ink filler

i found these on the evil place, I got seven pens in two lots from the same seller. One had two P45s, a P21, and a P51, the next lot had two P21s and a P51. $56.00 each lot for a whopping $16.00 per pen! Dirty dried up aerometrics sure clean up easy and work nicely 

 

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3 hours ago, Paul-in-SF said:

 

Please tell me more -- is that the Heirloom fish scales or scallop design? I love it. That would mark it as 1942 or later.

 

Also, I see the pen clip has an empty diamond on it. Does that make it a transitional clip, 1947 to 1948? 

Lets see what the VacNut has to say...

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7 hours ago, MSA said:

I have six and am really happy and satisfied with my 51's. The black vac with blue diamond belonged to my late father.

 

Maybe a double jeweled sometime in the future....

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Beautiful collection. I am glad to hear you keep a part of your father with you, and carrying on the tradition 

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9 minutes ago, VacNut said:

I still like Vacumatics more, than the 51’s

Set is currently stored. I will take have to take it out and examine both. I will post better pics.

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On 9/24/2021 at 10:19 AM, VacNut said:

One of the latest 51 sets to the collection. They are absolute beauties that are neither cheap or expensive. They just are.

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067766DF-8071-43B4-B452-C5DB0B405AA9.jpegWell those sure are beauties, very very nice!

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On 9/30/2021 at 10:39 PM, MSA said:

I have six and am really happy and satisfied with my 51's. The black vac with blue diamond belonged to my late father.

 

Maybe a double jeweled sometime in the future....

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Nice collection indeed, especially Flighter and Insignia... 

All the best is only beginning now...

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