Especially Rare and Beautiful ** Vintage Parker 51 Twin Jewel Blue Diamond Fountain Pen and Self-Propelling Pencil Set, Deluxe Version with 14K Solid Gold Clip and Trim, USA 1944 **
Offered for your consideration is an exceptional Parker 51 Blue Diamond pen and pencil set, with original, individually hallmarked, solid 14K gold clips, tassies and end-piece… contrary to the clips, trim and end pieces which are normally gold filled rather than solid gold!
This is Parker’s rare deluxe version of their iconic 51 fountain pen and matching pencil, with its elegant midnight black body and double jewel it is one of the rarest and most sought after of the Parker 51 models. Complete in original case.
Date: Third-quarter 1944 – as shown by the marking “4 followed by one dot”. Dating Parker 51 pens is easy. A single year number is used for the 1940s, a double number for the 1950s… Plus three dots for 1st quarter, two dots 2nd quarter, one dot 3rd quartet and no dots 4th quarter.
- Overall pen length: 14 cm – 5 3/8 inches closed
- Filler system: Vacumatic
- Nib: Broad point, 14K, imprinted with date code 1944.
- Imprint: Crisp and clear; PARKER “51” 4. MADE IN U.S.A.
- Clutch ring: Gold center band entirely intact
- Pen clip and trim: All 14K solid gold. Each individually hallmarked “14K”
- Pen cap: Blue Diamond, 14K gold filled
- Condition: Excellent. Serviced and tested
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Parker Pen Company history
The Parker Pen Company was founded by George S. Parker in 1888. Dissatisfied with the pens available at the time, Parker’s mission was to produce an eminently reliable pen. This tradition continued admirably in the decades that ensued, with the Company becoming the number one leader in writing instrument sales from 1920 through the 1960s.
Parker also continued to regularly revolutionize the fountain pen and all that accompanied it. In 1931 Parker launched Quink, an ink that did away with the need for blotters. This breakthrough also paved the way for Parker’s launch in 1941 of the Parker 51, that would go on to become the most popular fountain pen of all times.
The Parker Pen Company also came to epitomize prestige, as well as the highest standards of craftsmanship, technology and design. As such, Parker pens were frequently selected to sign important documents, including the Armistice following World War II and the INF Treaty between President Ronald Regan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987.
