Pen Resurrection Sunday Ep 24 1935 Parker Vacumatic Lockdown Burgundy Pearl

[@fountainpenworld]

Congratulations on another successful restoration of a truly beautiful Parker fountain pen. When looking at these vintage pens, their beauty, their design, everything and comparing those results of long gone craftsmenship with nowadays chinese mass produced Parker pens I always turn away with a shudder. The same holds true about A.T. CROSS, another traditional US brand with a long history of innovations, beautiful and well working pens made by enthusiasts who where proud of what they were doing, until they fall into the hands of profiteers. The list of those brands is long. Profit over soul. That's why I always feel happy seeing the results of your restorations. "Keep on rocking."

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thank you so much, Michael!

[@Soul_Watcher]

Absolutely beautiful pen and great resurrection!!!

[@ibpopp]

What a pretty pen, Doug; and a jolly fine restoration. Thanks once more for my favourite weekend show. Cheers from Terror Australis.

[@deanandreoli1975]

Just scored my first PV. It's so rad. Now im swimming in your vids for all the info i need to care for this beauty! Thanks again and again, Wile E. 👑

[@InkquiringMinds]

Awesome! Congratulations on entering the rabbit hole !

[@tce4159]

Wow !!! That is amazing!!! Great job! I love the work you do on vintage pens

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thank you Terri. That is much appreciated!

[@Javi_C]

Thanks for showing us Doug!

[@oscarmedina1597]

Nice job, Doug, especially on that nib. The finials on the pen are beautiful- too bad they discontinued them.

[@InkquiringMinds]

Right??

[@theProf_01]

Great job as usual. I say “usual” because your restoration videos always are high quality with a notable pen, its design elements AND history. This first generation Vacumatic is beautiful. Don’t you wish modern pen makers would go back and review these earlier designs, especially those old, wonderful gold nibs.

[@InkquiringMinds]

Don’t give MaJohn any ideas! 😉

[@konradyearwood5845]

I can understand you not wanting to restore pens for others. It is a labour of love and any mistakes are your own and you do not have the pressure of satisfying someone else. As for the triumphs...well thanks for sharing!

[@SidneyChism]

I love your quote for this video. Steven Wright is my favorite stand-up comedian!

[@leodegas7731]

Great video for a newbie like me. I bought Da vintage repair book. And this video will help when I do buy some vintage pens. I wish more people in the vintage pen world were as helpful as you. Thanks again for your new pen videos and vintage pen reviews. ✌️😊

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thank you so much, Leo!

[@JohnBarrow1961]

Great job, Doug, and a really beautiful pen. Stacked celluloid is one of my favorite materials. I agree about the sections, they almost always look better when the material used matches the rest of the pen. A lot of manufacturers today use black sections and it rarely looks as good as it could. I assume it's a cost-cutting measure. Cheers.

[@InkquiringMinds]

I agree 100%, John B!

[@archivist17]

Beautiful! Great job, Doug!

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thanks so much!

[@MarcSaegesser]

Great restoration and video. I really enjoy learning about the history of these pens. Seeing the Vac Extractor tool in action was cool. I've read about it, but never seen it being used. Thanks for sharing these.

[@samyg123]

I’ve never seen that style finial, very nice!

[@JosephDickson]

Now i want to buy a vintage Parker. Yikes.

[@johnpetrucellijr.8167]

Great Video, Doug! The eBayer seller did you a "solid" with the Parker 21. At a quick glance, it appears to be a Mark II Custom ( 12k gold fill cap). I use one as a daily writer it is the most reliable vintage pen I have seen. I purchased a 21, a 21 custom, and a Super 21... all just need a good thorough cleaning. That in itself is amazing for a 60+-year-old pen. The 1935 first-generation vacumatic is truly a classic beauty. Enjoy it!

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thanks John! I haven’t tried the P21 yet but it looks awesome!

[@stefanwood2182]

Outstanding, Doug. Informative too! Congrats on the restoration!

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thanks, Stefan!

[@victormcarrasco4821]

Your skills and effort are amazing!!

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thank you so much, Victor M Carrasco!

[@Perfa-Pik]

Great informative video. 😊

[@InkquiringMinds]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulherman5822]

Thinking the Parker 21 is the vintage "muft" pen. I got one a while ago with the purchase of a 1950-52 Parker Parkette (a cheaper one. Parker's bottom line in the time period.) Great job on your work! The mantra for vintage restoration should always be "First, do no harm." If it ain't broke... Good choice to not knock out the nib and feed at first. Like a car, easiest, cheapest fixes first. And FYI, if working on some Sheaffer's, they have very fragile feeds. I had a Junior feed break just in shipping...

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thanks for the 411!

[@MrAndrew1953]

Overall the pen has been restored to a much higher standard than when you got it.Kudos to you for that effort. I feel the same way about Mark Twain Crescent fillers. It’s like writing with a piece of history.

[@InkquiringMinds]

Exactly!

[@m.birinci]

Çok güzel bir video. Pelikan m800 mavi aldım tavsiyenizle. Koleksiyonuzun başında durması beni çok mutlu etti ❤️ bir tane de pilot e95s aldım umarım yarın elimde olacak 🙂 güzel videoların devamı gelmesi dileğiyle sevgiler

[@johnsomers8269]

Similarities to the gift Parker!

[@brightonbabe2139]

What a beautiful pen! Thanks Doug. I wonder how many are left that can write now or be resurrected. You made a comment about how many new ideas are coming from China this week. It seems that at one time Parker was also bringing new ideas to market . It would be good to see some creativity from them. Narwhal - sorry I can’t spell their other name, I don’t read Icelandic, is one of the few who are trying out ideas. Thanks for the restoration, you are inspiring me to try.

[@InkquiringMinds]

Thanks so much! There are still hundreds of thousands of Vacs out there. They were made for over 13 years.

[@brightonbabe2139]

@@InkquiringMinds Some big bloke from Canada keeps buying them up on eBay. Any idea who that is? Friend of yours?

[@InkquiringMinds]

@@brightonbabe2139 no one I know!

[@paulmchugh1430]

I know Vacuumatic pens take some effort to restore. This one did require some effort and it seems it was operational before your restoration? I did not realize the amount of ink it could contain I did not realize they came with steel nibs.

[@InkquiringMinds]

The steel nib was a replacement. And yes, the ink capacity is great. 1.7ml!!

[@FalloutVault]

Gorgeous pen! The color on the pen is so nice. Are you sure that nib is steel by the way? I've never heard of a vacumatic "arrow" nib that was not gold. I am guessing the plating was just not done all that well. I've noticed that a lot of vintage Parker nibs' plating did not survive well compared to Sheaffer's.

[@InkquiringMinds]

If it is plated, it isn’t gold.

[@FalloutVault]

@@InkquiringMinds Ah, I meant the "reverse" plating, the platinum or whatever it was that they used for "silver" coloring in their two tone nibs. As far as I am aware, Parker did not make steel vacumatic nibs, even the cheaper smaller models were considered their "flagship" line (as opposed to something like the Parkette, some of which had steel nibs). It could be a more modern replacement but that definitely looks like a vintage nib that is period appropriate even if it's not the original. But either way I guess it doesn't really matter, gold or not, all that matters is that it's a good nib. I have a few Parker 51's, most with gold nibs, and my favorite of the bunch by far is a lowly Parker 51 Special with a steel nib.

[@InkquiringMinds]

@@FalloutVault it is a Canadian replacement nib. Apparently the Canadian Parker plant did a lot of unusual things

[@FalloutVault]

@@InkquiringMinds Ah interesting. I knew the Canadian plant made a lot more flexible vacumatic nibs but I had no idea they made steel ones too. Learn something new everyday!

[@cd3694]

Apologies if you get this question repeatedly, but what is the gorgeous ink you use in your opening? Beautiful restoration by the way.

[@Javi_C]

I think it’s Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki.

[@oscarmedina1597]

It’s J. Herbin Kyanite du Nepal.

[@LoneEagle270]

I know he says it in a video where he cleans out and does some work on a Leonardo pen

[@InkquiringMinds]

J Herbin Kyanite du Nepal

[@cd3694]

@@InkquiringMinds Many thanks!

[@ginopagnani7286]

Are all of Waterman’s inks “safe” to use in vintage pens or just the Serenity Blue ?

[@InkquiringMinds]

Richard Binder cites Waterman inks as being the safest.

[@JosephDickson]

We're you expecting a gold nib with this purchase or did the seller claim it was gold?

[@InkquiringMinds]

Good point. I don’t remember!

[@InkquiringMinds]

I just looked at the original listing. He does say it is a replacement nib, but that it is 14k gold. To be fair, there is no way short of taking the nib out to discover it is steel. And, he gave me a wonderful vintage Parker 21. So, I'm not upset. The steel nib is better than my other Parker Vac 14k nibs!

[@AtilioEscobar]

Is that the Major size?

[@InkquiringMinds]

No. Standard.