Parker 51 Aerometric 1950s Fountain Pen
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Fresh from the Dallas Pen Show, I bring to you my Parker 51 Aerometric Fountain Pen in Navy Grey
Lustraloy Steel cap
Lucite body
Hooded Octanium (steel) nib
Pli Glass original sac
Ink: Waterman Encre Blue
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You're welcome! I have to say - these Parker 51s are priced all over the place! There are so many options that you really have to do your research to make sure you know what you are getting and even then...
Do you think you might look for one?
Looks like a real beauty. I hope you’ll bring it to our meet up next week!
I would love to, friend! Looking forward to seeing you soon!💕
Congratulations on your first Parker 51! The Parker 51 Special is the lower priced model of the Parker 51 line. I have a black Parker 51; they write beautifully! Enjoy!
Thank you!😊 I’m still learning about these lovely pens!!! There’s so much to know z!
I didn’t know about the Special vs regular!
Thanks for sharing. I just purchased one with same color on eBay.
I'm so happy for you!!! PLEASE tell me when you get it and what you think! Is this your first Parker 51? Do you have experience with them? I have so many questions! 😊
@@KitchenCounterCrafts Yes, this is my first Parker 51, and vintage! Although I have other Parkers. Looking to receiving it.
@@alanwang5764 what other Parkers do you have and what would you recommend?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts I have Parker Sonnet, I kinda like the look. You may also consider Sailor with 21k nib, very nice to write.
@@alanwang5764 Thank you for the reply and I will look into these - I hope your pen is wonderful!
Not for nothing is this classic old pen still loved and sought after today. I own two P51s : a slate grey w/golden striated cap , aerometric filler with a swell steel nib. The other one is a rich, deep burgundy with gold filled cap, a Vacumatic filling system and a 14k gold stub nib ( a rarity). The vacumatic is certainly more fun to use, but naturally also more tricky to repair when broken. The aerometric is much more durable and easier to fix and replace. For most people, I think the aerometric model is a more practical choice. But then the gold nibs are much more common with the Vacumatics. A trade-off, to be sure. Luckily I own both models. If you find you love this pen, you could maybe look for a gold nib one next time. Because your pen has a steel nib. And the P51 nibs (esp. steel) invariably write a pretty thin, but consistent line. I wish the nib was a little more exposed and less needle-like.
So, the small, almost needle-like hooded nib can be a challenge for many in terms of proper orientation and avoiding rotating while writing etc…But with practice, you get used to it. I much prefer the semi-hooded nib style on some other vintage pens , though.
While I like other Parker pens more, the P51 will never leave my collection. I actually own just a few Parker pens.
A vintage icon that came on the heels of the P51 is the Aurora 88 that I love much more.
The pricing of the P51 has always been very elastic and unpredictable. Normally, though, restored ones in very good condition fall in the $125-$175). The rare colors and 14k Vacumatics are the pens that fetch crazy prices sometimes.
Good, thorough review, as always. Enjoy it fully. Can’t wait to see the rest of your haul. I’ll be patient. 🙂
Hello friend, my learning curve was increasing at the show! Last week, I came back and ordered a book on vintage pens. I believe in being an educated hobbyist.
I appreciate your input as always, especially since you have these pens and will not part with them!
That says a lot about the quality and value of them. I didn’t know they had one with a stub nib!!!! You know how I feel about line variation and I’m sure it writes beautifully!
Thank you also for mentioning about the vacumatics with mostly gold mobs. Makes sense to me!
I decided to send my pen to nibmeister Danny Fudge to look at the issue I was experiencing. With my magnifying glass, I saw the tines are misaligned slightly
Stub nibs on vintage pens, especially Parker, are hardly common. I was pretty lucky to have found mine with a stub nib. A very pleasing nib, too. I even have a vintage Sheaffer with an original factory italic nib. Very sweet! The Parker 51 is known to also have an oblique nib occasionally. There are also the Parker 45, 65, 75 etc. pens to consider for the future. And, of course, the great, old Parker Duofold pens.
Vintage Sheaffer (and Waterman) are very dear to my heart. But explore and enjoy the 51, for now. I was getting carried away - and taking you along with me there. 🙂
@@sajjadhusain4146 That is very interesting, since my husband is looking for an oblique now in a vintage. I will tell him. For some reason, I was thinking that they were only the Medium/Fine hooded nibs. I will do more research on those nibs - I am curious about what they look like. They can't be hooded, right? I heard that the British Parker 51s are not hooded but a full #6-ish size nib?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts ..To be sure, I believe a majority of the P51 pens have gold nibs. The steel nib ones are usually the ‘Special’ models. With lustralloy caps and ‘octanium’ steel nibs.
The oblique/stub nibs are also all hooded nibs, not open. I don’t think, nor have seen or heard of any P51 with #6 size open nibs.
@@sajjadhusain4146 I didn’t know that! An oblique hooded! Okay- I have a lot more to learn!
Do you have any other Parkers? What do you recommend?
The Parker 51 special has a steel (octanium) nib. However, that means little on writing ability. It should be a great pen. Congrats.
Thank you for watching! Do you have a 51? How can you tell if it has a gold nib? I’m still trying to learn!😊
Yes. I have a special as well. However, the seller said the nib is gold, and it looks gold, but really I have no idea. It writes well and that is what counts.
I think you have a great point (pun intended 😂) about the nib’s performance. That’s the whole reason these pens are so great!!! I love mine. Since I got the nib tuned, it writes like a dream!!!
The Parker 51 has a longer aerometric fill with a plastic end. They had a 14 k gold nib with a smooth electroplating. Yours is a 51 special which was the steel nib.Parker had a fancy name for it octanium 8 metals making up the steel. Now the next question : is a gold nib better than a steel nib? It depends on whether you like feedback or not in your use.
@@SuperJohnnykay thanks so much for sharing your info and thoughts! After one of the comments on this video, I went back and did some more research. There’s so much information on these, which is really helpful.
Looks like mine is a later edition Parker 51 Special (like you said) and it’s original with a lighter jewel and brushed cap. All good! Here’s the link
vintagepens.com/Parker_51.shtml
I want a gold nib!!!!
Do you have one with gold???
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Mona, hi! you need to pick-up a Pen World magazine for this month, had an interesting article about P 51's
@@tbayless8324 thanks for the tip! Do you get those online?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts Yes Ma'am, or a single copy at Atlas!
Also, got my room booked for the Pen Show
@@tbayless8324 wooohoo!!!👋👋👋
@@KitchenCounterCrafts You and your husband are still coming? Right?
@@tbayless8324 We are!!! I’m saving up and trying to focus on what I might want. The list is already too long- I’ll need to tighten it up in the next couple of months!
Several from the OKC Pen Club are coming! Excited to see you!❤️
The cap and the pli glass are not original.Either were changed with some from other pen or this is a 51 copy.
@@InnerSyncMusic Thanks for watching! Appreciate you sharing
Parker 51 (or 61) everysharp symphony ( or skyline but intricate cap always needs refix) and sheaffer touchdown (tm not snrkel cause its too long) are best pens my opinion.
Thanks so much for watching! I will check out those as well. I might need to add those to my ever-growing collection!!! lol!
Do you own all of them? Which one do you like best?
@@KitchenCounterCrafts I actually do have them. I like the eversharp nibs especially, since they have a bit of character to the writing with them. Probably the symphony is really a good one, because they are easy to repair, basically just replace the sac. the skyline is very nice, but they have the same nibs basically, the skyline has a nuanced cap, which always seems loose inside and the cap top, so repair requires being carefull with that and regluing them etc. They also have ventura. parker 51 and 61 are similar, sheaffer touchdowns have a huge gold nib, and a pnumatic filler, which needs to have a gasket and the sac replaced.
@@KitchenCounterCrafts i have a 21 special too, its a downgrade from the 51. basically, I believe they were "school" pens back when they were sold. but they still write just as good.
@@ndubstar I don’t know if you and I can be friends! 😂 I’m writing down all of these so I can learn about them. I’m planning to go to the Dallas Pen show and other ones, hopefully. My list of wants is ever-increasing!
I have looked at the gorgeous touchdown pens and have a mini touchdown (pocket pen size?). I ADORE it!
So out of these, which would you recommend most?
@@ndubstar so glad to hear that you have both so I can get a real user’s comparison! Which one do you reach for more often?
A special is a parker 21 not 51 not gold nib and plastic not lucite of 51. Fyi.
Thank you again!!! I’m still learning! I almost got a 21 at the Arkansas pen show!
These vintage Parkers write so well!!!
Do you know how you can tell if a 51 has a gold nib? Im still trying to figure that out
@@KitchenCounterCrafts it would look gold colored, not silver colored.. all parker 51's have gold nibs, except maybe the 51 special. i think that's a steel nib. maybe your is 51 special. but they also made a 21 special. they should say either 51 or 21 somewhere on the pen or sac protector.
@@ndubstar yup! You’re correct! It says “51 Special” on the converter! Seriously, now I’m going to be looking for a 2-!😍