Pen Resurrection Sunday Ep 120 1945 Parker Vacumatic Golden Pearl

THIS PEN HAS BEEN SOLD

Today's fountain pen back from the dead is a 1945 Parker Vacumatic in Golden Pearl Celluloid. This one was a bit of a head-scratcher as the date codes are weird. It is also my first attempt at replacing a missing gold cap band.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:08 - Introduction
01:19 - Triage the Parker Vac
05:05 - Removing the Section
05:51 - Examining the Diaphragm
06:10 - Removing the Nib and Feed
07:00 - Nib Polished
07:12 - Removing the Clip Attempt 1
08:55 - Polishing the Ebonite Feed and Section
10:44 - Polished Section / Examining Barrel
11:22 - Polishing the Barrel
13:39 - How to Clean Your Sandpaper
14:23 - Barrel Polished
15:58 - Weird Date Code on Nib
18:11 - Removing Clip Attempt 2
19:21 - Removing the Clip Attempt 3
20:34 - Clip and Cap Polished
21:14 - Reinstalling the Nib and Feed
22:28 - Writing Dip Test
23:06 - Filling the Vacumatic
23:57 - Writing Test #2
24:41 - Cap Band Replaces
25:10 - Reinstalling the Clip
26:51 - Polishing the Top Jewel
27:19 - Thoughts
29:03 - For Sale

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