Pen Resurrection Sunday Ep 137 1946 Parker Vacumatic Golden Pearl

Today's pen back from the dead is a 1946 Parker Vacumatic in Golden Pearl celluloid.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
00:08 - Introduction
03:03 - Triage the PVac
10:18 - The cap
14:26 - Replacing the Diaphragm
16:07 - Reinstalling the Pump
20:11 - Dip Testing the Nib
22:11 - Cap Polished
22:58 - Barrel Polished
23:37 - Reassembling the Cap Clip
24:57 - Filling the Vacumatic
26:07 - Writing Sample
27:18 - Thoughts

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