Comments on: Parker 51 Nib Change

By: Pete Burke

Pete Burke — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:48:35 +0000

Hello,

I wonder if you can help.

I have found a desk set and it is advertised as Parker 51. I cannot find the same type of pens anywhere on the internet though.
It is two pens, one fountain, aerometric, marked parker, one ballpoint, with magnetic holders, on a black marble base with a clock.

I wonder if you have seen anything similar? Is it real? Currently it is £10 pound, is it worth bidding on or do you have anything similar?

Boxed Parker Volumatic Magnetix Desk set pen set with

…is what it is on the site as, so you know what I am talking about.

thank you for any help.

Best wishes

Pete

By: emi

emi — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:11:20 +0000

Hello.
First, let me say thank-you to you for sharing precious information about fountain pens on the web.
Recently I have acquired my first Parker51(Aerometric)
at a local antique shop.
The barrel side was unscrewed fairly easily.
The hood side seems very tight so I used hair dryer for
5 minutes and another 10 minutes but it didn’t work.
Could you tell me usually how long I should heat to loosen up?
Unfortunately I see the pen is leaking from the filler
so I think I should unscrew the hood to fix that problem.
I would appreciate it if you could give me any advise
when you have time.

By: all of us

all of us — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:43:30 +0000

Erin, My email bounced back from your address. Here is a copy-The pictures do not translate outside of email, but if you could comment again with another email address I will try to email the pictures again.

HI Erin,

I am writing this in response to your comment to my Fountain Pen Restoration Site today.

As with many vintage pens, they are often difficult to take apart to clean and repair. The pen unscrews at the band on the barrel. On the picture below, this would be just to the left of the silver band. Actually, both the plastic sections, the hood (on the left) and the barrel (on the right) unscrew counterclockwise from the band. The barrel side will reveal the aero filler ( if their is not a plastic button on the end) and the hood will unscrew to reveal the parts shown on the second picture below.

Here is the picture from my Fountain Pen Restoration Site.

The part shown on the bottom left is the aero filler section after the hood and barrel have been successfully removed. If the parts are hard to unscrew, this is common. Don’t try to force them as a shellac or cement may have been applied to the threads. Gentle heat from a heat gun or hair dryer may help loosen things up.

Erin, one more thing dawned on me. There are two pens that look like a 51 – a Parker 21 or 61, or even a Parker 51 Vacumatic. The procedures would be different for these pens. Could you send a picture of the pen with the cap off. This would help me be sure I am giving you the right information.

Regards,

Phil

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:15:10 +0000

Hi,

I’m new to fountain pens – I found one of my dad’s old pens – I think it’s a Parker 51. It looks a lot like the dismantled pen you posted, except I don’t know what the interior parts look like because I can’t open it. The cap, barrel, hood, nib are all identical (except silver cap/barrel). I don’t want to break it and I’m not currently aware of any pen places in Dallas that have knowledgeable staff. Where does the pen unscrew to reveal the ink filling parts? Thank you!