Thank you for a lovely Christmas present. All the fun Vintage pen vintage tools wintage methods and petrified ink. Slow and steady with that old stuff but final result makes it a keeper for nothing else but another video showing it after a few months of use.. Merry Christmas 🎄
Gorgeous pen. Great job on the restoration. Inspired me to go snooping in vintage stores for one for myself. Looking forward to your next restoration video.
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Thank you for a wonderful video. Your restoration was fantastic. Absolutely beautiful restored Parker 51. Looks even better than when it was new.
A superb video and great job. The 51 was the first fountain pen I enjoyed writing with due to the smoothness of the nib, which was way back in the early 70s and for an odd reason, is why I now have a large collection of fountain pens.
Merry Christmas Doug from Manitoba. My Mother gave my Dad a Parker 51 pen/pencil set either for his birthday or Christmas (she couldn’t remember) in 1954. She gave the set to me shortly before she passed away in 2020. It is also a fine nib and writes beautifully. Out of several fountain pens vintage and otherwise that I own, it is a standout in form and function and is my wife’s favourite.
This was also satisfying to watch and learn. Thanks for doing these Sunday Pen Resurrection programs. I look forward to seeing each one. Please keep up the good work. 👍👍👍+++😎!
Now, I'm not a big fan of vintage pens as an aesthetic, but as someone who loves watching folks do radical acts of fantastic craftsmanship, these videos are amazing.
Finally got around to watching this! I’m a bit surprised at the price you paid for it in its condition at the time (‘‘twas a bit high) but your restoration definitely went smoother than mine. The Parker 51 is so good; it’s the only pen I’ve bought multiples of in different colors because they’re so practical and ergonomic.
Vintage pens are far more interesting because of the aesthetics and the designs. Cartridge converter pens are uninspiring and less practical than the far older technology of say, piston filler pens. Many of the latter are great EDC pens for people write a lot by hand. And often are more sensual items to use. And sensuality is what makes fountain pens worth using, because they all have their own character, and you can express your own far better with a, fountain pen IMO. It is inherent in consumerism to encourage people to desire the new, but there's little wow factor alone in just the new. Seeing beautiful workmanship restored to working order, and enhancing one's individuality and uniqueness expressed in one's handwriting, is something that it's important to preserve. That's why I watch all your restoration videos. I hope you keep making them because they are rewarding for you and people like me. Thanks.
Agree. I use a 51 areometric at home a lot. A Pelikan M-215 or 205 as EDC due to ink capacity. I do use some Parker 45’s for field notes but the ink capacity keeps me away from being the only pen carried. I do seek out the older wide body squeeze converters that hold 0.9ml or so and that keeps the mileage usable on the 45. I have a “New” 2019 Duofold that’s a beautiful wet medium but gets 4-8 pages on a converter. It’s become desk candy and a signature pen. Shame because it’s so beautiful
@@nsatoday Exactly this. I try and stick with wide body aerometric fillers if I'm looking at vintage pens because they're winners in form and function. Watching Doug's restorations clues me in about looking after them, and he really does return them to looking and being beautiful.
@@InkquiringMinds You're welcome. I hope you'll find it possible to keep doing them, as not only is it intriguing to watch, but I'm learning from you how to maintain my pens. And your jokes are the funniest.
I have a 51 aeromatic. Just about the most perfect pen I own. I can see why Her Majesty always used one. You did a great job here. Makes me want to tackle my Vacumatic now.
Thank you for this pen restitution. I’m watching it on Boxing Day and appreciate all the research and work that you put into it. The engineering that goes into these vintage pens is best revealed as you disassemble, clean, repair and reassemble them. I hope your Christmas was Merry and warm. Ours was, and included some serious water fights in the pool. Happy Boxing Day. 🦘🪃📦🏄🏻🍤🥂🎩😁
@@InkquiringMinds Just drunk two glasses of chilled Rose, and about to go and have a dip in the pool. Temperature here 35 C. Have you noticed there is a connection between Canadians and Aussies. Before I left my country in 1984, the last big party was with Canadians and Aussies on NYE. I have to say, to my lasting embarrassment, the Canadians out drank us. Fill the bath with ice and booze, watch the amazing NYE fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and lots of bon homie between commonwealth countries built from a wide range of immigrants and very much a shared sense of humour. Have a fantastic 2023
Absolutely gorgeous pen. Your time and effort was well rewarded. Many thanks for the video. And yes, I am squirreled away in the throne room. Lol Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Happy Boxing Day! The Parker 51 is my favorite fountain pen. I own 3 of them. I was lucky enough to get an aerometric 51 pen and pencil set in pristine condition in the original clamshell box for $50.00
'48 was last production of the 51 on this side of the pond, but, according to what I read, was continued a bit longer in England (Queen Elizabeth II's was reputed to be a Vacumatic version from 1952.) Blue diamond apparently stayed longer in Canada. My '46 didn't have a replacement clip, but isn't a blue diamond type. Great job, Doug! As I wanted the Vacumatic version over the Aerometric (I just don't like Aerometric fillers in general), if I only have one, it had to be a Vacumatic. Now, looking for a '45 in buckskin and an English Vacumatic version in burgundy and gold (Eisenhower and QEII ) And that's after not being absolutely thrilled with my current one. (Mine is an extra fine and pretty dry writing.) Those enamored with flex need to avoid the 51. These puppies are NAILS! Good thing it's not important to me, huh. They're definitely after the advent of carbon copies. I agree with you about the satisfaction of doing your own restoration. They're generally easy enough (except the Sheaffer vac filler, which are very brittle and easy to break) that most people should try at least once.
Thanks for this, Paul. Yes, I've read about production being different in Canada and the UK. I didn't know QEII's 51 was a vacumatic though! Interesting. I prefer the Vac as well. The Aerometrics are a total pain to clean and the plastic sac gets stained easily.
@@InkquiringMinds I beg to differ with those who say sac fillers are so awful to clean. I have pens from a 1917 Conklin through the Touchdown and Snorkel. Only one that I have trouble cleaning is Aerometric. Only advantage in an aerometric I see is the sacs last FOREVER. Everything else I just don't like.
Poor old AI doesn't know the history of writing. Pencils and pens do different jobs. Pencils are loved because of their impermanence, whereas pens and their ink are meant to produce marks that are more robust and longer lasting than the marks made by graphite pencils. Pens existed before graphite pencils, but both continue to provide that immediate sensual and visual feedback that software just can't provide.
Watching this months later because the Parker 51 is now on my list. Having recently purchased the Sheaffer Icon whose tiny nib I enjoy writing with , I’d like to try Parker’s hooded nib
So wonderful to see them restored. I use a blue areometric 51 at my Home Secretaries desk. It is about as perfect as it gets. Nib is soo smooth you have to be extra conscious but not careful or slow. For mine just filled it’s a little over wet due to collector being full but other than that it is just PERFECT.
I am shocked at your level of commitment. The price you paid, not just for the pen alone, was a sheer shock. The amount of work. Seeing the technology, it explains why we see so many who stayed with pencils for so long, and why the ballpoint took over so quickly? I wonder if there is a prophetic thought experiment possible: similar to the use case of mechanical watches still being relevant today, as example. So many people assume batteries are better in all use cases, or solar supported... I find that in the far north of the globe a mechanical watch was the most reliable time keeper. I believe that the space missions might support this, and imagine how cheap and reliable mechanical watches have become. I fear it is simply ignorance to the true benefits and laziness. I see so many complain about the trouble of setting your watch more than once a year... A good mechanical automatic requires less adjustment than a modern version, but so often it is assumed otherwise. Do we have the same with fountain pens? The use case was harmed, at the time, by the lack of plastics? We saw how quickly cartridges took over? Is there a modern use case that is hidden from conscious view by our assumption that the modern is always better, and old tech cannot be modernized? As Marshall McLuhan said: We risk our very nature if we adopt new technology simply on its novelty, and not because of benefits vetted versus the alternatives... Is it better, does it serve, can it be better? First rule of logic is doubt, CS Pierce. ** 'A Majority of One' is also a wonderful film with an even more wonderful message. Also the greatest unifying message I have relates to Gandhi. Born into a baniya(vaishya) caste, but followed the teachings of the Baghavad Gita (the Great Song of Liberation from Suffering).. But he was inspired by Leo Tolsoy, who's was writing about the true message of Christ. Ahimsa in Sanskrit: do no conscious/needless harm. Christos/Bodhisattva = the anointed one. Upekkha/Koinonia = unity of being and existence: Providence. Merry Christmas.
Including the supplies and tools, was a pretty average price. I kind of lucked out getting mine already restored for what the more common 51 Aerometric sells for ($150 USD, the current equivalent to the $12.50 they sold for new.) Vacumatic holds more ink, easier to clean, just less common, so generally around $200 USD from what I see. Plus he's got some awesome tools that work for a range of Parker pens, so that cost gets spread out.
@@paulherman5822 I'd agree if it was purchased fixed(even including the parts cost). What would we add for the labour, the hours and hours of labour? I expect this would have cost the average person 500$ plus... Sad to see, as with classic cars - they may have priced the cost of restoration a touch high? That it may simply encourage the majority of classic examples to be recycled, rather than be restored.
@@InkquiringMinds I hope my use of the subject matter for writing prompts are not detrimental to the worshipped 'arrhythmical'? (punny?) I heard that any comment, without bad words etc, is good to help a channels growth/interaction... Have a fantastic holiday, may your ink flow abundantly.
@@alohm My $150 was restored. A lot of the time in restoration is usually soaking or gently heating old sealant. The actual process other than that is usually well under an hour. (I've done around 30 or more, of various types.)
Beautiful pen. This video may be a great help if I, one day, get my hands on one! I do agree with the assessment of the Wing Sung 601 flighter. I too added the steel nib section and the Bobby nib. It's a great writer! Thanks Doug, have a Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas, Doug. Thanks for your restoration videos. The history of the pens & the process are very interesting. You taught me how to take the nib & feed out of my Parker 45. The 14k nib polished up nicely. It's a favorite because I used it to take notes in college and still writes great. I used it less when the 19 cent, if I recall correctly, Bic ballpoint became readily available. Keep up the good work!
G'day, Doug. Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us in Terror Australis. Looking forward to lots (and lots) more resurrections in the new year. What to say about a 51 that hasn't been said before? The true test of a fountain pen is using one in a three-hour written examination (I'm truly old-school.) The P51 will never let you down. Sad to see that Parker couldn't come up with something of equivalent excellence in the modern version. Cheers, mate.
I suspect a pen designer will want their pen to last forever. The manufacturer will want it to last just long enough to not mind buying another. Repairing something in want of some tlc is a thing from a bygone era! Happy Christmas to you Doug! 'Having got on the back of the pen train you are driving i am now in a bit of a spot. My wife asked me what my grail pen was.. 'Omas Milord in Arco Bronze' was my immediate reply. Apparently IZODS pens in uk is also a fan. I am now waiting on one from IZODS. Can't wait! At the same time, i'm hoping the pen designer will have won the battle over the bean counter and the pen will have longevity as it's middle name. Maybe that's why OMAS went out of business. I hope you don't have to burn anything valuable to stay warm during the weather bomb. Peace and good inky will to you this season!
First things first…Merry Christmas Doug to you and all your family! Thoroughly enjoyed watching this restoration of the Parker 51 and can truly appreciate how satisfying it must be to have carried this project through to its successful conclusion. I’m lucky enough to have a 51 Aerometric model and they are beautiful writers and very comfortable to write with over a long writing session. The closest pen I have to this one, that I find similar is the Pilot Vanishing point.. now you have me looking at the Wingsung. ( this is truly an addiction..lol!😅) I'm just getting over ordering the Jinhao X159 after watching your video on the new and improved model, also a great video! You keep this up and I'll soon be in the proverbial poorhouse…just kidding…I hope. Cheers from Canada's Ocean Playground…Mike.
No. It was part of the design to keep the nib from drying out. The entire design was developed BEFORE the US joined the war so materials weren't an issue. They changed the original design in 1942 to reduce the use of needed metals (vac plunger rod was changed from aluminum to plastic for example).
God created some of us humans to be able to perform miracle-restorations (2 theological terms are even needed describe people like Steph and you and Chris); then decided he had created a being so special that he could create the rest us. We are know as the mechanically challenged beings (MCB, for short). We MCBs should never, never try to work on any object of potential worth or beauty. (We are allowed to work on things that can easily be trashed and thrown away.) THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO, but I do fear I will try to follow it some day and destroy something potentially as beautiful as the one you just restored! [Actually, should just buy one Steph has restored to sell!]
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I'm not even particularly a vintage pen fan, but the tinkerer in me likes these videos.
Thank you for a lovely Christmas present. All the fun Vintage pen vintage tools wintage methods and petrified ink. Slow and steady with that old stuff but final result makes it a keeper for nothing else but another video showing it after a few months of use.. Merry Christmas 🎄
Love this Terrific video about the Parker 51! Great demo and explanation of this process.
Great job, lovely pen. Looks like new now!
Gorgeous pen. Great job on the restoration. Inspired me to go snooping in vintage stores for one for myself. Looking forward to your next restoration video.
Go for it!
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 Thank you for a wonderful video. Your restoration was fantastic. Absolutely beautiful restored Parker 51. Looks even better than when it was new.
A superb video and great job. The 51 was the first fountain pen I enjoyed writing with due to the smoothness of the nib, which was way back in the early 70s and for an odd reason, is why I now have a large collection of fountain pens.
Thanks for sharing!
Merry Christmas Doug from Manitoba. My Mother gave my Dad a Parker 51 pen/pencil set either for his birthday or Christmas (she couldn’t remember) in 1954. She gave the set to me shortly before she passed away in 2020. It is also a fine nib and writes beautifully. Out of several fountain pens vintage and otherwise that I own, it is a standout in form and function and is my wife’s favourite.
Awesome, Wayne. Those things mean so much!!!
I have a Parker 45 and I ❤️ it.
This was also satisfying to watch and learn. Thanks for doing these Sunday Pen Resurrection programs. I look forward to seeing each one. Please keep up the good work. 👍👍👍+++😎!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Now, I'm not a big fan of vintage pens as an aesthetic, but as someone who loves watching folks do radical acts of fantastic craftsmanship, these videos are amazing.
Thank you so much, Mark!
Merry Christmas everyone 🎄🎁
21:06 was the funniest bit- though unplanned. Merry Christmas, Doug. Enjoy your loved ones!
It was most CERTAINLY NOT planned! LOL I showed my wife the RAW footage and she said "OMG you WON"T put that in the video!" So I did.
Damn, Doug, your videos are so well done. You deserve more subscribers.
Thank you for the kind words!
Finally got around to watching this! I’m a bit surprised at the price you paid for it in its condition at the time (‘‘twas a bit high) but your restoration definitely went smoother than mine. The Parker 51 is so good; it’s the only pen I’ve bought multiples of in different colors because they’re so practical and ergonomic.
Totally agree!
Vintage pens are far more interesting because of the aesthetics and the designs. Cartridge converter pens are uninspiring and less practical than the far older technology of say, piston filler pens. Many of the latter are great EDC pens for people write a lot by hand. And often are more sensual items to use. And sensuality is what makes fountain pens worth using, because they all have their own character, and you can express your own far better with a, fountain pen IMO. It is inherent in consumerism to encourage people to desire the new, but there's little wow factor alone in just the new. Seeing beautiful workmanship restored to working order, and enhancing one's individuality and uniqueness expressed in one's handwriting, is something that it's important to preserve. That's why I watch all your restoration videos. I hope you keep making them because they are rewarding for you and people like me. Thanks.
Agree. I use a 51 areometric at home a lot. A Pelikan M-215 or 205 as EDC due to ink capacity. I do use some Parker 45’s for field notes but the ink capacity keeps me away from being the only pen carried. I do seek out the older wide body squeeze converters that hold 0.9ml or so and that keeps the mileage usable on the 45. I have a “New” 2019 Duofold that’s a beautiful wet medium but gets 4-8 pages on a converter. It’s become desk candy and a signature pen. Shame because it’s so beautiful
Thank you so much, BigHenFor!
@@nsatoday Exactly this. I try and stick with wide body aerometric fillers if I'm looking at vintage pens because they're winners in form and function. Watching Doug's restorations clues me in about looking after them, and he really does return them to looking and being beautiful.
@@InkquiringMinds You're welcome. I hope you'll find it possible to keep doing them, as not only is it intriguing to watch, but I'm learning from you how to maintain my pens. And your jokes are the funniest.
@@BigHenFor Thanks so much!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! KW
Happy new year
I have a 51 aeromatic. Just about the most perfect pen I own. I can see why Her Majesty always used one. You did a great job here. Makes me want to tackle my Vacumatic now.
Thank you!
Thank you for this pen restitution. I’m watching it on Boxing Day and appreciate all the research and work that you put into it. The engineering that goes into these vintage pens is best revealed as you disassemble, clean, repair and reassemble them. I hope your Christmas was Merry and warm. Ours was, and included some serious water fights in the pool. Happy Boxing Day. 🦘🪃📦🏄🏻🍤🥂🎩😁
My pleasure! Enjoy your sunshine!
@@InkquiringMinds Just drunk two glasses of chilled Rose, and about to go and have a dip in the pool. Temperature here 35 C. Have you noticed there is a connection between Canadians and Aussies. Before I left my country in 1984, the last big party was with Canadians and Aussies on NYE. I have to say, to my lasting embarrassment, the Canadians out drank us. Fill the bath with ice and booze, watch the amazing NYE fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and lots of bon homie between commonwealth countries built from a wide range of immigrants and very much a shared sense of humour. Have a fantastic 2023
@@brightonbabe2139 Enjoy! I won't be drinking on NYE as I'm the DDD (Doug the Designated Driver)!
@@InkquiringMinds Are you are a true martyr the sacrifices you make for your friends.
Outstanding job all around and a great video for Christmas morning. It turned out beautifully. Thank you Doug and Merry Christmas!
Thanks, you too!
Absolutely gorgeous pen. Your time and effort was well rewarded. Many thanks for the video.
And yes, I am squirreled away in the throne room. Lol
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Many thanks!
Wonderful
What a great Christmas gift! What a great restoration! Thanks Doug and a Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Thank you, Charles! Merry Christmas!
i still have my great grandfather’s aerometric parker 51 it still work as if it is brand new to this date the build quality of parker is truly amazing
So true! Built like Sherman tanks!
Wow. Just, wow.
Thank you!
Yes, you are very funny!!!! Love your videos!
Glad you like them!
It was satisfying just watching you go through the process! A great Christmas present today. Merry Christmas Doug!🎄⛄️✒️🖋
Same to you!
Great vid. Ian Tyson, RIP.
Sad day.
Thanks for the info
Any time!
Good work. Thanks for showing.
I enjoy watching restore videos. Bringing something to a working condition is satisfying. Up with tinkering, I say! 😄
I totally agree!
Happy Boxing Day! The Parker 51 is my favorite fountain pen. I own 3 of them. I was lucky enough to get an aerometric 51 pen and pencil set in pristine condition in the original clamshell box for $50.00
That is awesome!
Wonderful presentation.
Many thanks!
'48 was last production of the 51 on this side of the pond, but, according to what I read, was continued a bit longer in England (Queen Elizabeth II's was reputed to be a Vacumatic version from 1952.)
Blue diamond apparently stayed longer in Canada. My '46 didn't have a replacement clip, but isn't a blue diamond type.
Great job, Doug! As I wanted the Vacumatic version over the Aerometric (I just don't like Aerometric fillers in general), if I only have one, it had to be a Vacumatic.
Now, looking for a '45 in buckskin and an English Vacumatic version in burgundy and gold (Eisenhower and QEII )
And that's after not being absolutely thrilled with my current one. (Mine is an extra fine and pretty dry writing.)
Those enamored with flex need to avoid the 51. These puppies are NAILS! Good thing it's not important to me, huh. They're definitely after the advent of carbon copies.
I agree with you about the satisfaction of doing your own restoration. They're generally easy enough (except the Sheaffer vac filler, which are very brittle and easy to break) that most people should try at least once.
Thanks for this, Paul. Yes, I've read about production being different in Canada and the UK. I didn't know QEII's 51 was a vacumatic though! Interesting. I prefer the Vac as well. The Aerometrics are a total pain to clean and the plastic sac gets stained easily.
@@InkquiringMinds I beg to differ with those who say sac fillers are so awful to clean. I have pens from a 1917 Conklin through the Touchdown and Snorkel. Only one that I have trouble cleaning is Aerometric. Only advantage in an aerometric I see is the sacs last FOREVER. Everything else I just don't like.
@@paulherman5822 I agree. That bar is sharp and after a few pumps (when cleaning) it is painful.
Poor old AI doesn't know the history of writing. Pencils and pens do different jobs. Pencils are loved because of their impermanence, whereas pens and their ink are meant to produce marks that are more robust and longer lasting than the marks made by graphite pencils. Pens existed before graphite pencils, but both continue to provide that immediate sensual and visual feedback that software just can't provide.
@@InkquiringMinds The Hero ones drew blood.
Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year, Doug.
Thank you, Kevin! That same to you!
Watching this months later because the Parker 51 is now on my list. Having recently purchased the Sheaffer Icon whose tiny nib I enjoy writing with , I’d like to try Parker’s hooded nib
The Parker 51 is a good deal better than the icon.
Beautiful pen and a Merry Christmas to you and Wenn
Thank you! You too!
Classy! Happy holidays, everyone.
And don't splort egg nog!
Thank you, archivist17! No splorting!
Great, that's just great!
So wonderful to see them restored. I use a blue areometric 51 at my Home Secretaries desk. It is about as perfect as it gets. Nib is soo smooth you have to be extra conscious but not careful or slow. For mine just filled it’s a little over wet due to collector being full but other than that it is just PERFECT.
Sounds great!
That was a labour that became love.
Very nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
I am shocked at your level of commitment. The price you paid, not just for the pen alone, was a sheer shock. The amount of work. Seeing the technology, it explains why we see so many who stayed with pencils for so long, and why the ballpoint took over so quickly? I wonder if there is a prophetic thought experiment possible: similar to the use case of mechanical watches still being relevant today, as example. So many people assume batteries are better in all use cases, or solar supported... I find that in the far north of the globe a mechanical watch was the most reliable time keeper. I believe that the space missions might support this, and imagine how cheap and reliable mechanical watches have become. I fear it is simply ignorance to the true benefits and laziness. I see so many complain about the trouble of setting your watch more than once a year... A good mechanical automatic requires less adjustment than a modern version, but so often it is assumed otherwise. Do we have the same with fountain pens? The use case was harmed, at the time, by the lack of plastics? We saw how quickly cartridges took over? Is there a modern use case that is hidden from conscious view by our assumption that the modern is always better, and old tech cannot be modernized? As Marshall McLuhan said: We risk our very nature if we adopt new technology simply on its novelty, and not because of benefits vetted versus the alternatives... Is it better, does it serve, can it be better? First rule of logic is doubt, CS Pierce.
** 'A Majority of One' is also a wonderful film with an even more wonderful message. Also the greatest unifying message I have relates to Gandhi. Born into a baniya(vaishya) caste, but followed the teachings of the Baghavad Gita (the Great Song of Liberation from Suffering).. But he was inspired by Leo Tolsoy, who's was writing about the true message of Christ. Ahimsa in Sanskrit: do no conscious/needless harm. Christos/Bodhisattva = the anointed one. Upekkha/Koinonia = unity of being and existence: Providence. Merry Christmas.
Wow! An essay! Well done AI!
Including the supplies and tools, was a pretty average price. I kind of lucked out getting mine already restored for what the more common 51 Aerometric sells for ($150 USD, the current equivalent to the $12.50 they sold for new.) Vacumatic holds more ink, easier to clean, just less common, so generally around $200 USD from what I see. Plus he's got some awesome tools that work for a range of Parker pens, so that cost gets spread out.
@@paulherman5822 I'd agree if it was purchased fixed(even including the parts cost). What would we add for the labour, the hours and hours of labour? I expect this would have cost the average person 500$ plus... Sad to see, as with classic cars - they may have priced the cost of restoration a touch high? That it may simply encourage the majority of classic examples to be recycled, rather than be restored.
@@InkquiringMinds I hope my use of the subject matter for writing prompts are not detrimental to the worshipped 'arrhythmical'? (punny?) I heard that any comment, without bad words etc, is good to help a channels growth/interaction... Have a fantastic holiday, may your ink flow abundantly.
@@alohm My $150 was restored. A lot of the time in restoration is usually soaking or gently heating old sealant. The actual process other than that is usually well under an hour. (I've done around 30 or more, of various types.)
Merry Christmas, and that's a lovely restoration.
Thank you so much, Coffee talks Pens!
Great content!
Beautiful pen. This video may be a great help if I, one day, get my hands on one! I do agree with the assessment of the Wing Sung 601 flighter. I too added the steel nib section and the Bobby nib. It's a great writer! Thanks Doug, have a Happy New Year!
I’m glad you did the upgrades to the WS601!
Merry Christmas, Doug.
Thanks for your restoration videos. The history of the pens & the process are very interesting. You taught me how to take the nib & feed out of my Parker 45. The 14k nib polished up nicely. It's a favorite because I used it to take notes in college and still writes great. I used it less when the 19 cent, if I recall correctly, Bic ballpoint became readily available.
Keep up the good work!
Many thanks!
Great work! 🙌🏼
Thank you 🙌
NIce work.
Thank you! Cheers!
G'day, Doug. Merry Christmas to you and yours from all of us in Terror Australis. Looking forward to lots (and lots) more resurrections in the new year.
What to say about a 51 that hasn't been said before? The true test of a fountain pen is using one in a three-hour written examination (I'm truly old-school.) The P51 will never let you down. Sad to see that Parker couldn't come up with something of equivalent excellence in the modern version. Cheers, mate.
Thank you so much, ibpopp!
Great restoration! Merry Christmas to you and yours Doug!
Thanks, you too!
I suspect a pen designer will want their pen to last forever. The manufacturer will want it to last just long enough to not mind buying another. Repairing something in want of some tlc is a thing from a bygone era! Happy Christmas to you Doug! 'Having got on the back of the pen train you are driving i am now in a bit of a spot. My wife asked me what my grail pen was.. 'Omas Milord in Arco Bronze' was my immediate reply. Apparently IZODS pens in uk is also a fan. I am now waiting on one from IZODS. Can't wait! At the same time, i'm hoping the pen designer will have won the battle over the bean counter and the pen will have longevity as it's middle name. Maybe that's why OMAS went out of business. I hope you don't have to burn anything valuable to stay warm during the weather bomb. Peace and good inky will to you this season!
Awesome grail pen! It will last a lifetime to be sure!
Great work, Doug. I'd love to acquire a Parker 51 in that condition.
Go for it!
1/3 reviews X 2 fun = more restoration videos. Merry Xmas bud.
Thanks! You too!
First things first…Merry Christmas Doug to you and all your family! Thoroughly enjoyed watching this restoration of the Parker 51 and can truly appreciate how satisfying it must be to have carried this project through to its successful conclusion. I’m lucky enough to have a 51 Aerometric model and they are beautiful writers and very comfortable to write with over a long writing session. The closest pen I have to this one, that I find similar is the Pilot Vanishing point.. now you have me looking at the Wingsung. ( this is truly an addiction..lol!😅) I'm just getting over ordering the Jinhao X159 after watching your video on the new and improved model, also a great video! You keep this up and I'll soon be in the proverbial poorhouse…just kidding…I hope. Cheers from Canada's Ocean Playground…Mike.
Thank you so much, MikeR!
Was the small nibs because of scarce materials because of the war?
No. It was part of the design to keep the nib from drying out. The entire design was developed BEFORE the US joined the war so materials weren't an issue. They changed the original design in 1942 to reduce the use of needed metals (vac plunger rod was changed from aluminum to plastic for example).
I’ve been interested in buying a vintage Parker 51, where’s a reliable place to buy a working one?
eBay is good!
I have my great aunt’s pen and it is a Parker 51, made in the USA, and there is a number 5 next to the name. Can you tell me what year this indicates?
1945
Unfortunately in India most of the vintage 51 are franken 51!
God created some of us humans to be able to perform miracle-restorations (2 theological terms are even needed describe people like Steph and you and Chris); then decided he had created a being so special that he could create the rest us. We are know as the mechanically challenged beings (MCB, for short). We MCBs should never, never try to work on any object of potential worth or beauty. (We are allowed to work on things that can easily be trashed and thrown away.) THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO, but I do fear I will try to follow it some day and destroy something potentially as beautiful as the one you just restored! [Actually, should just buy one Steph has restored to sell!]
Thank you Keith! Much appreciated!