I have two pens from my dad, a Parker Vacumatic and a Sheaffer Pen for Men. I had both of them serviced (new rubber parts) and they’re in my pocket. They’ll be my daily writers for a while.

The older pen is a Parker Vacumatic Major in emerald pearl. The date code says it was made in Q1 1946, so I’m assuming it was a present when he graduated from Princeton High School (Indiana) in May 1946. It has a 14K gold nib in a fine point. The Vacumatic holds a lot of ink, so this would be a great pen for taking notes and writing papers.

I have it loaded with J. Herbin Pearle Noire ink, a dark black that is safe and well-behaved in pens. I think it is a nice choice for a fine point note-taking pen.

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