Standard Lockdown

1933 — 1938

INTRODUCTION (1933)

In June 1933 the Vacuum Filler changed name to Vacumatic. Two price tiers were introduced: Top Line and Bottom Line.

Early Top Line Standards featured rare nibs engraved "Vacumatic DeLuxe". Subsequently, the innovative two-tone nib engraved "USA PARKER" became standard.

Rare VACUMATIC DeLUXE nib

USA PARKER nib

• Approx. 14 mm wide
• Approx. 131 mm long

1933 MODELS

• Opaque Black
• Opaque Red
• Opaque Grey
• Standard Crystal (very rare)
• Red/Blue/Black “Ripley’s Vacumatic”

1934 MODELS

• Black Opaque
• Red Opaque
• Grey Opaque
• Black Windowed (rare)
• Transparent Red
• Transparent Grey

1935 TRANSITION

Black Windowed replaced by fully transparent black. Green introduced.

• Red
• Grey
• Black
• Green

1936–1938 MODELS

Nib changed to PARKER USA. Brown introduced in 1936.

• Red
• Grey
• Black
• Green
• Brown

1938 BROAD BAND VARIANT

A special 1938 version was produced with a 9-carat solid gold or gold-filled broad cap band.

DISCONTINUATION

In 1939 the streamlined Speedline Standard with the Speedline filler replaced the Lockdown Standard.