Single Jewel
Senior Maxima

1942 — 1948

HISTORICAL TRANSITION

In 1942 Parker discontinued the wide-banded Speedline Senior Maxima and introduced a redesigned version known today as the Single Jewel Senior Maxima.

This model marked the end of the classic Speedline era and the beginning of the final Vacumatic generation.

KEY DIFFERENCES FROM SPEEDLINE MAXIMA

• Only one jewel (top of cap)
• Rounded blind cap
• Plastic filler rod (not aluminium)
• Streamlined cap band (no wide 5 mm band)
• Blue Diamond clip standard

Earlier Speedline Maximas had:

• Two jewels (cap and blind cap)
• Aluminium filler rod
• Wide chevron band

DIMENSIONS

• Approx. 16 mm wide
• Approx. 139 mm long (closed)

Dimensions remained similar to the earlier Senior Maxima, but trim and construction changed.

PRODUCTION PERIOD

Produced approximately between 1942 and 1948.

Later production moved toward post-war Parker styling, eventually leading into the Parker 51 era.

IDENTIFICATION CHECKLIST

• Single jewel (no jewel on blind cap)
• Plastic filler rod
• Rounded blind cap
• Blue Diamond clip
• Late date code (1942–1948)

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