Speedline –
Raised "VACUMATIC" Band

Short Production Run – 1937

INTRODUCTION

In 1937 the Oversize was replaced with a streamlined version called the Senior Maxima (approx. 16 mm wide, 139 mm long).

The uneven-banded Senior was discontinued and replaced with the Slender Maxima (approx. 14 mm wide, 135 mm long). The third major introduction was the Major, which replaced the earlier three-ring Standard.

Initially, the Senior Maxima and Maxima featured a 5 mm wide cap band engraved with raised “VACUMATIC” lettering. These models are extremely rare.

The Major and Debutante carried a 4 mm band version. These early Speedlines featured:

• Non-blue diamond Parker arrow clip
• Striped section and matching jewels
• Aluminium plunger
• Large two-tone nib

A total of approximately 25 pen and pencil models were produced with this raised-letter band — likely for less than ten weeks.

MODELS PRODUCED

• Senior Maxima
• Slender Maxima
• Major
• Debutante
• Pencil

EXAMPLE

Vac banded Senior Maximas (1937).

LATER DEVELOPMENT

Shortly thereafter, all bands were replaced with the chevron engraving pattern — repeated lines leaning left and right — which remained standard for the remainder of Speedline production.

See: Chevron Banded Maximas

Special thanks to David Isaacson.