Model identification guide: Bottom Line Lockdowns
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Bottom Line of the Vacumatics were cheaper and did not have the lifetime
guarantee of the top line.
The Bottom Line models were smaller than the Top Line pens and had only
two cap bands. The two jewels (clipscrew and tassie) were made
in black only (while the top line followed the pens colour and design).
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the designs constantly changed it is possible to pinpoint the age of the
pen within a few years of production. There were three sizes of pens in
the bottom line. The first size was made back in the Golden Arrow days,
from 1932, it's usually referred to as the Junior and the size is about
14 mm wide and 124 mm long, when closed. 1933 until early in 1934 the
Sub Junior was offered. It is of the same width as the Junior but shorter
14 mm wide and 112 mm long, the third size the Slender Junior replaced
the Sub Junior in 1934 and was a shorter and thinner version, 12 mm wide
and 124 mm long.
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the sizes vary from pen to pen, but usually the approximation will suffice.
Click on the pen that correlates with Yours in size!
There are three sizes of the Bottom line lockdown fillers. From the left: The Junior, Slender Junior and Sub Junior. Click on the pen that is about the same size as Yours.
