Parker 61 set of Pencil & FP : Some info please

[victorbravo]

I was presented a Parker 61 set of Pencil and Fountain pen when I was in school by my parents (in the 1970s). This was a very special gift and I kept it to use it on a very special day and somehow never got down to using the pen. After being locked away for decades I have now presented it to my son who is also a pen lover - even though he is yet to get to his teens. He has been doing some research and trying to find out more about this set and has come up with very little.

 

The pictures are there but here is some additional info : The cap says Made in USA and the Parker 61.

 

Some of the questions are :

1. What could be the vintage of this set?

2. What was the material used ?

3. Is it considered a collectors item ?

 

Any additional info is welcome!

 

For us, it has gone done generations and my son plans to ink it and use it soon - on a special occasion!

[richardandtracy]

The pen is a Parker 61 Capilliary fill.

 

This link: http://parkercollector.com/parker61.html is about as comprehensive a history of the P61 as you are likely to find.

Your one has the narrow clutch ring, so is one of the earlier ones (usually referred to as the Mk1 Capilliary).

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[welch]

And, encourage your son to use it, say, when he's in college. Those P61 pens look beautiful, yes, but they were meant for writing.

 

Curious: the label on the barrel says "XF", or "extra-fine". Maybe it's the photo, but the nib looks wide enough to be a medium.

 

Congratulations!

[richardandtracy]

Oh no. That nib is way, way smaller than an English medium - I just happen to have one with me today to compare it with . From a comparison of proportions, I'd say that's around half the width of the medium I have with me.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.