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They have started knocking down the old Parker factory Newhaven. The following photos were taken today, from the front of the building towards the left hand end. A lot has already gone.

 

The top floor, second window in from the right was where I sat when I worked in the drawing office. The Toolroom also used to be underneath on the ground floor.

 

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Kind regards,

 

Darryl

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Ex Parker Pen Toolmaker, Newhaven, England.

http://www.moreengineering.co.uk

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I always find it incredibly sad to see something like this.

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So the factory is gone- but their pens are still out there. I have one :)

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Such a very sad day.

 

I always liked to think there was a certain Pride there. That Newhaven took a Pride in doing things just a bit better than they did in Wisconsin.

 

I think they often succeeded.

 

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Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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So the factory is gone- but their pens are still out there. I have one :)

Yeah, me too I think -- a black 51 Vac, that I've been told is from the late 1940s. I still want to get the "correct" cap for it (it had a US made cap for a 51 Special when I got it; I was able to trade with a dealer from England for a generic 51 cap when I was at DCSS last summer, but it would be nice to actually have a UK made cap for it.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA: Doh! :headsmack: Forgot about my 5 Vectors (how could I have?) -- they're all UK-made, so presumably from Newhaven as well. Nice little pens, and my first one was kinda the "gateway" pen -- when I left it someplace (and didn't get it back for a month) I tried to get another one, and couldn't easily, and in searching for a replacement to it I eventually found my way here and the rest is well, sort of history.... :rolleyes:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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So terribly sad.

"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?" Patrick Henry

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Such a very sad day.

 

I always liked to think there was a certain Pride there. That Newhaven took a Pride in doing things just a bit better than they did in Wisconsin.

 

I think they often succeeded.

 

Pride in manufacturing is something that is missing today. With machines taking so many jobs, the men and women who still have careers in manufacturing don't have the chance to appreciate something that was crafted by hand.

 

Sad day indeed. Any word on what will go up in the building's place?

Owner of many fine Parker fountain pens... and one Lamy.

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Such a very sad day.

 

I always liked to think there was a certain Pride there. That Newhaven took a Pride in doing things just a bit better than they did in Wisconsin.

 

I think they often succeeded.

 

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

The Mk I Victories that came out of Newhaven are some of the most beautiful pens ever made with nibs that are a joy to write with. I will ink one tonight in honor of the people who made such wonderful pens there.

Dave Campbell
Retired Science Teacher and Active Pen Addict
Every day is a chance to reduce my level of ignorance.

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They have started knocking down the old Parker factory Newhaven. The following photos were taken today, from the front of the building towards the left hand end. A lot has already gone.

 

The top floor, second window in from the right was where I sat when I worked in the drawing office. The Toolroom also used to be underneath on the ground floor.

 

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af350/darryl_k/IMAG0622_zps5aba99e6.jpg

 

http://i1022.photobucket.com/albums/af350/darryl_k/IMAG0620_zps50ccec0c.jpg

 

Kind regards,

 

Darryl

Thanks for the photos and the post, Darryl.

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That is such a great great shame to see the death of such a viable company at a time when there could be such a resurgence in their productivity and sales is heartbreaking. Mr Parker must be spinning in his grave.

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The Mk I Victories that came out of Newhaven are some of the most beautiful pens ever made with nibs that are a joy to write with. I will ink one tonight in honor of the people who made such wonderful pens there.

 

+1 Kestrel! I will too!

"Not a Hooker Hooker, but rather a left-handed overwriter."

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Agree with so many others here. Sorry to see it go. Sad that craftsmanship is so lacking in so many products today.

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The life and spirit had gone from it some time ago.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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Sadness

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I wonder what happened to the Parker archives?

 

After Arrow Park in Janesville closed down they moved the archives to Newhaven.

Parker: Sonnet Flighter, Rialto Red Metallic Laque, IM Chiseled Gunmetal, Latitude Stainless, 45 Black, Duovac Blue Pearl Striped, 51 Standard Black, Vac Jr. Black, 51 Aero Black, 51 Vac Blue Cedar, Duofold Jr. Lapis, 51 Aero Demi Black, 51 Aero Demi Teal, 51 Aero Navy Gray, Duofold Pastel Moire Violet, Vac Major Golden Brown, Vac Deb. Emerald, 51 Vac Dove Gray, Vac Major Azure, Vac Jr. Silver Pearl, 51 Vac Black GF Cap, 51 Forest Green GF cap, Vac Jr. Silver Pearl, Duovac Senior Green & Gold, Duovac Deb. Black, Challenger Black, 51 Aero Midnight, Vac. Emerald Jr., Challenger Gray Pearl, 51 Vac Black, Duofold Int. Black, Duofold Jr. Red.

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A small sample of the craftsmanship produced by the people at Newhaven. Most of these were made during WWII.

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Every day is a chance to reduce my level of ignorance.

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