Parker Vintage Ballpoints

[Wile E.]

Hello Parker forum!

 

I'm considering adding an old (at least as old as me) Parker ballpoint to the collection. Presently, I'm finding myself drawn towards the 75 cisele. This pen would be for using.

 

It seems there are quite a few variations of this pen. The biggest difference I can think of is button activated vs cap activated?

 

I wouldn't mind having a pen that was a little more collectible and made in 1976 or earlier.

 

Which one, if any, would you go for?

[icardoth]

As far as I know, the 75 ciselé BP was cap actuated. The button version is not 75 but Parker Classic.

[usk15]

I would love to get an Duofold English ballpoint. So far I have a Parker 25 set :

 

 

Anyway check this before you decide what you like : http://parkerpens.net/apis.html

[kirchh]

I'm not sure that, strictly speaking, the Parker 75 ballpoint ever came in a button-actuated version; the instrument that resembles such a pen I believe was the Classic/International/International Classic.

 

--Daniel

[Ted F]

My favorite Parker ballpoint is thr Duofold Centennial/International cap-actuated ballpoint. Here's a photo of one.

 

[Matlock]

I'm not sure that, strictly speaking, the Parker 75 ballpoint ever came in a button-actuated version; the instrument that resembles such a pen I believe was the Classic/International/International Classic.

 

--Daniel

 

Correct

[ceejaybee]

http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab212/ceejaybee_photo/p75%20ad%202.jpg

[kirchh]

Thanks for posting that ad -- the permutations of 75 , Classic, and International seem to be many and varied!

 

--Daniel

[ceejaybee]

Thanks for posting that ad -- the permutations of 75 , Classic, and International seem to be many and varied!

 

--Daniel

That's Parker! I'll never understand why they changed the name on a seemingly weekly basis

[mitto]

I had seen this add somewhere some time ago. And after seeing this add I did pair my Classic (or 75) button acutuated ciselè ballpoints with some of my 75 ciselé FPS.

Edited April 12, 2016 by mitto

[FarmBoy]

Get a Jotter. A Coral or White first year ribbed nylon barrel example is still considered collectable.

[Matlock]

Thanks for posting that ad -- the permutations of 75 , Classic, and International seem to be many and varied!

 

--Daniel

 

According to David Shepherd's book on the Parker Jotter the button version was referred to as the 75 Classic in the USA and the International in the UK (unless stated otherwise ). ​

[Mike 59]

A photo of a few of these vintage and not so old ballpoints.

Top to bottom;

75

International

45

Jotter

Edited April 13, 2016 by Mike 59

[Wile E.]

Thanks for the great info fellow forumites. --Will definitely read through that Parker collector website.

 

I know I'd like to add a click pen to the collection, so I'm narrowing down things a little.

 

I'll probably find a lot of pens I like on that website.

[JotterAddict62]

Here's is a P75 Sterling Silver Cap actuated pen. Flat top on the cap.

They do exist.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f239/Jotteraddict62/001_zps8stmcwyv.jpg

This pen was my Grandmothers and was found by my Mother in Granny's purse after she passed on.

[Matlock]

Here's is a P75 Sterling Silver Cap actuated pen. Flat top on the cap.

They do exist.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f239/Jotteraddict62/001_zps8stmcwyv.jpg

This pen was my Grandmothers and was found by my Mother in Granny's purse after she passed on.

 

Lovely pen with family connections.

[mitto]

My 75/Classic Ciselé/Vermeil FP+BP herd. The two sets on the left (with cap acuated BPs) are flat top. The one on the far right is a Sterling Vermeil. And the next two (from right), as can be seen, are Classic/75 button actuated BPs.

 

 

Edited April 13, 2016 by mitto

[DustyR]

The Cisele's are nice, but whether you get or of those or not, careful searching on ebay will yield 61, 45 and unmarked equivalent jotters for less than $10 shipped (sometimes way less), and these are common thrift store and estate sale finds. I have both cap and button clickers, and they just keep working (and they do better left in a hot car than a fountain pen). You probably need a handful. ;-)

[JotterAddict62]

My 75/Classic Ciselé/Vermeil FP+BP herd. The two sets on the left (with cap acuated BPs) are flat top. The one on the far right is a Sterling Vermeil. And the next two (from right), as can be seen, are Classic/75 button actuated BPs.

 

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Nice lot of pens Mitto

[mitto]

Nice lot of pens Mitto

Thank you, JotterAddict. Another set is on its way.