Jotter Fountain Pen?

[Lindab709]

I was going through some odds n' ends of my pen stuff. Came across a bag of Parker pen labels, parts, nameplates, etc. I'd bought it at a going out of business sale of an office supply store, years ago. Several of the cardboard price tags say "Jotter Fountain Pen." I don't think I've ever seen a Jotter Fountain pen. Does anyone know what that looks like?

[Mercian]

Here's a pic (with apologies for the poor quality) of my Stainles Steel Jotter, along with a black Vector and a black M205 for size comparison

 

[Edit to add: we can still buy them in the UK - linky Edited again: there are some reviews on here, e.g. linky2]

Edited April 21, 2012 by Mercian

[Mike 59]

Hi all, I can add that the Jotter fountain pen is probably the most commonly seen fountain pen in the UK supermarkets, they have been available for approx the last 10 years, and the price is now £7 or £8 ( US$11 ?), with the Vector fountain pen (in black) also always available.

Also the Jotter ballpoint in black, and Flighter types are always for sale too, with the refills for all these types always in stock.

Must be a good selling line, but oddly never any other Parker models stocked.

[Jerome Tarshis]

The Jotter isn't seen much in the United States, so far as I am aware. In 1985, when I lost the Parker 51 with which I had been writing for 36 years, I made various gestures at replacing it. One of them was buying a Parker Jotter fountain pen. It was in the end too cheap-looking and cheap-feeling for me, but tided me over until I was able to resume writing with an actual 51 the following year.

 

It is also known as the Parker 15 and started its history as the Parker Mixy, made in France beginning in the late 1970s. As a relatively cheap "school" pen. These various models have sometimes had a separate existence and sometimes been merged in one market or another. As I've said, I haven't in recent years seen the Parker 15/Jotter for sale in the stationery stores I visit here in the United States. But I was able to buy one in 1985 without any difficulty.

 

The above history comes to me from Tony Fischier's excellent Web site parkercollector.com

[hark40]

Amazingly, the Jotter is available in Australia. Bought one a few years ago (stainless steel version) and its still sold in one of our major stationary chain stores (Office Works) for AUD$30. About £20 at current exchange rates.