What Parker Are You Using This Day?

[inkstainedruth]

This morning my journal entry was with the new-to-me Brown Shadow Wave Debutante (that's how it was labeled -- I need to measure to be sure, but it does have the chevron design cap band) that I picked up over the weekend at the Ohio Pen Show. Gorgeous little pen. It was supposed to be in working condition, so I tried filling it with distilled water last night, just to be sure -- and blue came out! Dunno what the ink is (color sort of reminds me of Herbin's Eclat de Saphir, but of course it's fairly diluted at this point). I guess trying it out with the vintage Quink Brown will have to wait.

Can't tell for sure if it's an F or EF nib, but it writes very nicely. With some research last night, I've narrowed it down date-wise to between 1938 and 1942 (it's a double-jewel model Speedline filler, but unfortunately part of the imprint is worn down so I can't see a date code).

It was a tad more pricy than some of the Emerald Pearl Vacs I saw, but somehow the pen just spoke to me. I dunno what it is -- every time I think there's an Emerald Pearl in my future I get sidetracked by something else.... http://www.4smileys.com/smileys/thinking-smileys/think_smiley_24.gif and over the weekend it was the Brown Shadow Wave Deb.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[gweimer1]

Still using the '47 Parker 51 vac I just repaired. So far, everything is holding up pretty nicely.

 

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[cambookpro]

Broad Aerometric black Parker 51 with Diamine Majestic Blue.

Medium Parker Sonnet flighter with J. Herbin Stormy Grey

Medium burgundy Parker 45 with Sheaffer Skrip Turquoise

Medium matte black Parker Urban with Quink Black

 

Made good use of my Parkers today!!

[bsenn]

Still using the '47 Parker 51 vac I just repaired. So far, everything is holding up pretty nicely.

Great looking pen! Can't beat basic black.

 

 

A beautiful Parker Victory.

That is perfect. Wow!

 

I am using "Helen Tessman", a '46 grey 51 vac with GF cap. Good ole Helen is my normal shirt-pocket pen. Also using a 51 special desk pen, the first desk pen I ever set up at work.

 

Brian

[byggyns]

I'm using my newly acquired '47 Vac Major in Silver Pearl that I picked up over the weekend at the Ohio Pen Show. It's my first vac, and first vintage gold nib.

 

Inked with Sailor Yama-Dori.

 

So far, I'm loving it.

Edited November 12, 2014 by byggyns

[mitto]

My only blue Parker 21. Fine nib. Real smoothy. I love all of my Parker pens. All and sundry...

[JotterAddict62]

I used a P51 Areo desk pen to write out a few bills and a Parker Challenger

to leave a note to mother when I serviced her snow blower to tell her it is ready for winter.

[mitto]

Parker Somnet Silver Lustre. Medium nib. A real beauty and a great writer.

[mitto]

I am using my parker 25 flighter for some weekend editing. Adding footnotes to a research write-up.

[william2001]

I just used my black Parker Sonnet with fine nib.

Ink today (and everyday) is Paradise Pen Company black ink.

-William S. Park

[Eduardo]

Parker 41

Parker Classic Flighter GT

Parker Latitude Flighter CT

[lisadan]

Parker Insignia

[mitto]

Parker 45 GT with 14 k gold nib. A perfect writer.

[mitto]

Parker Frontier tranclucent green. I love the pen. A great writer . Great flow too.

Edited November 21, 2014 by mitto

[Matlock]

2006 Parker Duofold Demi Check Green fine nib.

[mitto]

2006 Parker Duofold Demi Check Green fine nib.

Wow ! A Duodold. I am looking forward to

becomming , one day , the proud owner of a Duofold Centennial , God willing , and share my experience of writing with it. Who knows the day arrives sooner than later.

Edited November 22, 2014 by mitto

[Eduardo]

Parker 45 Standard

Parker 180 Flighter GT

[mitto]

Parker 51 forest green. 14 k gold cap and nib. A great great writer with ample flow.

[lisadan]

Sheaffer Targa Classic model 1003, F nib

[jaqcp]

'47 51. 'Nuff said.