What Parker Are You Using This Day?

[eliweisz]

The same Parker 51 Vac, inked with De Atramentis Thomas Alva Edison. So far, so good.

After retipping, the pen became my EDC - I just can't have enough of it.

[chromantic]

Plain Vector (the one that looks black but is actually very dark blue), fine nib, that I'm testing Noodler's Red Black in.

[samba]

Parker 51 aerometric (mk1,F nib,made in England) inked with Waterman Florida Blue.Parker 45 Flighter(M nib,made in USA) fitted with Parker Black ink cartridge. Parker Sonnet Matt Black CT (M nib,made in France) inked with Quink Blue.

[lisadan]

Parker 25 with M nib.

[LWJ2]

My Dad's Parker 51, which Ron Zorn very carefully repaired, and now looks as if it had just come out of Fahrney's Pens in D.C., where my Mom purchased it in 1948. It's currently filled with Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher (blue-black).

Edited November 14, 2016 by LWJ2

[eliweisz]

A lovely Duofold Demi (UK) in Burgundy, with a juicy Medium. Leased from a friend.

[Mangrove Jack]

My Dad's Parker 51, which Ron Zorn very carefully repaired, and now looks as if it had just come out of Fahrney's Pens in D.C., where my Mom purchased it in 1948. It's currently filled with Noodler's Bad Belted Kingfisher (blue-black).

I was toying with the idea of using Noodlers BBK ink in my Parker 51 Aerometric. How long have you used this ink in your P51 ? And have you had any issues like slow start ?

[parkergeo]

I've been waiting nearly two months for a pen that apparently came on a slow boat from Indonesia, but it arrived today so I'll be cleaning and inking it up tonight. It was listed online as "Parker 45, Matte Blue, Gold Trim" which sounded like a TX, but the less-then-stellar photos didn't clearly show the end of the barrel. However, it looked as if there was a glint of gold in the fringes of the image, so I pulled the trigger for $29 including shipping. What finally arrived is a 45 TX in very good shape, with no scratches and only minor model-typical section shrinkage. This is one of the heftier 45's, and at that price I can afford to use it as a daily writer!

[Mangrove Jack]

I've been waiting nearly two months for a pen that apparently came on a slow boat from Indonesia, but it arrived today so I'll be cleaning and inking it up tonight. It was listed online as "Parker 45, Matte Blue, Gold Trim" which sounded like a TX, but the less-then-stellar photos didn't clearly show the end of the barrel. However, it looked as if there was a glint of gold in the fringes of the image, so I pulled the trigger for $29 including shipping. What finally arrived is a 45 TX in very good shape, with no scratches and only minor model-typical section shrinkage. This is one of the heftier 45's, and at that price I can afford to use it as a daily writer!

The 45's are smart looking pens. The TX is particularly nice.

[mallymal1]

I've been waiting nearly two months for a pen that apparently came on a slow boat from Indonesia, but it arrived today so I'll be cleaning and inking it up tonight. It was listed online as "Parker 45, Matte Blue, Gold Trim" which sounded like a TX, but the less-then-stellar photos didn't clearly show the end of the barrel. However, it looked as if there was a glint of gold in the fringes of the image, so I pulled the trigger for $29 including shipping. What finally arrived is a 45 TX in very good shape, with no scratches and only minor model-typical section shrinkage. This is one of the heftier 45's, and at that price I can afford to use it as a daily writer!

 

Very nice!

[OCArt]

Beautiful! I'm a huge Parker 45 fan and had not seen this model before. Thank you for sharing.

[LWJ2]

I was toying with the idea of using Noodlers BBK ink in my Parker 51 Aerometric. How long have you used this ink in your P51 ? And have you had any issues like slow start ?

 

I have a P-51 aerometric with BBK in it, I've used it about a year with no problems. One thing I do, that my Dad did, is re-fill it (and my Dad's) weekly (although it was a daily practise for Dad), even if I haven't used them much.

[Mangrove Jack]

LWJ2, thank you. I may take the plunge and load up my P51 aero-metric with the BBK. I have always used Quink washable blue in it as I was reluctant to use a permanent ink in case it clogged up the works.

[mehandiratta]

I've been waiting nearly two months for a pen that apparently came on a slow boat from Indonesia, but it arrived today so I'll be cleaning and inking it up tonight. It was listed online as "Parker 45, Matte Blue, Gold Trim" which sounded like a TX, but the less-then-stellar photos didn't clearly show the end of the barrel. However, it looked as if there was a glint of gold in the fringes of the image, so I pulled the trigger for $29 including shipping. What finally arrived is a 45 TX in very good shape, with no scratches and only minor model-typical section shrinkage. This is one of the heftier 45's, and at that price I can afford to use it as a daily writer!

 

This is Beautiful...

[LWJ2]

LWJ2, thank you. I may take the plunge and load up my P51 aero-metric with the BBK. I have always used Quink washable blue in it as I was reluctant to use a permanent ink in case it clogged up the works.

 

You're more than welcome. For what it's worth, my Dad used Quink Permanent Black for decades.

[eliweisz]

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Duofold Jr. (UK), OB nib, inked with Diamine Oxford.

[Darkbulb]

The Parker 25 seems to have become my EDC pen.

http://i65.tinypic.com/1m91z.jpg

[eliweisz]

 

The Parker 25 seems to have become my EDC pen.

http://i65.tinypic.com/1m91z.jpg

 

 

Stylish!

[Darkbulb]

 

Stylish!

 

Thanks. My "EDC kit" changes quite a bit depending on seasons but these things seems to be 'core' items for me now;

- MecArmy mini flashlight,

- PopovLeather keychain

- PopovLeather Notebook case

- Parker 25 pen

- Cierrecart all brass spinner/fidgettoy,

- PopovLeather wallet

[Jerome Tarshis]

I've been waiting nearly two months for a pen that apparently came on a slow boat from Indonesia, but it arrived today so I'll be cleaning and inking it up tonight. It was listed online as "Parker 45, Matte Blue, Gold Trim" which sounded like a TX, but the less-then-stellar photos didn't clearly show the end of the barrel. However, it looked as if there was a glint of gold in the fringes of the image, so I pulled the trigger for $29 including shipping. What finally arrived is a 45 TX in very good shape, with no scratches and only minor model-typical section shrinkage. This is one of the heftier 45's, and at that price I can afford to use it as a daily writer!

 

Congrats. I had a Parker 21 Super on what may have been the same slow boat from Indonesia. The wait was exasperating. Returning to the subject: I own a 45 TX myself, it is an unusually handsome pen in the 45 series, and it writes well. I didn't get it for $14.95, either, which gives me one more reason to congratulate you.

Edited November 22, 2016 by Jerome Tarshis