Parker Jotter Pen & Pencil Manufacturing Dates

[Ted F]

I just recently got a Parker Jotter pen and pencil set for use, not collecting; however, when I got the set I looked up the date codes on each. The pen's date code is IIIL for the 1st quarter of 1993 and the pencil's date code is A for the 4th quarter of 2002. It seems strange to me that two items like this, packed in the same box, could have such different manufacturing dates. These are "brand new" and packed together in a sealed package. Am I reading this right?

[JotterAddict62]

I have come across the same thing at times with the Jotters from 1979 -1984 . [still have the brass threads.]

My thought on this is not enough caps with the same date code and use old stock, or they just dump the the next batch of caps the the assembly line. Check out parkerpens.net they have a section on the date codes. I just pulled out the printout that I have on the date codes 1992 4th qtr date code is [ A ] 1993 1st qtr is [ IIIL ]

[Ted F]

I just looked again at the parkerpens.net date codes and there are 2 As. One is for 2002 and the other is for 1992. It would seem logical that the 1992 is the one so the set used pens and pencils made during the 4th quarter of 1992 and the 1st quarter of 1993. I missed this when I was originally looking at the dates. So this set is 20 years old.

[tuintu]

Hi!

 

I also recently got a Parker Jotter ballpoint pen.

 

It has "FRANCE" and "Y" letter stamped on the metal barrel, or maybe it's a Lambda "λ"

 

Do you have any idea about the production date ? Y refers the year 2013 ?

Edited December 9, 2013 by tuintu

[Ted F]

If it's just a Y it could be either 1996 or 2006, 4th quarter.

 

Go to http://www.parkerpens.net/codekey.html for a list of the date codes.

[JotterAddict62]

If you read the date codes as listed on the parkerpens.net website.

The date codes says the following QUALITY PEN Begin with 1980

1980 QE QC QL QI

1981 UE

1982 AE

1983 LE

1984 IE

1985 TE

1986 YE

1987 PE

1988 IIIE

1989 IIIN

1990 IIIQ

1991 IIIU

1992 IIIA

1993 IIIL

1994 IIII

1995 IIIT

1996 IIIY

1997 IIIP

1998 IIIE

1999 IIIN

2000 Q.III

 

 

And so on. You get the idea. I only did the 1st Quarter numbers.