What Parker Are You Using This Day? 2018

[Bexinthecity247]

I'm currently in a phase of writing all my stories and novel extracts in pen so since im doing a lot writing I'm using a simple frontier as it is light and I don't have to grip too tight.

[inkstainedruth]

Today it was the 1937 Red Shadow Wave Vacumatic Junior, F nib. My favorite pen is still one of my 51s, but those tend to go in and out of rotation, as I change inks. That Red Shadow Wave, OTOH, just keeps chugging along, getting refilled with Waterman Mysterious Blue as needed. No flushing, no, nib flossing, no nothing....

And it's my exemplar for every time I rant about "technology" and how it (while being over 80 years old) works better than my 4+ year old laptop, for a fraction of the price, is better looking, more ergonomic, fits in my pocket, and didn't have to have the hard drive wiped due to some sort of memory issue.... Oh, and it can't be hacked....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[christof]

all of them

 

 

...preferred brand, preferred color.

c.

Edited May 29, 2018 by christof

[mitto]

all of them

 

 

...preferred brand, preferred color.

c.

Beautiful. Is the 45 a Argentina made? US and English production 45s do not have such a 75/61/65/51 MKIII like arrow clip. Edited May 29, 2018 by mitto

[ThomasB]

This sweet 1940 Silver Pearl Vac Max...is the "note taking" pen in my current rotation

 

[gmathio]

Parker 75 cisele "F" nib, with Blue Quink ink

[inkstainedruth]

Azure Blue Pearl Vac Speedline filler F/M nib, with vintage Quink Permanent Microfilm Black.

Had trouble sleeping last so I was up at 3 AM paying bills, and like having a water resistant ink for envelopes.

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mitto]

Using a English made aero teal P51 with the broadest and widest tip I have ever seen on a 51. It can easily be classified as BBB judging it by the triple broad nibs on some of my other pens. The nib has no date code while the pen barrel is coded '2.'. The pen is loaded with Waterman serenity blue.

 

This P51 is truly a signature pen.

[christof]

Beautiful. Is the 45 a Argentina made? US and English production 45s do not have such a 75/61/65/51 MKIII like arrow clip.

 

You have good eyes!

I also thought that it was of Argentinan origin when I bought this pen, but in fact the cap (and the nib) are stamped Made in England.

My theorie is that this clip is a replacement and maybe belonged to a late Parker "51" Mk III, but I will have to disassemble both until I get proof. Here's the comparison:

 

P "51" Mk III:

vs the 45:

[mitto]

You have good eyes!

I also thought that it was of Argentinan origin when I bought this pen, but in fact the cap (and the nib) are stamped Made in England.

My theorie is that this clip is a replacement and maybe belonged to a late Parker "51" Mk III, but I will have to disassemble both until I get proof. Here's the comparison:

 

P "51" Mk III:

vs the 45:

 

Good. Looks like your theory is correct.

Another observation :

 

Your MKIII 51 has the thin (clutch?) ring separating between barrel and section/hood in gold. So the cap on the pen should be either gold filled/ rolled gold or a lustraloy with a gold clip.

Edited May 30, 2018 by mitto

[hari317]

I was using an English 51 Insignia today with a 5 date code and a wet B nib.

[Jerome Tarshis]

Parker 75 Flighter, generous medium nib, Pelikan 4001 brilliant black. I like the Flighter precisely because it doesn't call up associations like "Kenneth Parker's English cigarette case." But I do own other pens that suggest European expensiveness rather than L. L. Bean button-down shirts.

[christof]

Another observation :

 

Your MKIII 51 has the thin (clutch?) ring separating between barrel and section/hood in gold. So the cap on the pen should be either gold filled/ rolled gold or a lustraloy with a gold clip.

 

I also was thinking about this point and did some research about with the result that It seems that U.S. made MK II/III always had gold platet clutch rings irregardless of the color of the cap, and only english made Mk II/III had chrome and gold plated clutch rings.

 

BTW: The details of Mk II and III and the differences of U.S. made and English made pens are subject of a private research and documentation that I am doing currently. I will write about this here on my endless-thread "what's up at Christof's" soon.

 

C.

[Bexinthecity247]

I was just trying out my Parker IM in pink metal that I got years ago ... I still hate it as much as I hated it when I got it. So I've gone back to my trusty frontier for now!

[cherylmarie]

I've inked up my 1994 Laque Forest Green Sonnet with an 18K fine nib. It's a beautiful pen with none of the problems often attributed to Sonnets.

 

I'm anticipating the arrival of a mysterious laque insignia from eBay (not much more than a picture to go on) and want to do a side-by-side comparison of the two.

[christof]

 

BTW: The details of Mk II and III and the differences of U.S. made and English made pens are subject of a private research and documentation that I am doing currently. I will write about this here on my endless-thread "what's up at Christof's" soon.

 

C.

 

Done.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/220855-whats-up-at-christofs/?p=4062929

[pajaro]

Sonnet Blue Ice with fine stub.

[usk15]

This week I will play with this set, aerometric Duofold from the 50's:

 

 

I bought them separately, not as set.

[mariom]

A pair of big UK blues - UK Maxima Duofold in blue with Diamine Majestic blue.

 

I also have a nice 1930s green pearl Parkette pencil tucked into my pen pouch.

Edited June 19, 2018 by mariom

[mitto]

A Canada made 1948 Vac 51 in greenish blue (cedar?) With a unique (four straight lines space four straight lines) pattern gold filled teansitional cap. The pen writes beautifully.