What Parker Are You Using This Day? 2018

[Matlock]

Parker 51 2002 edition. Not really a 51, more a Sonnet in drag, but quite a nice pen.

[mitto]

A Sonnet with a plastic barrel? I would buy it for just the cap though.

[Methersgate]

Newhaven Duofold Standard with a broad LH oblique nib

[Runnin_Ute]

A Parker 45 Flighter, dimpled cap tassie, gold trim M 14k nib with vintage Sheaffer Skrip Emerald Green. This is my newest 45.

[mitto]

A red Maxima (aero) Duofold with stubbish M nib.

[thx1138]

Parker 100 FP with one of the broadest nibs I've seen. Maybe a BB but incredibly smooth and almost too wet.

[bitflogger]

My days always have my 75 and a modern Duofold close, and my briefcase or laptop sleeve always has a Classic, Jotter, Vector or some older roller ball type. I use the modern gel refills in the old pens.

[Methersgate]

Red Slimfold with Diamine Forest Green. It would blot if it dared, because I carelessly over filled it.

[mitto]

My newly acquired Senior aerometric Duofold with #35 nib. Wet and smooth writer with a broad nib. Inked it today with Waterman serenity blue.

[Arstook]

I'm using an Ariel Kullock modified Parker 51. Some collectors don't consider it to be a "true" Parker because it's made of custom parts in addition to original Parker parts. To me, it brings up the ship of Theseus paradox, whether an item that has had some or all of its parts replaced is fundamentally the same object.

[Methersgate]

My newly acquired Senior aerometric Duofold with #35 nib. Wet and smooth writer with a broad nib. Inked it today with Waterman serenity blue.

Snap! - but I re-acquired the pen from my eldest son,who swapped it for Junior with a nib that he likes better, and its inked with Diamine Majestic Blue. Odd that we should be using identical pens!

Edited April 16, 2018 by Methersgate

[inkstainedruth]

Finished up the fill on several pens this AM:

Parker Vector (purple, M) -- Monteverde Olivine

Parker Vector (goldenrod, F) -- R&K Alt-Goldgrun

Parker 51 (Navy Gray, OB) -- Diamine Flower Collection Aster.

The two Vectors have been flushed. Trying to decide whether to refill the 51 (I had forgotten how much I like Astor, but I have all these other inks to try) or flush it out tonight as well.

In addition, I need to finish the trust fund tax paperwork (the forms were signed at the accountant's last week, but I still need to write the checks and address the envelopes) and for that I want -- given how much rain we've gotten the last couple of days -- something more water resistant. So, for that, I'm going with the Azure Blue Pearl Speedline filler (F/M or M nib; I think it's a Debutante, but trying to narrow down Vac models is a losing proposition, so it might be a Slender) -- vintage Quink Microfilm Black.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mitto]

Still using the red Maxima and the black Senior aero Duofolds.

[Penntellr]

UK Parker Duofold AF, circa 49 (?) with an Oblique Medium nib. Inked w/ Iro Yama-budo. Very nice writer that Farmboy smoothed out for me since I'm left-handed.

Edited April 17, 2018 by Penntellr

[Matlock]

Parker 51 Presidential 9k Gold Chevron (England) with Parker Quink Blue.

[Matlock]

Parker 1941 51 Demonstrator F nib, Parker Quink Blue ink.

[hari317]

Black Duofold AF with OBB nib.

[mitto]

A flat tassied P75 sterling silver with #63 nib. Would that be an accountant nib?

[hood]

A flat tassied P75 sterling silver with #63 nib. Would that be an accountant nib?

 

63 is extra fine, 62 is accountant.

 

[pajaro]

Parker 51 with Kullock swirly purple hood and barrel. EF nib.