Need Help Identifying This Parker Fp.

[tompao]

Hello to everyone.

Is this fp a FLORENCE VERMEIL silver model.Is about 1980"s?

And something more.The models with hallmarks ARGENT MASSIF FRANCE are more rare than the others made in U.S.A OR U.K.?

Thanks in advance.

[hood]

Yes it seems to be the Florence Vermeil. Have a look here http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Florence/Florence.htm

It's my favourite P75 finish, but unfortunately the silver tends to tarnish underneath the gold plating and often there's very little you can do to rectify it.

 

[tompao]

Yes it seems to be the Florence Vermeil. Have a look here http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Florence/Florence.htm

It's my favourite P75 finish, but unfortunately the silver tends to tarnish underneath the gold plating and often there's very little you can do to rectify

Thank you hood.The pen is never inked.Maybe i ll try to polish gently.I dont decide yet.

[Erik Dalton]

It's a very nice Parker '75. Take your time working on it, and you will end up with a special pen.

[hood]

Just go slow and use the least abrasive methods before trying anything else as it's easy to remove the layer of gold. Start with just mild detergent and a cloth such as a fine microfibre cloth, as you might be lucky and the tarnish may only be at the surface. The most important tool is patience!

 

[mitto]

Good find. Congrats.

[tompao]

Thank you all.I have some experience from silver coins.iI impressed that only the Florence pen had tarnish.All the others silver pens are not.Ifound them in the same case.

Is the second fp and pen the same model with silver trims?Write also ARGENT MASSIF FRANCE.

The third pen which model is?

Thanks in advance for all your answers.

 

http://i68.tinypic.com/vdemqf.jpg

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[Erik Dalton]

Beautiful set of Parker '75's. My favorite writer. Congratulations in your finds. Well done.

[tompao]

Beautiful set of Parker '75's. My favorite writer. Congratulations in your finds. Well done.

Thank you Old Salt.Do you know the model of the fp in the right?

[hood]

Yes the second looks to be the silver Florence pattern, and the third looks like Grain d'Orge otherwise known as Barleycorn. I didn't give you the link to the main reference pages before, but you can see all the finishes listed at http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Parker75_Ref.htm

[hood]

I should have also said that these two are under the sub heading of French Pens. Do let us see the 'after' picture if you are successful with the tarnish.

[tompao]

I should have also said that these two are under the sub heading of French Pens. Do let us see the 'after' picture if you are successful with the tarnish.

 

Yes the second looks to be the silver Florence pattern, and the third looks like Grain d'Orge otherwise known as Barleycorn. I didn't give you the link to the main reference pages before, but you can see all the finishes listed at http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Parker75_Ref.htm

 

Οf course i load photos after.Thanks a lot.GREAT LINK

[mitto]

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[tompao]

Yes the second looks to be the silver Florence pattern, and the third looks like Grain d'Orge otherwise known as Barleycorn. I didn't give you the link to the main reference pages before, but you can see all the finishes listed at http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Parker75_Ref.htm

Is any link similar for others Parker pens?I try to find info for the colours of 180 pens.

[hood]

Many of the finishes of the Parker 180 are the same as those of the Parker 75, both metal and laque finishes, as they were made in the same era and were both higher end models, though there are some finishes for the P180 that weren't part of the P75 line up. In fact I think most of those that were in regular production could also be found in the P75 line up, the one exception I can think of being Torsade which came in both gold and silver (although there were also a couple of etched designs similar to P45 Harlequins). Outside of regular production there were a whole host of unusual finishes that surface now and again. There was also the Ms Parker which is essentially a P180, and that is a finish not seen in the P75 line up.

[tompao]

Many of the finishes of the Parker 180 are the same as those of the Parker 75, both metal and laque finishes, as they were made in the same era and were both higher end models, though there are some finishes for the P180 that weren't part of the P75 line up. In fact I think most of those that were in regular production could also be found in the P75 line up, the one exception I can think of being Torsade which came in both gold and silver (although there were also a couple of etched designs similar to P45 Harlequins). Outside of regular production there were a whole host of unusual finishes that surface now and again. There was also the Ms Parker which is essentially a P180, and that is a finish not seen in the P75 line up.

Thanks.You think this is a Tortoiseshell finish?

http://i64.tinypic.com/2usg8lv.jpg

[hood]

It's hard to tell the colours from a photo, but from the shading I'd say it looks like the Jasper Red Quartz pattern.

 

[tompao]

It's hard to tell the colours from a photo, but from the shading I'd say it looks like the Jasper Red Quartz pattern.

 

Thanks a lot

 

Yes it seems to be the Florence Vermeil. Have a look here http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Florence/Florence.htm

It's my favourite P75 finish, but unfortunately the silver tends to tarnish underneath the gold plating and often there's very little you can do to rectify it.

 

Last question.Why my pen doesnt write VERMEILL but it has two letters M.D. What M.D. means?

[tompao]

It's hard to tell the colours from a photo, but from the shading I'd say it looks like the Jasper Red Quartz pattern.

 

Just for the record i found the colour.Accord to the link is Muscade(Nutmeg).

Thanks for all the help.

https://parkerpens.net/parker180.html

[tompao]

I should have also said that these two are under the sub heading of French Pens. Do let us see the 'after' picture if you are successful with the tarnish.

 

http://i67.tinypic.com/2n6tc06.jpg

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http://i63.tinypic.com/if1xcg.jpg

http://i65.tinypic.com/6ypblx.jpg

http://i65.tinypic.com/2nhm349.jpg

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http://i66.tinypic.com/sv75w6.jpg

 

I think i ve done something good here.The pen is now excellent.