Parker 45 Blue Marble Colour Section

[timarti]

I just bought this Parker 45, supposedly Argentinian made. It is my first Parker and I can't find anything about this color combo online. Any info? Thanks!

[OCArt]

I have a similar P45 except that both sections on mine are the blue marble color. It's a very attractive pen. My guess is that they were made as "fantasy" pens by Ariel Kullock but I have no information to back that up. Hopefully someone will come along who knows for sure.

[OCArt]

Breaking News I found this photo from Peyton Street Pens that matches mine. They, too, believe it's Ariel Kullock. http://www.peytonstreetpens.com/parker-45-fantasy-fountain-pen-blue-swirls-flighter-cap-medium-steel-nib-new.html

http://www.peytonstreet.com/pens/parker/p45blue_kullock_1.jpg

[timarti]

Bingo! Thanks so much. I was having dark thoughts about Chinese knockoffs, but this is much more interesting!

 

BTW - are there steel stubs available or steel BB? I know there are gold ones. I also ordered a broad nib unit, since I don’t write with skinny nibs, lol.

[Runnin_Ute]

I believe both sizes were made, but it might take a while to track one down. I have something that is wider than the M indicated on the collar, but don't have a good idea of what it really is. And it is Octanium (steel).

[OCArt]

timarti, have you been to parker45pens.com, the site has a list of nib sizes? I've never seen a BB nib in the wild but do have several stubs that I greatly enjoy and bought one unlabelled nib that fells at least like a BB. I'm a big fan of the 45 pen; it's a great writer and trouble free.

[pajaro]

The blue color was used on Parker Duofolds , and I think it was called Centiennial or something similar. Ariel Kullock made hoods and barrels for the Parker 51 in this color. Apparently he also made hoods and barrels in this color for the 45. I like it. Thanks for showing the pics.

[jchch1950]

A very special Parker 45. Enjoy your new pen.

[timarti]

Sometimes babes in the woods get lucky, lol. Now I can go on the hunt for the elusive stub or BB. My life would be so much simpler if I was a fan of fine or medium nibs.

[hood]

I believe the extra broad had a nib code of W - it's certainly pretty big and has round tipping.

[mitto]

+1

[pajaro]

Sometimes babes in the woods get lucky, lol. Now I can go on the hunt for the elusive stub or BB. My life would be so much simpler if I was a fan of fine or medium nibs.

Check Five Star Pens on the web. I saw one there and I think it was about $100 or so. It was 14K.