Parker 75 Photo Thread

[dadbar]

I thought that I was the only idiot who collected these. They are wonderful pens to write with....

[wspohn]

I am rather partial to Parker 75s......

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/parker1.jpg

[RalphP]

Found this invitation for the first showing of the Parker 75 dated September 1964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inside of the invitation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

ralph prather

Edited April 3, 2019 by RalphP

[jchch1950]

I am rather partial to Parker 75s......

 

http://www.rhodo.citymax.com/i/non-rhodo/parker1.jpg

Amazing collection .

[Mangrove Jack]

PenHero, it is interesting that you are the OP of this thread.

 

This is from your site - http://www.penhero.com/PenGallery/Parker/ParkerClassicSpacePen.htm

 

Quote "Even though I have been in the possession of many interesting limited editions, having the Space Pen visit was like having a visiting dignitary. Parker never intended this pen for general consumption. The pen was personally given by Parker to people associated with the space program, which in the 1960s, was considered one of the highest achievements of mankind. John Glenn was a national hero.

 

If you've seen a Parker Classic ballpoint in sterling silver Ciselé, then you have a good idea of what this pen looks and feels like. It's slender and standard length at 5 inches long, but two subtle elements make the pen stand out from anything on the table. The push button is a different shade than the rest of the pen. The nobility of the white metal crosshatch pattern gives in to a business like mid gray. That cap has been places. Right at the middle of the pen is an engraving that makes the point seen on the cap. This pen lived history on February 20, 1962. The push button cap was along for the most famous ride of the early 1960s.

 

This is not a pen that bears use. It's a pen that carries memories. I really found myself much less interested in writing with it than wanting to touch the moment it represented.

 

There are many limited editions made today, some genuinely attempt to channel history by incorporating, as this pen does, some element from the moment it represents. I think this space pen, by virtue of not being made for sale, captured the essence. It was there to commemorate history. And it was part of that memory and it's celebration. I'm glad it came to visit." Unquote.

 

I have this pen. It was given to my dad in the late 60's / early 70's by Parker.

[PenHero]

PenHero, it is interesting that you are the OP of this thread.

 

I have this pen. It was given to my dad in the late 60's / early 70's by Parker.

 

 

Very nice! I thought that was a really cool pen!