What Parkers Have Joined Your Collection Lately?

[ralfstc]

I have a 65. It is one of my most frustrating pens due to really variable and intermittent ink flow. It's too bad, because when flowing the broad nib is simply stunning. I'm not hammering it to get flex, so I'm not sure what's going on. I keep cleaning it all out again and again, searching for a different result that never arrives!

 

Ralf 

[inkstainedruth]

What ink(s) are you using in it?
Because of the capillary filler system on my 61s, I'm VERY careful about what inks I use in mine (and bought myself a larger bottle of J Herbin Eclat de Saphir just for using in those pens).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Glenn-SC]

On 3/26/2025 at 11:11 AM, Beechwood said:

 

I think that the 65 has a screw in nib and feed/collector. Ron Z posted a P 65 exploded photograph, 

There is a 65 nib and feed on eBay right now.  It is definitely a screw in. 

[shalitha33]

Parker 65 has a screwed in nib but with a catch. don't unscrew it from the front.

Pointy bit on the section is rather think and breakable and will snip right off when attempting to unscrew from the front.



Incorrectly unscrewed vs a complete parker 65.

[ralfstc]

I've been using Parker blue cartridges (obviously it's a later model).

 

Thanks,

 

Ralf

[da vinci]

On 3/19/2025 at 12:33 PM, Beechwood said:

 

Parker 61 with a special cap and a working Liquid Lead pencil and matching cap to the pen

That’s a nice Parker etui I haven’t seen before. Do you think likely to be correct for the set?

[christof]

On 3/29/2025 at 12:38 AM, shalitha33 said:

Parker 65 has a screwed in nib but with a catch. don't unscrew it from the front.

Pointy bit on the section is rather think and breakable and will snip right off when attempting to unscrew from the front.



Incorrectly unscrewed vs a complete parker 65.

 

 

There are two types of Parker 65:

 

 

But on both, the nib and feeder unit is held in place with a screw. The screw has to be unscrewed from the backside of the section which requires a special tool.

[Beechwood]

2 hours ago, da vinci said:

That’s a nice Parker etui I haven’t seen before. Do you think likely to be correct for the set?

 

That is a very good question, it is the only such case I have seen also.

 

If you are asking, is the case contemporaneous to the pen, well, possibly. I can say that they were not bought at the same time.

 

I have to admit to a guilty pleasure, zippered leather pen cases, ideally with the manufacturers name. I used to buy 1950s and 1960s cases in Berlin for under 20 euros each, including Montblanc and Pelikan, now they are 60+ but an old pen in a new no-name case or etui doesn't work in the same way.

 

 

[da vinci]

Thank you @Beechwood I was indeed asking! I have recently bought a similar etui myself - it has a 61 and a 45 in it, which are definitely not original to the case. I agree that a perfectly matched pen and case will make them stand out from the crowd!

[Beechwood]

4 minutes ago, da vinci said:

Thank you @Beechwood I was indeed asking! I have recently bought a similar etui myself - it has a 61 and a 45 in it, which are definitely not original to the case. I agree that a perfectly matched pen and case will make them stand out from the crowd!

 

 

This is just a hypothesis based on where I have found these old cases but I am assuming that the German pen buyer of 50+ years ago habitually bought  a case when they bought a new pen, I don't think that many others do this, which is a shame.

[Penguincollector]

  Luckily for me, @speerbob had a 65 flighter barrel and cap for sale, so now my pen will have the correct cap. It’s such a nice writer! I also bought a turquoise CT 45 from another seller, and it’s really pretty and in excellent condition. 

[donnweinberg]

On 4/8/2025 at 5:43 AM, christof said:

But on both, the nib and feeder unit is held in place with a screw. The screw has to be unscrewed from the backside of the section which requires a special tool.

 

I’ve looked around the internet for the needed tool(s) to unscrew/screw the unit in a Parker 65, but I have been unsuccessful.  Do you know of any sources for the tool(s)?

[Beechwood]

1 hour ago, donnweinberg said:

 

I’ve looked around the internet for the needed tool(s) to unscrew/screw the unit in a Parker 65, but I have been unsuccessful.  Do you know of any sources for the tool(s)?

 

I have looked on some English pen parts and tools sites for you without success, I suspect that either people make their own or improvise. It has been years since I took one completely apart and I am struggling to remember  what I did without special tools, it came apart easily that I do remember. 

 

There is a prolific UK YouTuber who has an old vid on servicing a 65 without a special tool but his method is so suspect that I would prefer not to post a link.

[donnweinberg]

The owner of penpractice.com shows the tools, but when I inquired to him about purchasing them, he messaged that he no longer has the tools.  I don’t have the knowledge or “technology” to make tools.

[Penguincollector]

  I can ask Stewart Hawkinson if he knows where to find one or if he can make one this weekend if he comes to the meeting. I am bringing my 65 to show a few of the Parker folks.

[FarmBoy]

I’ve not owned either of the Parker tools to disassemble a 65 though at some point I made both styles and they live somewhere in a tool box of tools I’ve needed twice. 
 

New old stock 65 parts are surprisingly available. I’ve sourced hood/shells, collectors, barrels and nib assemblies when needed and have reasonable supply of parts for repairs. 
 

I have missed why we are talking about 65s. 

[Beechwood]

4 hours ago, FarmBoy said:

I’ve not owned either of the Parker tools to disassemble a 65 though at some point I made both styles and they live somewhere in a tool box of tools I’ve needed twice. 
 

New old stock 65 parts are surprisingly available. I’ve sourced hood/shells, collectors, barrels and nib assemblies when needed and have reasonable supply of parts for repairs. 
 

I have missed why we are talking about 65s. 

 

Quite simply, the Parker 65 is being discussed because someone wanted to talk about it and others are seeking to help.

[yubaprof]

On 1/10/2021 at 6:26 AM, Torrente said:

Not sure if it qualifies as “lately” ;-), I have only one Parker FP is a Duofold Centennial Red Marble purchased in 1987 with one of my first salaries.
I have been using it almost daily since then, including all my college notes.

I just acquired the same pen last week. It was never inked and presented as NOS. It has a medium italic nib that has a nib code #94. This is the first Duofold I have ever owned. I am hoping that the nib can made into  a stub as it is very stiff and a bit tricky to use. I could get used to it, but  prefer stubs to italics.

[mitto]

On 3/29/2025 at 4:38 AM, shalitha33 said:

Parker 65 has a screwed in nib but with a catch. don't unscrew it from the front.

Pointy bit on the section is rather think and breakable and will snip right off when attempting to unscrew from the front.



Incorrectly unscrewed vs a complete parker 65.

It has a screwed in feed and obiously the nib is mounted on the feed. So nib - feed unit is screwed into the collector from the back. 

And here is the catch demonstrated in pictures. 

 

[christof]

On 4/9/2025 at 5:18 PM, donnweinberg said:

 

I’ve looked around the internet for the needed tool(s) to unscrew/screw the unit in a Parker 65, but I have been unsuccessful.  Do you know of any sources for the tool(s)?

 

Sorry, but I made the tool by myself.