What Parkers Have Joined Your Collection Lately?

[Carguy]

I finally picked up my first (and probably ONLY) Falcon 50 - the brown metallic one. It is a nice writing pen, but I don’t need ANOTHER Parker obsession, thankyouverymuch! 😳

[camoandconcrete]

I picked these up at the Philly Pen Show. I particularly like the emerald Vac on the left as it has a really soft nib that is a lot of fun to draw with.

 

 

[Carguy]

Nice pens, but even more impressive handwriting…..I’m jealous as I have no talent as such!

[camoandconcrete]

23 minutes ago, Carguy said:

Nice pens, but even more impressive handwriting…..I’m jealous as I have no talent as such!

Thank you! First show since Covid and I went a little crazy. That nib is really a lot of fun for shaded writing.

[inkstainedruth]

For me it was my first "set": Parker 45 FP and pencil.  The FP has the old-style squeeze converter, and a steel M nib; the pencil has a lead in it; and the box also contained a dead cartridge and some paperwork on how to fill the pen from a bottle instead of a converter.  (the front of the pamphlet says "the new PARKER 45 convertible" (with the word "convertible:" in some script-style font).

Don't know the shape of the pen yet; the cushiony stuff that the pen and pencil were nesting in seems to sort of be disintegrating, though.  Bought at an estate sale in the next county over the weekend, and honestly just looked at the pencil just now -- I had been assuming for the better part of a week that it was a BP...   Mostly got it because the price was good and with the thought of trading it at some point, because I really don't need another black 45.  Now that I know that it's a pencil and not a BP that just probably adds to the trade value a bit. 

Honestly, mostly went to that sale because of the plush toy "Dogbert" (which was a buck).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

ETA:  Had to just go and update my inventory files to correct that it was a FP and PENCIL set.... 

[shalitha33]

Latest parkers for me is these 2 worn out parker 42 1/2 pens. both have the same number on the base but have different lengths and slightly different overlays. 
 

both pens are marked at the end of the barrel.

[jchch1950]

Nice additions to any Parker collection .The difference in size can the result of a repair or to the fact that they were hand made by hand?

[TheRedBeard]

On 1/19/2022 at 12:29 AM, Carguy said:

I finally picked up my first (and probably ONLY) Falcon 50 - the brown metallic one. It is a nice writing pen, but I don’t need ANOTHER Parker obsession, thankyouverymuch! 😳

Sorry, I missed this news  

Congrats, Mike!  

Are you sure you will be able to resist a temptation to buy a Flighter version soon??  

 

 

[Matlock]

Rather nice Parker 75 in extremely good condition, seems very little used.

[crescentfiller]

2 hours ago, Matlock said:

Rather nice Parker 75 in extremely good condition, seems very little used.

 

Rather nice photo!

My breath could fog up that mirror finish just looking at it!

[CS388]

Was given a Parker Duofold Maxima.

Impressed with the nib size - and the large size of the pen, overall.

Very nice writer.

[Carguy]

I picked up an Argentine Signet 51 in pretty decent shape and a customized 61 in bark finish that I actually was able to convert to use on 51 guts. Quite pleased as I absolutely hated the steel nib in the 61 it come with.

[Paul-in-SF]

My most recent was a modern Duofold Centennial MK II in Jade Green (for under $200, if I may boast a little). Took a chance, I wasn't even sure it wasn't an International -- the seller didn't seem to know what he had. However, it came without a crown, an appropriate one of which I am currently seeking. Still, a bargain, and writes with a very nice Fine nib. 

[como]

@Paul-in-SF Go ahead and boast a lot 😀! And congratulations!

[Carguy]

16 minutes ago, Paul-in-SF said:

My most recent was a modern Duofold Centennial MK II in Jade Green (for under $200, if I may boast a little). Took a chance, I wasn't even sure it wasn't an International -- the seller didn't seem to know what he had. However, it came without a crown, an appropriate one of which I am currently seeking. Still, a bargain, and writes with a very nice Fine nib. 

Agreed! Very nice….

[vicpen123]

Received today a red Parker UK Duofold Maxima. Lovely pen. Gorgeous long 14k nib.

 

Date code on nib is 8. Does that mean 1958?

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

No.  IIRC, Parker stopped doing numerical date codes in the mid-1950s, and the modern style of date codes tend to involve letters instead of numbers.  A code like 8 (with or without dots around the number) would indicate a production date of either 1938 or 1948 (and I don't know enough about vintage Duofolds to know which), with the dots -- or lack thereof -- indicating the quarter.

There's a great article on how Parker date codes work (as well as stuff like nib codes and some things like hallmarks) on www.parkercollector.com.  You can scroll down in the sidebar for the correct article and click on the link.  

That website is my first stop for all things Parker Pens, because the sheer amount of information is just astonishing.  

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[vicpen123]

Thanks for the suggestion. I always check with this site first and it doesn't help with this particular date code for a UK Duofold Maxima.

[Mardi13]

I’m not enough of a pen geek to be able to accurately date this “51.” I think it could be very early, as it has the double metal tassies and the correct kind of blue diamond clip (the blue has faded a lot, but the imprint is visible in reverse on the back.)  No date codes visible, there might have been something on the end but I don’t have a powerful enough magnifier to tell if it is the remnants of a number or just scratches. Apologies for the crappy photos, I’m not good at pen shots.

 

[Carguy]

1 hour ago, Mardi13 said:

I’m not enough of a pen geek to be able to accurately date this “51.” I think it could be very early, as it has the double metal tassies and the correct kind of blue diamond clip (the blue has faded a lot, but the imprint is visible in reverse on the back.)  No date codes visible, there might have been something on the end but I don’t have a powerful enough magnifier to tell if it is the remnants of a number or just scratches. Apologies for the crappy photos, I’m not good at pen shots.

 

You appear to have a first year Cedar Blue (1941) 51 DJ with the correct aluminum jewels, but I thought these had the metal speedline filler. Either way, a very nice pen….I’m jealous.