What Parkers Have Joined Your Collection Lately?

[cat74]

In the mail today! 1st quarter 1936? Parker Deluxe Challenger

 

A little soap and water to clean things up an some soaking to take it apart!! Now....what size sac??!! Looks like the pressure bar is ok?

 

Before and after 

 

[donnweinberg]

On 7/24/2023 at 8:51 PM, Switala said:

Some Parker arrived for collection.
A P45 Insignia, customized in Urushi and Raden.

 

Absolutely gorgeous P45.  Congratulations.

[Switala]

Em 15/08/2023 em 23:34, Alexwi disse:

Oi,

 

Por acaso você o encontrou ou o invejoso algum lugar para ser "urushificado"?

É impressionante. Parabéns!!!!

 

Alex

Olá Alex.
Sim, enviei este trabalho para encomenda.
A base é um Insignia P45, a obra durou 3 meses.
Este grande mestre está aqui no Brasil. João Marcelo.
Ele fez um trabalho extraordinário em MB, Parkers e algumas canetas que ele mesmo faz.

[alexwi]

5 hours ago, Switala said:

Olá Alex.
Sim, enviei este trabalho para encomenda.
A base é um Insignia P45, a obra durou 3 meses.
Este grande mestre está aqui no Brasil. João Marcelo.
Ele fez um trabalho extraordinário em MB, Parkers e algumas canetas que ele mesmo faz.

 

Moito obrigado!

 

Is there a web site or instagram account where I could see more of Joao Marcelo's work? I'm very intrigued.

 

Thanks!

 

Alex

[thx1138]

Some of the highlights of the last twelve months or so.

 

Despite appearances, I don't collect Duofolds. I really don't know what happened. 

 

I had one duofold ballpoint which was a great looking pen and comfortable to write with. 

 

Then I bought a Duofold Big Red (broad 18k nib) fountain pen which was as close to my idea of a perfect pen as is realistically possible.

 

Suddenly I have a couple of trays of duofolds. A similar thing happened with 75's. There seems to be pattern there but I just can't pick it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

7 hours ago, thx1138 said:

Some of the highlights of the last twelve months or so.

 

Despite appearances, I don't collect Duofolds. I really don't know what happened. 

 

I had one duofold ballpoint which was a great looking pen and comfortable to write with. 

 

Then I bought a Duofold Big Red (broad 18k nib) fountain pen which was as close to my idea of a perfect pen as is realistically possible.

 

Suddenly I have a couple of trays of duofolds. A similar thing happened with 75's. There seems to be pattern there but I just can't pick it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was like that with Vacumatics.  A few years ago, after getting a couple of 51s, I asked a question of the guy who runs the Parker.collector.com website, and after answering my questions he said "And now you're going to start looking at Vacumatics...."  And I said "No I'm not!  I don't like the Art Deco styling on Vacs...."  Only then a guy who used to be in my local pen club showed up one night with what I think was a Senior or Oversize in Azure Blue Pearl, and it was ALL OVER.  But I've managed to NOT do the "Pokemon 'gotta get'em all' " mentality on either the 51s or the Vacs.  Although I DO now have TWO(!) Azure Blue Pearls (a 3rd Gen Sub-Debutante and a Speedline filler that I think might be a Slendor... ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[alexwi]

On 8/24/2023 at 9:02 AM, thx1138 said:

Despite appearances, I don't collect Duofolds. I really don't know what happened. 

 

Not with Duofolds, but been there, done that, read the book, watched the movie, got the soundtrack, waiting for the Broadway musical...

[inkstainedruth]

@alexwi -- 

Make sure you save the Playbill for the Broadway musical -- someday it might be a collector's item!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Penguincollector]

  Parker Vector 3 nib Calligraphy Set in cobalt blue. 

[Armo]

Parker Inflection. Not really my type of thing being too modern for my taste but I was intrigued buy the clip and it was cheap. Photo is taken off the net.

[TheRedBeard]

On 8/24/2023 at 2:02 PM, thx1138 said:

Some of the highlights of the last twelve months or so.

 

Despite appearances, I don't collect Duofolds. I really don't know what happened. 

 

I had one duofold ballpoint which was a great looking pen and comfortable to write with. 

 

Then I bought a Duofold Big Red (broad 18k nib) fountain pen which was as close to my idea of a perfect pen as is realistically possible.

 

Suddenly I have a couple of trays of duofolds. A similar thing happened with 75's. There seems to be pattern there but I just can't pick it out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duofodls look great, especially Pearl and Red Marble ones...

I feel I may lose my resistance and end up purchasing a Duofolds quite soon  

[Andy1883]

I was looking for a 51, but found a nice little Duofold, which I think dates from the 1960s?

[Targa]

Two nice 51s relatively recently.  One was some months ago, but I only got around to getting photos this week.  The other I got just last week, and completed my restoration efforts yesterday.  The earlier one is a 1945 vacumatic DJ in blue cedar (the catalogues of the time said, blue cedar not cedar blue).  The nib needed work as it was badly slayed at the tip, but that was not terribly hard to fix.  The sterling silver cap was nearly perfect.  The newest one is a 1948 DJlooked great on the outside, but inside was goo-ed up with black muck.  My guess is that the original owner plugged it up with India ink or something similarly not good for pens, and then never used it again.  In any event, it needed a good clean, a new clutch ring, and a breather tube.  The original nib looked OK but was XF and scratchy, so I replaced it with a NOS medium.  The nib still took a bit of effort, including tightening up the tubular end to make it snugly fit the feed, and a good smoothing on ultra fine grit film followed by pro;onged polishing on a leather strap and a dab of Simichrome.  

I need to give a thankful call-out to the Lotts at Fivestar Pens who had all the parts, including some nibs stamped 1948.  Also to Pentooling where I got all the tools I use.  

[es9]

1 hour ago, Targa said:

followed by pro;onged polishing on a leather strap and a dab of Simichrome

I’ve never heard of this approach before. Is it widely used? 

[Targa]

19 minutes ago, es9 said:

I’ve never heard of this approach before. Is it widely used? 

I've used it for decades, and I learned it from the late great Andy Brenner f Sioux City IA, a major collector, back in the 1990s.  It takes a bit of time, and you need to be careful to clean out the slit with dish detergent and then a this "flosser".  For final "flossing" I use post-it note paper - it is just the right texture and thickness.  

[cat74]

This nice parker vacumatic came in the mail last night! My first vacumatic of this type!

I think this is a Jr? not quite sure what year (imprint has no date codes)

 

[Carguy]

On 9/8/2023 at 1:43 PM, Targa said:

Two nice 51s relatively recently.  One was some months ago, but I only got around to getting photos this week.  The other I got just last week, and completed my restoration efforts yesterday.  The earlier one is a 1945 vacumatic DJ in blue cedar (the catalogues of the time said, blue cedar not cedar blue).  The nib needed work as it was badly slayed at the tip, but that was not terribly hard to fix.  The sterling silver cap was nearly perfect.  The newest one is a 1948 DJlooked great on the outside, but inside was goo-ed up with black muck.  My guess is that the original owner plugged it up with India ink or something similarly not good for pens, and then never used it again.  In any event, it needed a good clean, a new clutch ring, and a breather tube.  The original nib looked OK but was XF and scratchy, so I replaced it with a NOS medium.  The nib still took a bit of effort, including tightening up the tubular end to make it snugly fit the feed, and a good smoothing on ultra fine grit film followed by pro;onged polishing on a leather strap and a dab of Simichrome.  

I need to give a thankful call-out to the Lotts at Fivestar Pens who had all the parts, including some nibs stamped 1948.  Also to Pentooling where I got all the tools I use.  

Absolutely beautiful! Nice job….

[inkstainedruth]

On 9/22/2023 at 8:46 AM, cat74 said:

This nice parker vacumatic came in the mail last night! My first vacumatic of this type!

I think this is a Jr? not quite sure what year (imprint has no date codes)

 

Check the article on Vacumatics at parkercollector.com.  It will show you different sizes and what the differences between models are (such as cap bands).

That one looks like the color is Silver Pearl.  I was just using my Silver Pearl Major this morning for my daily journal entry (inked it up last week with vintage Quick Permanent Violet).  All I can tell you for sure about yours is that it's NOT a Major, and that it appears to be a 3rd Generation model, with the plastic plunger (I can tell because of the longer blind cap on the end of the barrel).  

You may want to have yours checked out, unless the seller said it's been restored -- a lot of times the diaphragm on them is shot, and will need to be replaced.  

Ironically, I wrote to Tony Fischier, the guy who does that website about something else, and he answered my questions and then said "And you're going to be looking at Vacs next!" -- and I said, "Nah, they're too Art Deco looking for me...."  And then a guy who used to be in my local pen club brought an Azure Blue Pearl Maxima or Oversize to a meeting...  and it was ALL OVER for me....   And Tony Fischier is STILL probably laughing himself sick years later.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstaineduth

[cat74]

13 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Check the article on Vacumatics at parkercollector.com.  It will show you different sizes and what the differences between models are (such as cap bands).

That one looks like the color is Silver Pearl.  I was just using my Silver Pearl Major this morning for my daily journal entry (inked it up last week with vintage Quick Permanent Violet).  All I can tell you for sure about yours is that it's NOT a Major, and that it appears to be a 3rd Generation model, with the plastic plunger (I can tell because of the longer blind cap on the end of the barrel).  

You may want to have yours checked out, unless the seller said it's been restored -- a lot of times the diaphragm on them is shot, and will need to be replaced.  

Ironically, I wrote to Tony Fischier, the guy who does that website about something else, and he answered my questions and then said "And you're going to be looking at Vacs next!" -- and I said, "Nah, they're too Art Deco looking for me...."  And then a guy who used to be in my local pen club brought an Azure Blue Pearl Maxima or Oversize to a meeting...  and it was ALL OVER for me....   And Tony Fischier is STILL probably laughing himself sick years later.... 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstaineduth

thanks for the reminder - I had forgotten about the parkercollector site! yes this is  a 3rd generation JR so this puts it at 1942 to maybe 48? Maybe I'm playing with fire? it didn't mention if the diaphragm was replaced but it came inked (a pet peeve of mine!!!) and I've been able to flush and fill (and write!) with no issues.  I too think a Blue Pearl version is on the future wish list!!

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

On 9/8/2023 at 1:43 PM, Targa said:

Two nice 51s relatively recently.  One was some months ago, but I only got around to getting photos this week.  The other I got just last week, and completed my restoration efforts yesterday.  The earlier one is a 1945 vacumatic DJ in blue cedar (the catalogues of the time said, blue cedar not cedar blue).  The nib needed work as it was badly slayed at the tip, but that was not terribly hard to fix.  The sterling silver cap was nearly perfect.  The newest one is a 1948 DJlooked great on the outside, but inside was goo-ed up with black muck.  My guess is that the original owner plugged it up with India ink or something similarly not good for pens, and then never used it again.  In any event, it needed a good clean, a new clutch ring, and a breather tube.  The original nib looked OK but was XF and scratchy, so I replaced it with a NOS medium.  The nib still took a bit of effort, including tightening up the tubular end to make it snugly fit the feed, and a good smoothing on ultra fine grit film followed by pro;onged polishing on a leather strap and a dab of Simichrome.  

I need to give a thankful call-out to the Lotts at Fivestar Pens who had all the parts, including some nibs stamped 1948.  Also to Pentooling where I got all the tools I use.  

Absolutely gorgeous

 

 DJ cedar and cordovan are at the top of my “I want/need” list. Congrats they look great