Pen Photography

[christof]

It‘s a Parker 61 Heritage Rainbow Cap.

 

There were three different types of rainbow caps: heritage, legacy and heirloom.

 

 

[AmandaW]

Did Parker have a name for the inlaid arrow on the nib? I think it was called a 'zogan' on Japanese pens. I have a few of those, but haven't seen it o  Parker before.

 

Thankyou for the photos. Beautiful.

[christof]

I am sorry, but I don‘t know the answer to you question.

[inkstainedruth]

@christof -- Ah, I see.  I think the photo was getting some reflection from the paper under the pen onto the cap, which made that look odd.  Thanks.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[christof]

Here's another photo with 61 stuff...

 

[kazoolaw]

Thank you for your crystal clear photos, especially this one as I’ve never seen a 61 converter.

[christof]

7 hours ago, kazoolaw said:

Thank you for your crystal clear photos, especially this one as I’ve never seen a 61 converter.

 

Thank you.

 

But actually, this is not a Parker 61 converter. It's the capillary filler unit, combined with a Parker instant ink cartridge:

 

 

a clever design, which had never success on the market.

 

[inkstainedruth]

Interesting.  I've never seen the "Instant Ink" cartridges before now.  But honestly, I just do like what the ad for 61s that someone posted on FPN a number of years ago showed (some actor looking at the pen being filled) -- I stick the back end of the capillary filler into a bottle of ink.  Although I am careful not to use any sort of ink that I think will clog up those teflon sponges (J Herbin Eclat de Saphir is generally an ink I reach for when I want to use one of my 61s, although one of the inks from the Diamine "Flowers" collection (trying to remember which -- one of the pink-ish ones) also worked pretty well.  

Not of course sure what's in the new one, since I'm still working my way through flushing the sponge enough to get the ink flowing and writing with whatever dried up ink was in the pen when I got it....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[kazoolaw]

Thank you for the education and the photos.

[AmandaW]

Thankyou. Beautiful photo and something to learn too.

[christof]

 

 

[inkstainedruth]

That's an interesting imprint on that nib.  What is it?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[christof]

The Imprint sais: Esteme / Gold / 14 K

[inkstainedruth]

I couldn't find any information about that online.  Is it some third tier brand?  A knock-off?  The pen looks sort of like a Parker Vacumatic, but the clip seems wrong (too modern looking). 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[christof]

This pen is an italian Electa Extra from the 1930’s.

Of course its makers were inspired by  Parkers Vacumatic. But it is still an italian classic.

 

At that time, American fountain pens were very popular but expensive in Europe. That's the reason for countless Duofold, Vacumatic, but also Waterman inspired pen design from several makers.

 

Even OMAS made a pen, which clearly was inspired by the design of the Vacumatics: The Extra Lucens:

 

 

 

 

An this pen is a Swiss Monte Rosa, made by Fritz Dimmler in Zurich:

 

[christof]

We wish you a merry inky Christmas !

 

[carola]

13 hours ago, christof said:

We wish you a merry inky Christmas !

 

 

😄

[inkstainedruth]

@christof -- Thanks for the information.  And for the cute drawing!

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[AmandaW]

Thankyou!