Vintage model?

[GradenF]

Can anyone help me identify what model this is? Picked it up off eBay and works great

[Mark from Yorkshire]

Does it not have model and make on side? Looks like an early Parker looking at nib?

[inkstainedruth]

Well, the nib says "Lucky Curve" (but could be a replacement -- I have a Lucky Curve nib on a Mabie Todd Swan); and it appears from the photo of the barrel end to be either a button filler or a (possibly) a first Generation Vacumatic.

My best suggestion is to go on parkercollector.com, which is my go-to website for all things Parker pens (there is a page that has different models and you can click on the link(s) that look the most like your pen and it will take you to the relevant articles).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[GradenF]

18 hours ago, Mark from Yorkshire said:

Does it not have model and make on side? Looks like an early Parker looking at nib?

There is a section of the barrel where the ribbing stops but there are no legible words or markings there. Just a big scratch

[GradenF]

15 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

Well, the nib says "Lucky Curve" (but could be a replacement -- I have a Lucky Curve nib on a Mabie Todd Swan); and it appears from the photo of the barrel end to be either a button filler or a (possibly) a first Generation Vacumatic.

My best suggestion is to go on parkercollector.com, which is my go-to website for all things Parker pens (there is a page that has different models and you can click on the link(s) that look the most like your pen and it will take you to the relevant articles).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Thanks I will take a look there then. By the way it operates I would definitely assume it is a button filler.

[Penguincollector]

Long shot, but maybe a black Ivorine? 
 

Parker Ivorine

[Mark from Yorkshire]

Early lady Duofold 

[inkstainedruth]

2 hours ago, Penguincollector said:

Long shot, but maybe a black Ivorine? 
 

Parker Ivorine

Now you made me look that model up.  And now I WANT one!  Especially in the purple.... 

My husband will NOT be pleased....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Penguincollector]

Just now, inkstainedruth said:

Now you made me look that model up.  And now I WANT one!  Especially in the purple.... 

My husband will NOT be pleased....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 They’re really cute. 

[inkstainedruth]

And, given that they're probably fairly rare, likely to be at nosebleed prices....   ESPECIALLY given that I'm betting purple was a rarer color.

This is my problem -- champagne tastes, beer budget....  Sigh....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Penguincollector]

Just now, inkstainedruth said:

And, given that they're probably fairly rare, likely to be at nosebleed prices....   ESPECIALLY given that I'm betting purple was a rarer color.

This is my problem -- champagne tastes, beer budget....  Sigh....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

    More than likely a rare color, seeing how fragile those casein pens are. I also like too many pens that I can’t justify buying on a whim and have to wait for an occasion. 

[mitto]

Are you people talking about these pens? 👇

[theredfalcon]

In the UK it was called a "Parker Black Pen". It's from the flat-top Duofold era (late 1920's). Yours looks like the smallest of the three sizes-it's the same diameter as the Duofold Lady but has a longer barrel. Photo below is the streamline version of the same pen (but with a pocket clip rather than a ring) & is next to the shorter Lady Duofold.

[SwordsMightBeMightier]

 

Looks to me to be a little jack knife pen with a chased pattern. Maybe a #20 of some sort? Have you looked at the blind cap under a loupe? No sign of any number there?

[Doc Dan]

Good call! There is at least one just like this on eBay for sale right now listed as a Parker Jackknife Safety Fountain Pen. I've never seen one of those. It says it is a button filler and has a Parker Lucky Curve nib. 

 

 

[Chouffleur]

On 9/29/2023 at 3:02 PM, Penguincollector said:

More than likely a rare color, seeing how fragile those casein pens are. I also like too many pens that I can’t justify buying on a whim and have to wait for an occasion. 

Happy Un-birthday!

[Penguincollector]

5 hours ago, Chouffleur said:

Happy Un-birthday!

 
🎶 A very merry unbirthday to you, and you, and you! 
 

  While I didn’t buy a pen, I did buy some NOS red Quink with Solv-x and red mini cartridges on this particular unbirthday occasion.