What Parker pen did you use today?

[Lady Onogaro]

A teal Parker 45.

[pajaro]

Midnight blue Parker 51, fine nib.

[JFB]

Just a humble Frontier from India. A very nice writer.

Pax,
John

[Jerome Tarshis]

Is Parker a brand in such serious decline? To revive the thread if not the company: Today it's a burgundy 51 Demi with Pelikan black ink.

[penwash]

Thank you for reviving this useful thread:

Vintage (and not so vintage) Parkers are quite popular among young people who are "intermediate" FP user.

For instance, I recently was asked by one of my customers to look for a Parker 50 for her. So I found this cool one, sporting a factory stub nib. <--- very uncommon.

[Ahriman4891]

Right now I'm taking work notes with a navy blue Parker 45 with a steel (or Lustraloy?) cap and gold trim, with an aftermarket 14k X extra-fine nib. Ink is R&K Salix iron gall.

[pajaro]

Parker 51 with Montblanc Midnight blue, appropriate for a Midnight Blue 51.

[Joseph H]

Fantastic Will. Until I saw your post I would have guessed the factory stub Falcon didn't exist When I had my (then) brand new pen I think all that was offered from the local stationery store was F/M/B. Have you ever seen another stub or italic (as I would love to get my hands on one). All the best, Joseph

[Hawk]

A cobbled together P51 gray vac from 3q 1946. Octanium nib and a brass jewel on a special cap. I work with my hands so I don’t carry anything nice. It’s a good writer. I guess I can restore it, if I want to.

[penwash]

Fantastic Will. Until I saw your post I would have guessed the factory stub Falcon didn't exist When I had my (then) brand new pen I think all that was offered from the local stationery store was F/M/B. Have you ever seen another stub or italic (as I would love to get my hands on one). All the best, Joseph

This one was a lucky find. But its existence gives us hope that there are others. I'll keep an eye for you.

[lsmith42]

First year 51... aluminum jewels, filler, and all... my new everyday pen... very smooth EF nib...

[Jerome Tarshis]

Hard to equal lsmith42's first year 51. Aluminum jewels do speak of the Age of Flight. With some diffidence: today it's been a 51 Demi with GF cap and a 75 Custom, both with nominal medium nibs, the Demi a generous medium, the 75 a smooth but rather withdrawn fine.

[pajaro]

Brown Parker Vacumatic Junior. Brass filler. EF nib.

[Runnin_Ute]

The green 45 and the cordovan Brown 51 Demi Vacumatic in the attached picture.

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[newkid]

Parker 21 Super with fine nib.

[Runnin_Ute]

Parker 51 Demi Vacumatic (F/EF)/Diamine Blue Black

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[Jerome Tarshis]

After long disuse, a Parker 51 Aero, navy grey, M Octanium nib, Pelikan black ink. A terrifically lush writer.

[FredRydr]

I stay away from those.

Curious as to why.

I can guess.

[pajaro]

I stay away from those.

Curious as to why.

I can guess.

I had to dig back to find my post. It concerned a Vacumatic. I did avoid them for a long time before giving in and trying another. I had to resac it, and replace the filler. I used a brass filler unit offered on ebay with sac installed. I think now that I must have done something wrong in the installation process, because I can press the filler many times and little ink is loaded. Otherwise it writes a nice extra fine. It seems to run out of ink fast, so I leave it alone now. It is nice to look at, and I hang onto a number of pens I don't write with because they look nice and are pen history. I am not buying any more Vacumatics, though.

[Jon Szanto]

A lovely 1937 Vac, courtesy our member Popcod (well, plus I had to pay for it...):