A teal Parker 45.
A teal Parker 45.
Lady Onogaro
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fountainpenkid (September 17th, 2017)
Midnight blue Parker 51, fine nib.
Just a humble Frontier from India. A very nice writer.
Pax,
John
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.
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.
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.
Parker 51 with Montblanc Midnight blue, appropriate for a Midnight Blue 51.
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
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.
We have met the enemy and he is us.
-Pogo
Seattleite (December 6th, 2017)
Joseph H (December 10th, 2017)
First year 51... aluminum jewels, filler, and all... my new everyday pen... very smooth EF nib...
Hawk (December 6th, 2017)
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Demi with GF cap and a 75 Custom, both with nominal medium nibs, the Demi a generous medium, the 75 a smooth but rather withdrawn fine.
lsmith42 (December 7th, 2017)
Brown Parker Vacumatic Junior. Brass filler. EF nib.
The green 45 and the cordovan Brown 51 Demi Vacumatic in the attached picture.
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Brad "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain
Parker 21 Super with fine nib.
Hawk (January 22nd, 2018)
Parker 51 Demi Vacumatic (F/EF)/Diamine Blue Black
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Brad "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain
After long disuse, a Parker 51 Aero, navy grey, M Octanium nib, Pelikan black ink. A terrifically lush writer.
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.
A lovely 1937 Vac, courtesy our member Popcod (well, plus I had to pay for it...):
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