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November 8th, 2020, 06:36 PM
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Identify my Pen.
Hi, I am a new member posting for the first time. I collect and regularly trade/buy/sell to refresh my pen selection. When I have a new pen I like to investigate everything about it as precisely as possible. Here is one of those I am not certain of, or am I over-thinking it? This lovely Parker Lucky Curve Duofold in black bchr with crisp surface imprint. A button filler with a lovely large 14k nib. It is a Canadian made pen with some surface wear and it works and writes beautifully. My problem with this pen is that it is 127mm x 14mm(cap band). Parker did not make a 127mm Duofold apart from the 1928 Special smaller option, however, I cannot find reference to the '28 Specials being made in black bchr with surface imprinting. [IMG]R8A9685.jpeg[/IMG][IMG]R8A9676jpeg[/IMG]. Is this just the pen collector curse of never being satisfied and always second guessing our own knowledge. Any thoughts? C
Having problems loading photos to the post, just early teething problems, I hope. C
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November 8th, 2020, 06:58 PM
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Re: Identify my Pen.
Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell. You mentioned the issue; Canadian made. It seems that most Parker manufacturing units were somewhat autonomous and sometime strayed from the play book. Such digressions were also seldom noted.
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November 8th, 2020, 07:04 PM
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November 9th, 2020, 07:53 AM
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Re: Identify my Pen.
Thanks Jar for your comment. I think you are right as far as independent thinking from different Parker divisions. As usual, I am overthinking the puzzle, hoping to find that one-off trial pen made to individual specs and, of course, worth a small fortune. Oh well, we can all dream of finding that holy grail, such as a 1938 'Blood Red' 51 from Uruguay. The search goes on.
This pen is unfortunate in that a previous custodian possibly had a curious habit of rubbing at the barrel. The Parker/Toronto imprint is crisp and clear for its age, but the Lucky Curve banner is completely worn away, as if never there. I am a fan of the patina and wear of older pens as it tells a story of the pens use. I repair or make good, clean manually or ultrasonic, and then leave the pen with its history wear. I am not a big fan of fully refurbished vintage pens that look if they wear bought only yesterday, and usually have a premium price to match.
Hopefully when i can upload some pics, I will be able to share some more thoughts on my more interesting pens, C.
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