The Parker pen that you always wanted

[proteus]

What a remarkable archive images

I found the date lines very interesting


Impressed as always

[Prettypenguin]

Prettypenquin

I think that you will find that Parker made the International Classic Cisele pattern between 1990 and 1993.
Only in a ballpoint and a pencil, for some reason a fountain pen was never released.

Oh, I remember that there wasn’t one in the catalog at the time, but brains are a funny thing and I think another pen (probably a flighter) and the Classic Cisele set got mixed up in my memory, brain has had 30 years or so to scramble it.

[Motomachi10]

Parker 51 in silver plate barrel and cap. Parker T 1.

[Ron Z]

I admired the T1 in the Fischler/Schneider book for years. Then I handled one at the DC show, and my interest faded. I suppose if I found one at an antique shop or flea market I'd grab it, but I decided that it wasn't worth the $350 price that was being asked for them at the time.

The great part about being a pen mechanic is that you get to handle and try some great pens and get paid to do it. You get to see the pen in all of its glory - and all of its weaknesses in one go.

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

I would very interested to hear from any other members, please

Most collectors always have one or two Parker pens they wished that they could had owed but never quite got there.

For me, it was the modern P100.

Always wanted the Cobalt blue version

I have that exact pen. Ironically it’s the only colour combination it came in that i don’t particularly care for. But i got a good deal on the bay for it. Its nice. Decent writer. A little heavy. I prefer a “51” or a snorkel

I’ve considered selling the 100 in order to fund buying the colour i want, but i know i would likely buy another “51” (or two) with the money and never get another 100 in my collection.

So i hang on to it.

[INeedAFinancialAdvisor]

Parker 51 in silver plate barrel and cap. Parker T 1.

That rolled silver “51” that @christof has is spectacular! One of the best looking pens ever imo

[Sailor Kenshin]

Not so much 'always wanted,' but want back: a Parker Lady and some other smallish lever-filler I gave away to local pen-using friends.

Though the space pen looks pretty cool.

[Prettypenguin]

I just purchased one of my most wanted Parkers- a 180 flighter. That nib has always caught my eye, and once it gets here I can check out the whole variable width thing that I have been wondering about forever.

[R.A. Stewart]

Not so much 'always wanted,' but want back: a Parker Lady and some other smallish lever-filler I gave away to local pen-using friends.

Though the space pen looks pretty cool.

This hits home for me. I want the two 51s I had in high school and college. Like youth itself, I didn't appreciate what I had.

[Motomachi10]

I now have the Parker T-1. Is a beautiful design but not a good writer.

[Herry]

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[Cyril]

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[welch]

I love, in my memory, the dark blue Parker 45 I got for Christmas in 1960. It replaced a string of Sheaffer "school pens" that I had hated. I used that pen until I graduated high school in 1966, carrying it everywhere. I would hang it from the neck of my tee shirt when I took long bicycle trips in the summers, during one of which it fell. The "blind cap", as I would now call it, got a tiny blip, but the pen still wrote perfectly. I also levered-off the fake hood when I capped it quickly. No pen wrote like that 45.

Then I happened on a Parker 51, "midnight blue", US medium, and it is the pen I didn't know that I always wanted. My favorite. Second is a teal P-51 Special. I write with one of them every day, and have the other as a backup.

I have assembled a P-45 much like my original, right down to the gold medium nib. Somehow, it's just not the same as what I remember from when I was twelve. Ah, but the P-51!

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My "new" P-45 is much better than I suggested. I pulled it out of my ready-to-hand coffee cup and I've been using it as I audit courses at CCNY. (Note if you live in NYC and are over 65: you, too, can audit nearly anything at one of the CUNY 4-year colleges, and do it for free!)

My new-old P-45 is a terrific fountain pen. It feels just right in my hand. It is elegant. It writes beautifully. It does not have the "magic" of nostalgia, but the 45 was a great, great creation. Parker should have made them again, rather than the next-gen P-51.

[Penginnin]

The Sonnet Intrepid Journeys Collection Mt. Fuji Edition Fountain Pen has caught my eye. I’ve never paid more than $300 for a pen, though, so I’m a bit reluctant to drop $675 on this, even though it makes me salivate.

[MarcoA64]

I wanted a Duofold Mandarin but as a backup I managed to get a Duofold in Lapislazzuli. It only needs a new sac and pressure bar. Condition is fair IMO, should be first series end 20s as has a big band on cap and is flat top. Very happy

[MKeith]

My all time wants:

1. A buckskin beige 51 with double honey jewels and a nice gold converging lines cap.
2. Duofold True Blue

Both with 8mm cursive italic custom ground nibs.

[mrvancura]

I would very interested to hear from any other members, please

Most collectors always have one or two Parker pens they wished that they could had owed but never quite got there.

For me, it was the modern P100.

Always wanted the Cobalt blue version

However, despite my best efforts, I've never quite managed to add it to my collection. Whether it's due to limited availability, budget constraints, or simply bad timing, the Cobalt blue P100 remains a holy grail pen that I continue to dream about owning one day. Perhaps one day luck will be on my side, and I'll finally be able to call it mine."

[amk]

The Parkers I want to find on a flea market priced at "oh that's an old pen with a gold nib so it's $50" are the Aztec and the Snake.

Dreaming... :-)

[sirmarcelo]

I would very interested to hear from any other members, please

Most collectors always have one or two Parker pens they wished that they could had owed but never quite got there.

For me, it was the modern P100.

Always wanted the Cobalt blue version

It's understandable to have that one elusive Parker pen that you've always admired and wished to add to your collection. The P100 series, with its reputation for quality craftsmanship and writing excellence, makes it a coveted item among pen enthusiasts.