Guess the pen!

[FredRydr]

My goodness! The "guess the ink" thread is ever so popular, so I thought I'd start a complimentary thread. The geek with the correct answer poses the next question.

Here we go! Guess the pen:

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[bunnspecial]

That sure looks like a Parker "Christmas Tree" feed(probably with a Lucky Curve) although the section isn't exactly familiar to me.

I'm guessing MAYBE it's an eyedropper Parker of some sort-or as a far out guess maybe an early Black Giant?

[FredRydr]

Update! Bunnspecial's sharp eye wins after all.

After some online research, it appears this pen (that I no longer own) does not have its smooth original feed, but rather a Parker feed.

Your turn! And don't let those tricky Frankenpens trip you up.

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[FredRydr]

Well, that was an awkward start, sort of like Guess the Ink having it turn out that Diamine Steel Blue actually contained Serenity Blue.

Let's try again. Guess the pen!

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[bunnspecial]

Sorry, Fred, only just now saw this! I unfortunately have no idea on your most recent one…

[amk]

A special pen for people with only three fingers?

[FredRydr]

It's even special to people with ten fingers!

[Seattleite]

Conklin No. 40.

A hard Rubber, full length Crescent filler. Should have a screw cap and a No. 4 nib.

I think that the idea behind the logo is that the pen only required one hand to fill. I bet that three-fingered hand model was thankful for the gig..

Bob

[FredRydr]

Conklin No. 40...

Correct! Now it's your gig to post a pen for us to guess.

[Seattleite]

Here is a little clue....

This c1938 pen started the style trend of metal cap on plastic body for a company not known for lever fillers.

Bob

[Scrawler]

Here is a little clue....

This c1938 pen started the style trend of metal cap on plastic body for a company not known for lever fillers.

Bob

I am stumped. I hope someone else has a clue so we can play some more.

[RobJohnson]

Here is a little clue....

This c1938 pen started the style trend of metal cap on plastic body for a company not known for lever fillers.

Bob

I am stumped. I hope someone else has a clue so we can play some more.

I think it is a Parker Duotone, a pen with a very short production run.

I have no pen that could be called curious or a mystery, if I am correct I would be obliged if you could step in?

[Seattleite]

Winner!

Sorry for delayed response. I would have liked to answer with some added thoughts on the Duotone with additional photos. Unfortunately, I am away from house and therefore, away from pen collection for a while. I will just say that in little more than 10 years, all of Parker U.S. pens had metal caps. In the early 50s, when Parker decides to revive the Parkette, it is also metal capped. Such a total reliance on the metal cap style is curious, and worthy of comment, perhaps. I don't think that Parker U.S. marketed a plastic capped pen until the 45 GT in the early 60s. The role of the Duotone in this transition is likely as obscure as the pen itself. Does it start the trend, or does the trend start in spite of the Duotone. About the time that Parker ceases production of the Duotone, it markets the Imperial. A metal-capped Vacumatic, it fills a similar niche to Sheaffer's 1937 Crest. A year or so after the Imperial Vac, The 51 is introduced.....

As to posting another pen for the guessing game, I am still away from my stash.

Bob

[RobJohnson]

Winner!

Sorry for delayed response. I would have liked to answer with some added thoughts on the Duotone with additional photos. Unfortunately, I am away from house and therefore, away from pen collection for a while. I will just say that in little more than 10 years, all of Parker U.S. pens had metal caps. In the early 50s, when Parker decides to revive the Parkette, it is also metal capped. Such a total reliance on the metal cap style is curious, and worthy of comment, perhaps. I don't think that Parker U.S. marketed a plastic capped pen until the 45 GT in the early 60s. The role of the Duotone in this transition is likely as obscure as the pen itself. Does it start the trend, or does the trend start in spite of the Duotone. About the time that Parker ceases production of the Duotone, it markets the Imperial. A metal-capped Vacumatic, it fills a similar niche to Sheaffer's 1937 Crest. A year or so after the Imperial Vac, The 51 is introduced.....

As to posting another pen for the guessing game, I am still away from my stash.

Bob

As we wait for an interesting pen pic, your mention of lever filled Parkers raises a question:

Did any pen company produce a greater number of different types of filling systems than Parker?

[RobJohnson]

I have the same number for Parker, perhaps a couple more if I was being pedantic.

Mabie Todd and possibly Sheaffer might be up there.

[RobJohnson]

I have the same number for Parker, perhaps a couple more if I was being pedantic.

Mabie Todd and possibly Sheaffer might be up there.

now that you mention it, waterman's also comes to mind.

this topic seems interesting to me
enough to perhaps explore it in more detail in another thread?

I can start one of course Christof, under Pens in General and Pen Filling Systems, this will avoid confusing this thread. Could you re-post your MB post?