A posy of Parkers

**penstaking** · July 9th, 2014, 05:35 PM

Set atop a 2009 IM are a (truly vintage) '39 Vacumatic, a Sonnet from 1990, and a 45 from 2004. All are in monthly rotation. They work best with less viscous inks -- Parker, Waterman, Pelikan. A true pleasure to own. In a separate photo an early 100 in black lacquer.

**pajaro** · August 19th, 2014, 08:06 PM

I like the Sonnet. The 45 color is nice.

**penstaking** · October 25th, 2014, 04:55 AM

Thanks, pajaro! They write well, too!

**Crazyorange** · October 25th, 2014, 05:02 AM

Beautiful collection. Thanks for sharing.

**ac12** · October 25th, 2014, 08:28 PM

Just confused by this statement:

"They work best with less viscous inks -- Parker, Waterman, Pelikan."

For me Waterman is a wet ink for use in dry pens, and Pelikan is a dry ink for use in wet pens.
These 2 inks are at opposite ends of the viscousity scale.

**Lady Onogaro** · October 25th, 2014, 09:41 PM

I have a blue Parker 45 and a green Parker 45. The blue one has a gold nib and the other a steel nib, but honestly, they both write wonderfully. I can't tell them apart when the nib hits the page.