Parker
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Parker VP
VP stands for “Very Personal” writer, so named because the nib can be rotated to suite the writing angle of the owner. This one is a blue model, made in...
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Parker 51
This 51 Vacumatic Mk 1 was made in Canada in 1946-47. The barrel is stamped with a 6, but as can be seen in the photos below, the nib was...
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Parker Duofold
This “blue pearl” 3rd generation Parker Vacumatic Duofold was made in Canada in the last quarter of 1946. V2025004
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Parker Mixy
The Parker Mixy was designed to be a “school” pen and was released to the market in 1979 in France and phased out there only 2 years later. However, production...
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Parker Quink Cookie Jar
I found this cookie jar at a flea market yesterday and couldn’t go home without it. I’ve called it a cookie jar, but it might just have been intended for...
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Parker #25L
This Parker #25L was made around 1919. It’s a button filler made of ebonite (therefore the 2) with a number 5 nib (hence the 5), and it’s the Long version....
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Parker 51 Identification
I spent the afternoon trying to figure out which models of Parker 51 I have. To do this, I used the system at http://www.parkercollector.com/parker51.html, which is a great source of...
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Parker Ad from 1955
This advertisement is from the 15 March, 1955 issue of the Danish magazine “Familie Journal”. The title reads “Great Expectations” and the text at the bottom says “Parker: a gift...