Category: U.S.A.
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Parker VP
Introduced in 1962, the Parker VP (Very Personal) was an attempt to solve a number of problems associated with fountain pens. One was the difficulty that left-handed persons have writing...
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Sheaffer 1004
Sheaffer’s Targa series of fountain pens was introduced in 1976 and was named after the Targa Florio motor car race in Sicily. (There’s an interesting story on Richard Binder’s page...
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Parker 51 Special
In 1950, Parker introduced the “51 Special” – an economy version of the 51 (which was initially introduced in 1941). The official 51 Special had a stainless steel nib, a...
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Regalia Writing Labs
I’ve been trying to teach myself how to customise a nib into an architect grind lately. However, today, I saw a photo of the Regalia Writing Labs “Ragnarok” nib –...
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Parker Striped Duofold – Junior
The Striped Duofold (also known as the Duovac) was released for sale in 1940 and the production ran until 1948. There were 8 variants of this design, most easily distinguishable...
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Parker 75 – Insignia Cicelé Set
The Parker 75 was designed by Kenneth Parker (son of George Parker), and better known as “KP” to his colleagues. It was designed to be a higher-end pen in the...
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Parker 180 Imperial
The Parker 180 was released to the market in 1977, but the company had already trademarked the name back in 1974. The original advertisements from the 70’s stated “One nib....
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Sheaffer Triumph Lifetime No. 1000
This Sheaffer Triumph 1000 with a Lifetime nib was made around 1948. It is a vacuum filler, a system often seen in older Sheaffer’s and Onoto’s. (see this page for...
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Wahl Eversharp Equipoised
Wahl Eversharp came out with the Equipoised (or “Equi-poised”) line as a medium-priced pen in 1930, one year before the Doric line was introduced. There is some slight brassing on...
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Parker 65 mk 3
The Parker 65 model was introduced in 1967. The design was based on the 61 (the two models even shared some components) but offered an open nib for those who...