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Parker


Parker and Waterman are old American pen companies that migrated to Europe for business reasons. Both are currently owned by Newell Rubbermaid.  Both have made wonderful pens through the century. I'm particularly fond of Parker Vacumatics and Duofold Juniors. English Parkers are also wonderful writers, often with flexible nibs

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08 MAY 2013
Parker Duofold Naples Blue Moire Set
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This Parker US Parker Duofold set in Naples Blue moire dates to the late 1920s. The set is ladies sized, and the color is wonderful on both the pen and the pencil. Condition is excellent, with brassing of the ball on both the pen and pencil, and an area of brassing at the top end of the pen & pencil clips. The nib is a fine Lucky Curve with some flex.   The pen is 4 3/8"; 110 mm

Price: $295 with Free Shipping in the US

Parker Duofold International
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Almost new modern Duofold International.  Nice size, great condition. Medium 18 Kt. nib. Cartridge converter filler.  5 7/16", 138 mm. A very practical pen and a nice size & weight.

Price: $275 with Free Shipping in the US

Parker VS Button Filler
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This Parker VS was made in 1947. It's a button filler with a 14 Kt. gold-filled cap. The nib is an XF. There's no discoloration on the nib - it wiped off with a little polish.  Excellent condition (collector grade), with no dings and very minimal desk wear.  5 1/2"; 140 mm

Price: $125 with Free Shipping in the US

Parker 51s
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1683 - 51 Special - Aerometric - Black, Chrome - 1950 - fine - Mint, with partial sticker that says "51 F".  

Price: $130 with free shipping in the US

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SB103 - Vacumatic filler with new diagphragm. Dark blue barrel. F/M nib.  1947. Excellent condition.  

Price: $125 with free shipping in the US

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1689 - Grey Vacumatic filler. F/M nib. Excellent condition. 1948.

Price: $115 with free shipping in the US

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1524 - Gold-lined cap with blue barrel.  Some deep scratches at the base of the section. Brassing along the edge of the cap. No dings. Medium nib.  Aerometric filler.

Price: $105 with free shipping in the US

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1686 - Black barrel. Exellent condition. Vacumatic filler. New diaphragm.  Fine nib. 1948.

Price: $125 with free shipping in the US - ON HOLD

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1685 - Demi - Green, with label "$15.00 Demi 51 F" - fine - Mint, and now much cleaner than the picture!  

Price: $125 with free shipping in the US

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1688 - Aerometric - Forest Green - Lustrallly cap - 1948 - XF nib - No dings - Mint with XF label.  For editors - this one is *really* XF.

Price: $140 with free shipping in the US

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1141 - Vacumatic - Black, Lustraloy, Blue Diamond clip - 1946 (T6 date code) - fine - No dings - desk wear 

Price: $110 with free shipping in the US

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SB172 - Aerometric - Black, Gold filled cap (1/10 12K). Some small dings in a line on the side of the cap.  XF nib.

Price: $100 with free shipping in the US

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1620 - Aerometric Demi - Teal Blue, Gold filled cap (1/10 12K). Very nice condition. Very little wear, no cap dings. XF nib.

Price: $120 with free shipping in the US

Parker Vest Pocket Duofold
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It may not be practical, but it's really cool.  This is a vest-pocket sized ringtop streamlined Duofold from the last 1920s.  The color is black-veined pearl.  As with most pens in this color, the barrel is a bit orange - transformed by out-gassing from the sac.  The nib says "Duofold Deluxe" and is a rigid fine. 3 7/16", 87 mm. 

Price: $120 each with free shipping in the US

Parker Senior in Teal
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(219) A standard English Duofold Senior - which is to say an ideal pen for regular use. Aerometric filler. Medium 14 Kt nib - #35 (correct for Seniors).  Small crack in the cap lip. Fairly faded imprint, although fully readable.  5 1/2", 140 mm.

Price: $90 each with free shipping in the US

Burgundy Senior Duofolds
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(152)(215) I have 2 sturdy burgundy English Duofold Seniors. Both have14 Kt nibs, #35. One medium, one fine.  5 1/2", 140 mm.  Aerometric filler. Very reliable pens. Good imprint on the medium, and the fine is a bit over-polished, so the imprint is so-so.

Price: $135 each with free shipping in the US

Parker Duofold Senior
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(207)This is a dark blue English Duofold Senior.  The nib is a #35 14 Kt fine.  The problem is a crack in the cap that I've repaired, but you can still see where it ran.  Cap lip cracks are never as stable as the original plastic, no matter how well repaired. So this one is discounted quite a bit. Great nib. Aerometric filler. 5 1/2", 140 mm.

Price:$90 with free shipping in the US

English Parker Duofold
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Standard sized English Duofold in teal.  One short but deep scratch in barrel. Moderate brassing & wear of clip and cap band. Nice medium 14Kt nib that at some point was probably mildly bent but now writes smoothly.  5", 128mm

Price:$85 with free shipping in the US

Parker Senior Duofold
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(194) This large black English Parker Duofold has a Fine/Medium semi-flex 14 Kt Nib . Light wear of the plastic, but some brassing of the tip of the clip and cap band. Aerometric filler. 5 1/2", 140 mm. I'm afraid this one has a repaired lip crack.

Price:$90 with free shipping in the US

Parker Sonnet - Black
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Black Sonnet in excellent condition.  It has a soft medium 18 kt nib.   Cartridge-converter filler. 5 1/4", 133 mm.

Price: $140 with Free Shipping in the US

Red Hard Rubber Senior Duofold
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An imperfect but still nice Red Hard Rubber Senior Duofold.  What's wrong? A very small chip and lip crack, for one. There's no pressure on the lip when the pen is fully posted, so there's no reason this should get worse.  But it is there.  The cap band is fairly brassed (could be polished to hide it, but it's still brassed). The barrel threads are black. When rubbed, they smell like rubber, but feel like plastic (I'd bet the latter).  The imprint is a bit worn, but completely present (see the middle photo).  And the spring is a two-piece spring, like those in a streamlined Duofold. Nib is fine and semi-flexible.   5 1/2", 139 mm.

Price: $300 with Free Shipping in the US

English Parker Duofold
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This is a black English Parker Duofold, standard sized.  It's a mixed picture. There's a short scratch on the cap, the cap band is fairly worn, and there are some nicks on the clip. The Engraving is present but light.  However, this is a pen to use!  The nib is great broad stub with wonderful line variation, and this pen uses an aerometric filler that means it will be as reliable as can be.  A pen to use with considerable pleasure and no guilt. The reason it's worn is because the previous owner must have liked using it, and I suspect most people will, too.

Price: $90 with Free Shipping in the US SOLD


English Parker Duofold NS
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An English Duofold NS (NS=New Style) in better than average condition. There's some brassing to the cap band, and one scratch on the cap. The clip has worn a small groove in the cap.  But the nib is a really neat XF that flexes to fine (take that, you editors). Button filler. 5 1/8", 130 mm

Price: $75 with Free Shipping in the US SOLD

English Duofold NS
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English Parker Duofold NS in a chocolate brown color. Button filler. The nib is a medium oblique.  14K. 5 1/4", 133 mm. Very nice condition.

Price: $130 with Free Shipping in the US SOLD

Danish Parker New Duofold
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(224) This is a standard sized English-style Teal Duofold, except that it was made in Denmark. The barrel says "New Parker Duofold" "M.I.D." The nib is a fine flexible Penol DeLuxe.  This may be a correct nib, since the same plant made Parkers and Penols and as times got tough in the 50s, they were more relaxed about what nibs went on which pens.  To phrase it more properly, this may be the nib the factory installed - we can't be certain. I have some articles on Danish Parkers for the curious... Aerometric filler. 5 1/4", 132 mm 

Price: $110 each with free shipping in the US SOLD