Parker: 1888 to 1945
NOTE: Duofolds, Vacumatics & Parker 51 have their own pages
9247: Parker 30: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 13.7 cm long, gold filled overlay with scrollwork and diamond pattern, one of Parker's most expensive gold filled pens at the time, catalogued at $10. Rare, short-lived Lucky Curve feed with side cutouts, responsive Lucky Curve nib; metalwork crisp, name on indicia, a few marks on the posting end, but much better than usually seen, tiny hairline in section mouth underneath nib (see detail).
DATE: c. 1904 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: fine flex • $2950 
7973: Parker 15: hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler with gold filled filigree cap, pearl-slabbed barrel; 13.5 cm long, keyhole-vent #3 Lucky Curve nib, intact Lucky Curve feed, fancy monogram "FHS" on cap indicia; some brassing, mostly at cap top, dark-toned pearl lustrous and tight; no Parker imprints on overlay, nor number on barrel end -- configuration appears entirely original, pen is fresh to the market; note that dark-toned pearl is very uncommon.
DATE: c. 1905 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: extra-fine flex
• $2000
5972: Parker 23H: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, hexagonal body, 14.4 cm long, fully marked with 1891 and 1894 patent dates; unusual & desirable, good legible imprints, even fading, with the shadow of a now-removed add-on clip towards the top of the cap, keyhole-vent #3 Lucky Curve nib.
DATE: c. 1906 •
CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine flex • $1200
9095: Parker 47 in box: iconic black hard rubber "Pregnant Parker" eyedropper-filler, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, nicely colored pearl slabs, #3 Lucky Curve keyhole-vent nib; 1910-dated inscription on cap indicia, box is well worn, with ink stains and spots of wear-through on the cloth exterior. Pen itself is very clean, with no brassing and unfaded hard rubber, noting some scratches on the barrel end, probably from posting the cap. Fresh to the market -- from our personal collection, bought out of an estate over 15 years ago.
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine flex • $10000
7728: Parker 38 in box: legendary black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with overlay of gold filled snakes with green rhinestone eyes; 13.45 cm long, #3 Lucky Curve nib, VV clip with 1907 patent date, no Parker imprints on overlay or hard rubber -- very similar to a Heath-marked snake sold by us some ten years ago (Heath made high-end overlays for Parker, Waterman, Conklin, Moore, and others; many Parker overlay pen designs are seen from time to time in unmarked versions bearing Heath nibs).
DATE: c. 1908 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • Full details on request
8120: Parker 1: MHR straight-cap eyedropper-filler, 14.2 cm long, fine color, strong imprints, last patent dates 1905; cap has some deep longitudinal scratches (see details), section whittled with notches; #1 Lucky Curve nib opens up with very light pressure.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: G* • NIB: fine reverse oblique
flex • $275
7106: Parker 25 Jack-Knife Safety: smooth black hard rubber turban-top, 11.3 cm long, very hard to find in larger sizes; clean and somewhat toothy Lucky Curve #5 nib, intact feed, no imprints visible on side of barrel, "PAT. PENDING" cap imprint worn and partially heat-reversed, pen has been dye-reblackened.
DATE: c. 1910 •
CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: fine flex • $800
8356: Parker 9: large black chased hard rubber straight-cap eyedropper-filler, 14.8 cm long, gold filled trim, crisp and glossy, inside end of Lucky Curve feed chipped, condition otherwise like new.
DATE: c. 1910 •
CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine flex • $700
7792: Parker 58 Awanyu Aztec: legendary hard rubber eyedropper-filler with gold filled half-overlay with American Indian motifs; 13.7 cm long, cap restored, imprint weak but legible.
DATE: c. 1910 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: fine flex • Full details on request
9555: Parker 33 in box: black hard rubber eyedropper-filler, 13.8 cm long, gold filled cap crown and filigree barrel overlay; #3 Lucky Curve keyhole-vent nib is slightly toothy but very flexible, opening up with light pressure; good imprints on cap and barrel end as well as metal overlay. Hard rubber does appear to have been skilfully chemically reblackened, some scratching to side of cap (see detail), monogram engraved on indicia, some brassing to end of cap crown, glass eyedropper missing its original rubber bulb, comes in box with instructions, the last showing age and wear.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine
flex • $985
9090: Parker 15: rare red hard rubber eyedropper-filler with gold filled filigree cap, corrugated pearl barrel slabs; 13.3 cm long, #3 Lucky Curve nib, no number on barrel end, cap fully imprinted, indicia bears lightly engraved inscription with 1912 date. Purchased with a cracked cap liner, which has been replaced using original Parker hard rubber stock by a leading Parker restoration specialist.
DATE: c. 1912 •
CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine flex • $8675
8433: Parker 16 Jack-Knife Safety: medium-length "turban top" black hard rubber screw-cap ringtop eyedropper-filler with gold filled filigree overlay; 11.4 cm long, fully marked, name on indicia, some tool marks to metal at top of cap (see detail), keyhole-vent nib has considerable flex.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: VG-fine
• NIB: fine flex • $695
7721: Parker 16: classic black hard rubber eyedropper-filler with gold filled filigree overlay, 13.8 cm long, fully marked, including model number on barrel end, #3 Lucky Curve nib is very flexible, has been recently retipped; initials "F. R K." on indicia, a couple of test marks to overlay (see details), metalwork otherwise sharp, hard rubber dark and glossy.
DATE: c. 1912 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium flex
• $800
6218: Parker Jack-Knife Safety: rare baby Bakelite-barreled ringtop eyedropper-filler, black hard rubber, 7.75 cm long, gold filled trim; good barrel transparency, cap imprint light but legible, tight stable hairline in cap lip (see detail), Lucky Curve feed intact, #2 Lucky Curve nib has longitudinal hairline from base up to "C" in imprint.
DATE: c. 1913 • CONDITION: VG* • NIB: medium fine flex •
$625
8177: Parker 20: doubly unusual black hard rubber slip-cap button-filler with rare "disappearing" clip; 13.9 cm long, sound condition with all imprints legible, steel clip with 1907 patent date, #2 Lucky Curve nib might be a few years later than the pen, lively line but limited width variation.
DATE: c. 1913 • CONDITION: VG
• NIB: extra-fine flex • $685
9510: Parker 16 Jack-Knife Safety: small "turban top" black hard rubber screw-cap ringtop eyedropper-filler with gold filled filigree overlay; 9.8 cm long, fully marked, smooth and boldly calligraphic #2 heart-vent nib, several pinprick marks to overlay, hard rubber good and dark, has not been reblackened, no number visible on barrel end, letter "A" lightly engraved on barrel indicia.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: medium italic superflex • $695
9611: Parker 15: black hard rubber slip-cap eyedropper-filler, 13.35 cm long, gold filled filigree cap, corrugated pearl-slab overlay barrel, fully marked on hard rubber and metal, responsive #3 Lucky Curve nib; top disk of cap is rough, cap hard rubber has been professionally reblackened, no cracks to original pearl, usual natural internal lines visible in photos.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine flex
• $2450
8213: Parker 20½ Jack-Knife Safety: unusual small vest-pocket black chased hard rubber screw-cap ringtop eyedropper-filler, 8.9 cm long, gold filled trim, wide cap band with custom emblem of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity riveted through (causing a cap lip hairline -- see detail); moderate fading, all imprints good, wide raised barrel threads, nice early teardrop-vent nib basically intact but too scratchy for use, beginnings of a hairline from the vent hole.
DATE: c. 1914 • CONDITION: VG* • $200
7998: Parker 62: full overlay hand-engraved slip-cap button-filler, 14.3 cm long, fully marked, intact Lucky Curve feed, noteworthily smooth and paintbrushlike nib is slightly later; the 62 is usually seen as an eyedropper-filler, and is seldom found as a button-filler.
DATE: c. 1916 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB:
fine stub superflex • $2500
9649: Parker 25½ Jack-Knife Safety: uncommon "stub"-size (large but short) black chased hard rubber button-filler, 11.5 cm long, nickel plated trim, large teardrop-vent "lazy-S" Lucky Curve #5 nib, spearhead feed; overall condition is sound and attractive, though imprints and chasing are weak from polishing. No model number imprint on blind cap, internal "tail" of Lucky Curve feed has been removed.
DATE: c. 1917 •
CONDITION: G • NIB: medium fine semiflex • $275
9627: Parker Lucky Curve: all-metal gold filled button-filler, 11 cm long, metal fine with only a couple of shallow pinprick dings (see details); an unusual model, especially in the longer version with a clip.
DATE:
c. 1923 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $205
8741: Parker-Osmia safety: black hard rubber, 13.9 cm long, with nickel-plated slip-on clip bearing the mark of Sirt, Parker-Osmia's Hungarian agent; milling at ends is good, turning knob is imprinted "6" and "F", flat Canadian-style spearhead feed, #6 Parker-Osmia nib is boldly imprinted; Parker-Osmia operated only from late 1927 to the end of 1929, when Parker sold Osmia back to its former owners. Parker-Osmias are uncommon, but Parker-Osmia safeties are extremely rare -- and are the only safeties ever to be sold under the Parker name.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine semiflex • $2000