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16465: Parker Victory: dark blue button-filler, 13.3 cm long, gold filled trim, made in England, Christian Olsen anchor Danish import mark below main imprint; smooth wet Newhaven-made nib has a hairline from the vent hole which should be stable, as the nib is more firm than flexible and its gold is quite thick.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium stub • $225
14096: Parker VS: black button-filler, 13.9 cm long, frosty Lustraloy cap with polished rim band, strong barrel imprint with 1st quarter date code, transparent Lucite feed is missing a couple of side "teeth" (does not affect function).
DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $120
15591: Parker VS: red-brown button-filler, frosty Lustraloy cap with polished rim band, chrome plated clip, clear Lucite comb feed, bold barrel imprint with 2nd quarter date code, stickers on barrel; original synthetic sac has not been replaced but appears to be sound. A distinctive short-lived model.
DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $205
16467: Parker Victory: grey button-filler, 13.4 cm long, gold filled trim, made in England, darkened to olive, scratch on blind cap and brassing on cap bands, smooth and lively Newhaven-made nib.
DATE: c. 1948 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: medium semiflex • $165
16441: Parker VS: blue button-filler, 13.8 cm long, transparent feed, French-hallmarked 18K nib, stainless steel cap with distinctively French clip. The material is not the usual opaque blue of USA production, but a beautiful variegated blue-on-blue. No barrel imprints, light scratching next to clutch ring. It has been suggested that the barrel material may be colored Bakelite, which was widely used by the French pen industry.
DATE: c. 1949 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad italic • $600
16764: Parker 21 set: black Aerometric filler, chrome cap, trough-style clip, sac transparency like new, smooth Octanium nib; matching pencil uses .9 mm lead, has 4th quarter date code. Set is like new, both pieces with imprinted name on barrels.
DATE: 1952 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine • $80
14961: Parker 21 set in box: red Aerometric filler with Octanium nib, matching twist-action .9 mm pencil, frosty Lustraloy caps with bright polished rims, both retain original barrel stickers (some of the sticker gum has moved around the pen's barrel, can be easily cleaned off with mineral oil). Instruction card dated 1953, some minor scuffs to box exterior.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $175
13843: Parker 61: black capillary-filler, 12.8 cm long, stainless steel cap, gold filled trim, test-market design differing in several key respects from the full production version introduced in 1956: "61" logo pierced into gold undernib shield and barrel-end vent; integral barrel and hood construction; unique cap design, interior details shown in US patent 2,773,479, applied for March 1, 1952. Parker intended to put this design into full production until consumers rejected it during test marketing. Shallow dent to undernib shield, sealed hairline in shell at base of nib opening (see details), fully functional and otherwise excellent.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine • $450
16058: Parker 61: black capillary-filler, 12.95 cm long, stainless steel cap, gold filled trim, test-market design differing in several key respects from the full production version introduced in 1956: "61" logo pierced into gold undernib shield and barrel-end vent; integral barrel and hood construction; unique cap design, interior details shown in US patent 2,773,479, applied for March 1, 1952. Parker intended to put this design into full production until consumers rejected it during test marketing.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $1100
16368: Parker 61 pencil: red repeater, smooth gold filled cap and trim, 12.9 cm long, uses .9 mm lead, early test-market design strikingly different from the version put into full production in 1956. Often called a prototype, this pencil is less common than its matching fountain pen. Both are seldom seen in colors other than basic black.
DATE: c. 1953 • CONDITION: near mint • $275
15348: Parker Eversharp Teena pencil: unusual bright red model with triangular barrel, 12.7 cm long, chrome plated trim; uses .9 mm lead, appears to be new old stock.
DATE: c. 1959 • CONDITION: near mint • $80
15496: Parker VP holy water sprinkler in box: black with frosty Lustraloy cap, gold plated trim, made in USA, filling unit intact; scarce special production item, the first example we have seen in its original box.
DATE: c. 1962 • CONDITION: mint • $465
8370: Parker Jotter saccharine dispenser: hard to find pocketable sweetener carrier, 11.4 cm long, transparent barrel, brushed steel cap, chrome 45-style clip; new old stock.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $65
16548: Parker Eversharp fiber tip pen in box: Lyndon Johnson presidential presentation pen with facsimile signature and seal, unused in original box with refills.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: mint • $150
13686: Parker 45 Coronet: prototype, slightly rose-tinted anodized metal cap and barrel, gold plated trim, nonproduction nib unit with central ridge, wide central band with Parker USA imprints, no shield imprint below end of clip as found on production Coronets. As new, a couple of pinprick marks on cap.
DATE: c. 1966 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium fine • $285
13684: Parker 45 Coronet: prototype, metallic purple anodized metal cap and barrel, chrome plated trim, 14K nib, black barrel end; as new.
DATE: c. 1966 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $250
13683: Parker 45 Coronet: prototype, metallic copper brown finished metal cap and barrel, chrome plated trim, 14K nib; as new.
DATE: c. 1966 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $285
13685: Parker 45: prototype with light grey baked enamel finish over metal cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 14K nib, as new.
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $295
13687: Parker 45: prototype with black baked enamel finish over metal cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 14K nib, barrel end cap protrudes rather than recessed; as new.
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $275
16326: Parker 65 Flighter: brushed stainless steel cap and barrel, gold filled trim, 13.45 cm long; uses cartridge or converter (included), made in England, not sold in the USA. Clip button and barrel end jewel plating worn, one tiny pinprick ding to the barrel. A smooth writer.
DATE: c. 1969 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine • $165
13658: Parker T-1 rollerball: dark grey matte-finish titanium, 13 cm long, gold plated trim, transparent red ends, takes standard Parker refills, like new.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: near mint • $500
13656: Parker T-1 ballpoint with repeater pencil cartridge: brushed titanium, gold plated trim, red clip jewel, original clip tag; uses standard Parker ballpoint refills, or can be used as a pencil with the included 1.0 mm converter cartridge; as new, no box or papers.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: mint • $350
13735: Parker T-1: short-lived modernist classic in brushed titanium with integral nib, 13 cm long, gold plated trim, includes metal converter; use these pens with care -- heavy writing pressure can damage the nib tipping.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $850
16592: Parker 45 Nixon Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile presidential signature on barrel along with "THE WHITE HOUSE"; originally intended as a fiber-tip but also takes standard Parker rollerball refill. In box with presidential seal and signature, usual slight age shrinkage to gripping section, a few shallow bumps to box top metal trim on right side.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $105
13519: Parker T-1: short-lived modernist classic in brushed titanium with integral nib, 12.95 cm long, gold plated trim, includes metal converter; use these pens with care -- heavy writing pressure can damage the nib tipping.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium • $850
15713: Parker T-1 ballpoint: brushed titanium, gold plated trim, red clip jewel; uses standard Parker ballpoint refills.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: exc • $285
12924: Parker T-1 prototype: similar to production version of this all-titanium classic, but with parallel grooves cut into the surface of the integral nib-section; gold plated trim, 13 cm long, nib tipping intact, converter included, one very shallow pinprick depression next to clip end.
DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $1200
16606: Parker 45 Gerald Ford Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile signature on barrel; originally intended as a fiber-tip but also takes standard Parker rollerball refill. Perhaps due to the circumstances of Ford's brief presidency, the box bears the presidential seal whereas the pen has the vice-presidential seal.
DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $150
14023: Parker 180 Retirement Pen: special model, never sold to the public, for presentation to retiring Parker employees; finish is similar to that of the RMS Queen Elizabeth limited edition, stippled gold plated bronze with gold plated trim, cap plaque with facsimile signature of George Parker. Includes converter, appears unused, cap band with usual engraving of recipient's name (Roy L. Coyle, Parker's chief pilot, who retired at the end of May 1978 after 25 years of service).
DATE: c. 1978 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $650
15526: Parker 180 Imperial set in box: gold plated fountain pen and cap-actuated ballpoint (same as 75 ballpoint), made in USA, both have early "NI" date code (4th quarter 1979), two-way 14K gold nib writes medium on one side, extra-fine on the other.
DATE: 1979 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $295
12630: Parker 85 Florence set: short-lived and scarce high-end 75 derivative, 13.5 cm long, gold plated, made in France, 14K French-hallmarked nib, matching rollerball comes with adaptor to use ballpoint refills; a few light marks on the back of the fountain pen's cap, flake of plating loss on bottom end of rollerball, otherwise near mint. Both pieces very solid and hefty.
DATE: c. 1979 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $450
15459: Parker 180 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 13.25 cm long, US-made cartridge-filler; "X/M" designation on 14K gold 2-way triangular nib (medium on one side, extra-fine on the other -- though more of a fine). As new, no packaging.
DATE: c. 1979 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine/medium • $165
15639: Parker Wood Pen in box: rare German-made limited edition cartridge filler, 14.3 cm long, gold plated trim, cap and barrel in Peruvian rosewood, section band bears number 746. Cap is not made to post on the barrel end. Reportedly production of this line was halted by Parker USA before the intended 2000 were made (in all woods). 14K ventless nib is a lively writer, Pau Rosa wood box with brass plaque with matching number.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $1100
16746: Parker 180 Torsade: distinctive and hard to find cable twist pattern in silver plate, 13.3 cm long, French-hallmarked 18K gold nib, feed marked "M", date code "QC"; uses cartridges or converter (included).
DATE: 1980 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium/extra-fine • $495
7552: Parker 180 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, US-made, includes Aerometric-style slender convertor, 14K gold two-way triangular nib (offers two nib grades in one, with a thinner line when the nib is used inverted); new old stock with original clip tag.
DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: broad/fine • $165
16590: Parker 180 Torsade: distinctive and hard to find cable twist pattern in silver plate, two-way nib, date code "UL", made in France, uses cartridges or converter (included); barrel end brassed (see detail).
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium/extra-fine • $350
11551: Parker 180 Laque: beautiful "Thuya" lacquer finish, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France; hallmarked triangular 14K gold nib, feed marked "F"; "UI" date code.
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine/extra-fine • $250
13522: Parker 180: textured red prototype finish, gold plated trim, "UC" date code, triangular nib marked only "F" on feed.
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $450
14021: Parker 180 Black Pearl: rare and beautiful lustrous gunmetal finish, gold plated trim, "UE" date code, no indication of country of origin (presumably USA), two-way nib with feed marked "X/M"; as new, no packaging.
DATE: 1981 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $495
12350: Parker 180: prototype smooth frosted finish, appears to be aluminum, gold plated trim, Brazilian manufacture; stainless steel two-way nib, feed marked "F". Name and date engraved on barrel, pen has been inked and there are a couple of fleabites to the ends, but overall like new.
DATE: c. 1982 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: fine • $300
12586: Parker 180: gold-plated basketweave pattern, made in France, two-way flat gold nib, feed marked "X/M"; one of the less common patterns of one of Parker's lower-production pens; some roughness to plating of collar at end of section, otherwise as new; includes convertor.
DATE: c. 1982 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $250
15718: Parker 180 Laque: "Jasper Red Quartz" lacquer finish, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France, "AE" 1st quarter date code; two-way triangular gold nib, feed marked "F", writes medium fine on one side, extra-fine on the other; new old stock, no packaging.
DATE: 1982 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium fine • $275
16605: Parker 45 George Bush Vice Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile signature on barrel; takes standard Parker rollerball refill. In box with vice-presidential seal and signature.
DATE: c. 1982 • CONDITION: mint • $95
16586: Parker Premier Chinese Laque: speckled lacquer finish, gold plated trim, 13.5 cm long, onyx disks inset into ends; made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib, uses standard Parker refills or converter (not included).
DATE: c. 1983 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine • $275
15460: Parker 180 Grain d'Orge: fine barleycorn pattern in gold plate, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in France; two-way triangular gold nib, feed marked X/M, writes extra-fine on one side, medium on the other; as new, no packaging.
DATE: c. 1983 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $225
11670: Parker 180: gold-plated basketweave pattern, made in France, two-way flat gold nib, feed marked "X/M"; one of the less common patterns of one of Parker's lower-production pens; some usage marks at ends, includes convertor.
DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $195
13521: Parker 35: attractive speckled blue prototype lacquer finish, gold plated trim, made in France, "YE" date code, 18K nib, slender metal squeeze-filling converter; flat barrel tassie is typical of Flighters, not of standard production Laque series 35s.
DATE: 1986 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $600
16607: Parker 45 George Bush Presidential rollerball in box: dark blue with brushed stainless steel cap, chrome plated trim, facsimile presidential signature on barrel; takes standard Parker rollerball refill. In box with presidential seal and signature, as new but a few shallow bumps to box top metal trim on top side.
DATE: c. 1989 • CONDITION: near mint • $120
14330: Parker Sonnet China Laque Ambre rollerball: early production with Chinese characters in red, 1st quarter date code on cap band, original hang tag, but no box.
DATE: 1994 • CONDITION: mint • $175
15442: Parker Sonnet set: Laque Verdigris fountain pen and twist-action repeater pencil, subtle grey-green color, made in France, 18K gold nib, converter included, pencil uses .5 mm lead. New old stock with clip tags but no packaging, several sets available.
DATE: 2002 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $225
