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Lucky Curve and Duofold Parkette, Challenger & Thriftime Vacumatic Parker 51
Parker 21 & Super 21 Parker 41, 61 and 75 Parker 45 Parker Classic
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LUCKY CURVE and DUOFOLD
Duofold Set


PK2118
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Parker Duofold Jr. Fountain Pen - USA, ca. mid 1920s, Parker Duofold Jr Fountain Pen in Blue on Lapis Blue, clear Duofold Lucky Curve barrel imprint, even color on cap and barrel. There is some brassing to the front of clip ball. Measures 4.5 inches long. Parker Duofold 14KT gold nib is a firm fine point. Button filler - fills only from a bottle. Some light tooth marks in cap top milling. Name engraved on barrel: Andy Allison. Overall very good and writes very smoothly.
$150
PK2146
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Parker Duofold Senior Streamline Fountain Pen, ca. early 1930s, Moderne Black and Pearl. Gold filled trim, triple cap bands. Clip is marked: Pat Sep 5-16. Barrel is marked: Parker Duofold Made in USA Patented. Parker 14kt solid gold nib is marked: Parker Duofold Pen Made in USA. This very large nib is a smooth, firm fine point. Button fill - fills only from a bottle. Measures 5.25 inches long. Just a tad of brassing to the top side of the clip ball. Cap has very good color, I'd give it about an 8 out of 10. The barrel has ambered, but I've seen far worse, I'd call it a 5 out of 10. Tough to find these with perfect color. Hard rubber blind cap and cap top are bright and shiny black as they should be. Perhaps not the perfect collectible Duo Streamline Senior, but very respectable.
$435
PK2158
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Parker Duofold Lapel Pin - Gold with black Parker Duofold logo imprint, I'd guess looking at the design of the logo that this is from the mid-1990s. Measures one half inch diameter. Sturdy clutch pin on the back. New condition.
$20





PARKETTE, CHALLENGER and THRIFTIME
Parker Challenger Fountain Pen
Parker Challenger Fountain Pen

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VACUMATIC
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Parker Vacumatic Book

The Parker Vacumatic Book

This book unravels the mysteries of the Parker Vacumatic Pen!

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Get your Popcorn! Parker Vacumatic Movie!
ca. 1931 Vacumatic Production in the Janesville Parker Factory
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New
PK2167
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Parker Standard Vacumatic Fountain Pen, ca. 1934 Burgundy Pearl Stripes, double striped jewels, striped section, gold filled trim - triple cap bands. Feathered Arrow clip pre-dates the blue diamond style Vacumatic clip. Lockdown Vacumatic filler - fills only from a bottle. Imprint is not overly crisp, but is easily readable: Geo S Parker Parker Vacumatic Made in USA Pat 44. Measures 5 1/8 inches long. Narrow flat spot on barrel about 1.25 inches long above imprint - not visible, but you can feel it on the barrel where engraved name has been removed. Very good transparency in the barrel, just slightly darker than it should be. Parker solid 14KT arrow nib, two tone, but the gold on the arrow is lighter than it should be. Fabulous flexible nib going from fine to broad with very little pressure. Just a hint of high point brassing on barrel tassie. This standard size Vacumatic was the first Vac put into production after the Vacuum Filler model. Very good condition with an amazing flexible nib.
$345
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PK2169
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Parker Vacumatic Desk Set - Two dots and 36 at the end of the Parker Vacumatic barrel imprint making this dating this to July-August-September 1936 production. Circular heavy chrome plated base is inset with with grey pearl celluloid in perfect color. Chrome swivel base rotatesl360 degrees. Black bakelite pen holder. Base measures 3.25 inches diameter. Desk style Vacumatic fountain pen is grey pearl celluloid with black taper. Vacumatic filling with lockdown vac filler. Parker 14KT gold nib is engraved with the Vac arrow logo and USA Parker. Nib is a very soft and responsive medium point. Measures 7 3/8 inches long. The Vac barrel is darker than it should be, you can see some ambering in the pearly parts of the celluloid. There are some very light specks of corrosion on the edge of the base chrome. This is not a common set at all and overall in very nice condition.
$150





PARKER 51
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Parker 51 Book - Click Here for Complete Details

The Parker 51 Book

Everything you want to know about the Parker 51!

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Our all time favorite Parker 51 advertisement dates to 1945 and isn't fancy at all, but it is a very innovative form of advertising!


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PARKER 21 and SUPER 21
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Parker 21 Custom Mechanical Pencil, ca. mid-late 1950s, dark blue barrel, smooth gold plated cap and straight line ball clip, twist activated and uses 0.9mm diameter lead. Measures 5 in long. Very good condition.
$40
PK2160
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Parker 21 Custom Mechanical Pencil, ca. mid-late 1950s, red barrel, smooth gold plated cap and straight line ball clip, twist activated and uses 0.9mm diameter lead. Measures 5 in long. Very good condition.
$40
PK2161
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Parker 21 Deluxe Fountain Pen and Liquid Lead Pencil Set, ca. mid-late 1950s, red, lined bright steel cap and gold plated straight line ball clip, hooded octanium nib medium point. FP has later replacement latex sac. FP measures 5.25 in long. Liquid Lead pencil is still writing it's faint grey line, but who knows for how long and these are not refillable. LL is 5 in long.
$75
PK2163
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Parker 21 Fountain Pen and Jotter Ballpoint Set, ca. mid-1950s, Green, lustraloy cap with inverted V style clip, hooded octanium nib firm fine point. FP has totally clear original pli-glass sac. Jotter ballpoint pen is cap actuated and uses current production Parker ballpoint refills. No point guard on point end. We have installed a fresh refill as the old one looked like it might be on the verge of leaking. FP measures 5.25 inches long, Jotter is 5 1/8 inches long. Original silver foil clip tag on the FP. There is an original Parker round label on the Jotter barrel, but it says blue and this Jotter is definitely green! In original clamshell white and black box marked Parker on interior white satin lining and Parker on lower right corner of lid. Box shows some light wear on lid edges.
$160





PARKER 41, 61 and 75
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Parker 61 Fountain Pen in Rage Red with Rainbow Cap


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PARKER 45
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Parker 45 Fountain Pens have been a mainstay of the Parker line since the late 1960s and are still made today for the UK market. Well made, reasonably priced and all around good writers, the Parker 45 makes a great pen for everyday use or for someone just getting started with fountain pens.

Parker 45s are cartridge/converter fill. Converters are available separately - we have both original and current production converters to fit these pens. Complimentary ink cartridges are included with each Parker 45 purchased.


PK2153
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Parker 45 Fountain Pen - USA, dark blue barrel, stainless steel cap with gold plated clip and trim, Semi exposed polished steel nib is a firm medium point. Original "Buck Rogers" style aerometric converter is included. Measures 5 3/8 inches long. Light teeth marks at barrel end, otherwise very good. Selling this for about the price of the early converter!
$40





Parker Classic

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Parker Jotters


PK1980
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Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen, ca. 1954 - Bright red ribbed nylon barrel, stainless steel cap, inverted V-clip, smooth round topped clicker button, no ferrule reinforcement at point end. Cap edge engraved below clip: Parker and engraved on back edge: Made in U.S.A. Measures 5 inches long. All brass threads inside cap. Mechanism in perfect working order, push button to extend and retract Parker style ballpoint refill. There is a little hint of black ink staining right at the top of barrel where cap joins up. Otherwise it is in very good condition.
$90
PK2071
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Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen, ca 1954, US, grey nylon barrel, no point guard, inverted V clip and smooth rounded clicker button. Measures 5 1/8 inches long.
$95
PK2075
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Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen, ca 1985, US, dark blue plastic barrel imprinted with Rotary International symbol and In Appreciation to our Guest Speaker, arrow style clip and flat indent top button with oval-arrow logo. Measures 5 1/8 inches long.
$25
PK2089
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Parker Pardners Jotter Ballpoint Pen, ca. 1956-57. black barrel, stainless steel cap with straight ball clip, smooth top clicker button. Measures 5 1/8 inches long. Cap edge is marked on front: Parker, on back: Oval-Arrow logo, Made In USA. Nice early example of Parker’s T-ball Jotter, however with a few flaws: Shallow dent on one side of clicker button, light scratched on back of cap above factory markings, several small nicks to barrel near point end. This Jotter was well used!
$65
PK2142
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Parker Jotter Ballpoint Pen, USA, dark blue barrel, stainless steel cap, polished steel clicker button and arrow clip. Dished clicker top with oval-arrow logo. Inner cap threads are plastic. Push clicker button to extend and retract current production Parker ballpoint refill. Very good condition.
$20
PK2150
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Parker Jotter Mechanical Pencil, USA, ca. 1980s, USA. Black barrel with matte stainless steel cap, polished steel arrow clip and the ribbed clicker button indicating this is a pencil, not to be confused with the non-ribbed clicker buttons which would be on top of a ballpoint pen. Measures 5.25 inches long. Pencil lead cartridge inside holds 1.0 mm diameter leads. NOTE: While the original Parker Jotter Lead Cartridges held 0.9mm diameter lead, they were not intended to be refillable, they were also discontinued a couple of decades ago and are extremely difficult to procure. We have discovered though that you can insert 1.0mm diameter leads into the cartridge from the point end and they work perfectly! In original black Parker box. Very good condition.
$20



Parker Vectors


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Parker Vector Roller Ball Pen, UK, recent production, glossy black cap and barrel, bright chrome arrow clip and trim. Measures 5 3/8 inches long. Hastings logo silk screened on side of cap. Uses Parker roller ball refills, a fresh one is included with pen. Never used, new condition.
$10
PK2133
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Parker Vector Roller Ball Pen, US, recent production, glossy dark burgundy-red cap and barrel, bright chrome arrow clip and trim. Measures 5 3/8 inches long. Uses Parker roller ball refills, a fresh one is included with pen. Never used, new condition.
$15







Parker BIG RED Pens

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Parker Frontier Logo

A well made sturdy pen!
This is one of Parker's most popular models.



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Collectible Parker Pens and Pencils
Other Parker writing instruments that don't quite fit in the categories above!



PK2049
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Parker Insignia Mechanical Pencil, ca. 1990s, US, all brushed stainless steel with bright steel clip and clicker button. Mechanical Pencil is button actuated, measures 5 3/8 inches long, uses 0.5mm diameter leads. Excellent condition.
$20
PK2096
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Parker VS Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, ca. 1946, Rust with lustraloy caps. 14KT gold nib, fine point, clear Lucite feed. Mechanical Pencil is twist activated and uses 0.9mm diameter leads.
$215





Memorabilia



Parker Pen Dies

Now these aren't something you come across every day! A neat little memento from the Parker Pen factory when it was still in Janesville, Wisconsin. These dies will look great displayed with your Parker pen collection!

This batch of printing dies were once used at the Parker Pen factory in Janesville, Wisconsin. The metal die (aluminum?) is attached to a block of wood and they were used to print box labels.

The sizes of the dies vary slightly. Large (LG) dies measure approximately 2.5 x 1.5 inches. Small (SM) dies measures approximately 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 inches.

The dies have all been scanned as a mirror image so that you can easily read them. Remember that when you get your die, the type will be in reverse from what you see in the photos below.

All are in very good condition, in fact many of them show no signs of ever having been used.

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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Vector Fountain Pen, SM size
$10
PKRDIE-4
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter Stainless Ball Pen, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-5
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter .7mm Cartridge Pencil, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-6
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter Ball Pen Pencil Sets, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-7
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter Stainless .5mm Pencil, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-8
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter Roller Ball, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-10
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Roller Ball, Burgundy, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-11
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter Fountain Pens, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-12
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Roller Ball, White, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-13
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter Stainless Roller Ball, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-14
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Jotter Stainless Pencil/Ball Pen Sets, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-15
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Roller Ball, carded, assorted colors, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-16
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Roller Ball, Dark Blue, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-17
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Roller Ball, black, carded, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-18
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Blue Black, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-19
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9Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Blue Black, SM size
$10
PKRDIE-20
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Super Quink Ink Cartridges, Perm Blue, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-21
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Blue, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-22
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Blue, SM size
$10
PKRDIE-23
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Black, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-24
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Black, SM size
$10
PKRDIE-25
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Red, SM size
$10
PKRDIE-26
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Perm Red, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-27
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Ink Cartridges, Washable Blue, SM size
$10
PKRDIE-28
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Fountain Pen Converters, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-30
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Super Quink Ink Cartridges, Perm Blue Black, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-31
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Super Quink Ink Cartridges, Washable Black, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-32
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Super Quink Ink Cartridges, Perm Black, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-33
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Super Quink Ink Cartridges, Washable Blue, LG size
$10
PKRDIE-34
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Parker Pen Printing Die, Parker Super Quink Ink Cartridges, Perm Black/ Noir Permanent, LG size
$10


Pen Posters!

We have a small batch of fountain pen posters for sale. These are all fairly recent - from the late 1980s to late 1990s. All are un-used and in excellent condition, look great framed. Pen advertisements are easy to come by (we have lots), but full sized posters on high grade stock are not so easy to find! Supplies are limited!

POSTER-4
Parker Frontier in blue, cityscape with man and woman in background, 19.5 x 27
$15


Parker Dealer Display Cards
Limited Supplies Available!

We acquired a small group of Parker dealer display cards. Each measure about 9x12 inches and they have an easel on the back to turn them into a stand up counter display. Full color and never used, in real nice shape. These were made in the last 10 years.

P753 Frontier Bike Display Card
Parker display card, Frontier FP and BP, mountain scene with bicyclist
$10
P754 Snake Display Card
Parker display card, Snake pen
$10
P755 Sunset Plane Display Card
Parker display card, Frontier FP & BP, sunset w/plane
$10
P761 Parker Sonnet-Tartan Display Card
Parker display card, Sonnet FP and BP in sterling Tartan pattern, easel on backside.
New, never used.
$5


Other Parker Memorabilia
51 Special Fountain Pen
Parker 51 Special Fountain Pen Filling Instructions & Guarantee
P742
Parker Duofold MacArthur publicity photo - P742
Parker Duofold MacArthur publicity photo, full color, 8x10, Duofold MacArthur Limited Edition Fountain Pen with US flag in background.
$10
P760
P760

Parker picture postcard, full color glossy photo of Arrow Park, the Parker factory in Janesville, Wisc. I?d guess late 1950s judging from the car in the photo. Measures 3.5 x 5.5. Never used and in excellent condition. Nice addition to your Parker collection.

P760
$10
P838
P-837
Parker Pen Co Employee Form
Paperwork! Never anyone's favorite thing to deal with! These Parker Pen Co pads are a form for an employee to indicate they wanted to continue doing the job they were currently doing. It's Form No. 3535 indicating Duplicate Personnel Copy and printed in U.S.A. Each pad has about 50 forms on it (I didn't do an exact count, so there may be a few more or less), they measure 4 x 6 inches and are bound on the 6 inch side. Printed in black ink on white paper. In case you can't read all of the fine print in the photo, it reads:
The Parker Pen Company, Janesville, Wisconsin On ........ I was given the opportunity to return to my old job of ... but I elect to stay on Job. No. ...., the job that I am now performing.

.......
(Employee's Signature)

......
(Witness)

Date.....

A nice little collectible for the Parker Pen collectors.
$5
B1634
B1634

Parker advertising blotter, ca. 1990s, white with black imprint. Measures 2.75 x 4 5/8 inches. Never used, perfect condition.
$5
P861
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Parker Pen Company Packing List, ca. 1940s. Not dated, found with WWII era Parker Quink boxes and the style of the packing list seems to fit in with that era as well.

It's made out to Hoke Drug Co in Raeford, NC and was for a lighted display case of some sort. Parker sent 30 dozen bottles of Quink Ink to offset the cost of the display. The Parker address is Court and Division Sts in Janesville. Measures 5 3/8 x 11 inches. There is a burn mark center left and a tear in the center, blue ink smudge in lower right corner. All in all it has survived the years quite well and seems to have outlasted the Hoke Drug Company which no longer seems to be in business.
$25
P862
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Parker Illustrated Heritage Calendar - Parker 1997 Heritage Calendars have a story to tell and the illustrations are magnificent. Truly works of art, the illustrations were recreated from old black and white Parker advertisements, skillfully restored and hand colored. Each page of the calendar is 16.5 x 23.5 inches with a small monthly reference calendar at the bottom of the page, the colored print is above the calendar. The calendar was printed on a gloss heavy white stock, very suitable for framing should you so desire. There is also a bound in full sized page explaining the history of the advertising prints in English and five other languages. These calendars are in pristine condition inside a protective cardboard envelope. Each illustration features a different advertisement with Parker Pens from the early Lucky Curve era. Early black and white Parker advertisements using these illustrations and from same era sell for $10-$15 each. These colored illustrations are far more beautiful and a very limited quantity was produced. Four of the twelve illustrations are shown just to give you an overall feel for the beauty of the Parker artwork. A must have for the serious Parker collector!

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$75
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Parker Factory Sac Spreader - It is definitely functional, but I think of it as more of a collectible. This sac spreader came from the Parker Pen factory in Janesville, Wisconsin. Measures 4.25 inches long. Excellent condition. Every Parker fanatic needs one of these! Perfect condition.
$25
PK2151
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Parker Pen Holiday Card and Envelope. Contemporary styled green and gold foil tree on the front with Season's Greetings. Opens to read: Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year Parker Pen USA Limited. Nice large signature space to sign your name with a Parker fountain pen. Linen finish envelope with deckle edge on flap, gold foil lining, flap is printed: Parker Pen USA Limited 1400 N Parker Dr Janesville WI 53545. Card measures 7 7/8 x 5.5 inches. Excellent condition.
$10
PK2152
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Parker Color Photograph Print - Parker Duofold. Norman Rockwell full color Santa illustration with ca.late 1920s-early 1930s Parker advertisement featuring Duofold fountain pens and desk sets including the rare Spirit of Aviation desk set. Photograph measures 8 x 10 inches with white border. This item came out of the Parker archives many years ago. Excellent condition.
$15


Parker Quink Ink Lapel Pins

Enameled brass lapel pins - buy one or get a set of all four different Quink colors!

QUINKPIN-BLK
Parker Quink Pin Black

Parker Quink lapel pin, black
$10
QUINKPIN-RED
Parker Quink Pin Red

Parker Quink lapel pin, red
$10
QUINKPIN-BLU
Parker Quink Pin blue

Parker Quink lapel pin, blue
$10
QUINKPIN-TUR
Parker Quink Pin Turq

Parker Quink lapel pin, turquoise
$10
QUINKPIN-SET
Parker Quink Pin set

Parker Quink lapel pin Set of 4, one each of black, blue, red and turquoise
$30





Refilling your
Vintage Mechanical Pencils

Most mechanical pencils made before the late 1960s and some even after that are refilled by feeding lead in from the Point End. Those that feed from the barrel (below the eraser) are a fairly modern invention! Don't be fooled by leads in the barrel, in older pencils, that was simply a space to store a few extra leads, but that's it - just storage. As always with vintage writing instruments, exceptions will crop up!

The instruction below are from a Sheaffer package insert, but apply to most older mechanical pencils.

Pencil Refill Instructions

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