Is It Odd That...

[masterguns]

...I was born and raised in Janesville, my mom worked for years at Parker Pen, yet I do not have a Parker? I had a few Jotters over the years, but never a FP.

 

Oh, and is it common knowledge that one of the two high schools in town is named George S. Parker HS? It never dawned on me until now that the school was named after him.

 

Why don't I have a Parker FP? Maybe I just haven't found the right pen to scratch that itch.

 

Maybe someone here can talk me into one. I don't know, just thinking out loud I suppose.

 

 

[athar201]

try to get a parker 45 fountain pen and use it as a daily user

 

ali

[OcalaFlGuy]

try to get a parker 45 fountain pen and use it as a daily user

 

ali

 

To be a bit more specific either the all stainless or all stainless with just a golf filled clip Flighter P-45 with a 14k nib.

 

A Primo one should be $40-45 on The Bay.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[Cryptos]

Really?

 

I just had a look and all Primo ones were selling for twice that price. Everything else seemed to have some sort of defect. Considering all the hype around the pen I thought it may be worth, but not for $80, and not considering the section shrinkage problems people often talk about.

[bsenn]

There are always 45 fighters on eBay for under $40, often under $30. I have bought 9 flighters or Coronets in the past year. Only issues were with scratches on two Coronets but I knew what I was getting with those. I don't believe I paid over $25 for any flighter, and only paid over $30 for one of the Coronets. I bought two of the flighters for under $20 because I couldn't pass them up.

 

Regarding section shrinkage, you can usually tell from the eBay photos (that goes for all 45s).

 

 

Just keep watching.

 

 

Brian

[Ernst Bitterman]

Also, section shrinkage is, if not very profound, not that big a deal. It tends to affect the staying-on of the cap before more than the writing, too.