Parker 61 Find.

November 14, 2014

Saw this '61' for sale in a second hand shop, so I have flushed it out, and next step is to dismantle it.

Not sure how to get the hood and feed/nib apart, don't want to damage anything.

As it's a squeeze converter, I would think it would be 1970's build? (It's Made in England.)

Nib apears to be an 'F' width, writes well, but nib seems to be rotated, which I need to straighten up, after cleaning.

November 15, 2014

Don't mess with the hood. Fragile.

At quick glance, and I am not an expert, this looks like a Parker 61 capillary that has been "converted"...to use the Parker cartridge / converter.

Hand it to an expert for renovation. I don't know the UK experts, except, of course, Jim Marshall and Lawrence Oldfield (they are famous..."wrote the book" on pen repair). In a few minutes, someone from Britain should happen by with more reliable advice.

Oh, and, congratulations!!!

November 17, 2014

I doubt if there is any need to take the collector out from inside the hood. As welch says, the hood is fragile and they have a horrible habit of shrinking onto the collector, making them fearsomely grip the collector.

Where I do disagree with welch is in that I do not think it's a converted capillary version. If it were, the thread on the barrel end of the connector would be a single start thread the same diameter and pitch as the bit fitting into the hood. Instead it's a much finer triple start 36 tpi thread, as all c/c P61's are. The feed is right for the P61 c/c too.

The nib actually has three tabs on it to prevent rotating (see the photo in this thread, the tabs are marked with arrows: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/62073-parker-61-nibs/?p=603472 ). It shouldn't be possible to rotate the nib without damaging the hood. From the top view of the pen it doesn't look like it has rotated much, if at all.

I would concur with the suggested repairer's and possibly add John Sorowka to the list, he did a nice job on a P51 of mine.

Regards,

Richard.

November 17, 2014

Mike, Good info here.

When I have P-61 questions, Especially Brit P-61 questions, Richard is The Man.

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

November 21, 2014

Thanks all for the info and links above, might be having to contact at least one person over this pen.

Had more time to look at it now, it has a few problems, which are probably why it was sold.

Ink is leaking out of the squeeze bar on the converter, got to be a split somewhere, not too bothered by that.

The collector is very stuck inside the hood, no movement at all.

The nib has no tine gap at all, it will write but only with constant pressure on paper to create a gap.

This is going to need some parts, but if it would write as well as it looks (!)

Edited November 21, 2014 by Mike 59

November 22, 2014

The pen needs thourough cleaning as well as replacement parts. The nib looks either corroded or , at least , chocked with tons of dried up ink. Find a way to make it functional and enjoy.

Edited November 22, 2014 by mitto