Jump to content

Pleasant Surprise In My Parts Box

gweimer1

By gweimer1
in Parker

 Share

Recommended Posts

gweimer1 Antique

gweimer1

Posted
Posted

I was going through all my stuff today, and trying to organize some loose ends. I picked up one of the pens I'd gotten in a lot a while back. I hadn't really looked at it before. The barrel and cap are decent, but the guts are shot and the button filler is missing. I pulled the nib and saw "Parker" on it.

 

Furthermore, it said Duofold, and barely visible on the barrel was the Parker imprint. I have an old baby Duofold with the three ring cap in my parts box! Now comes the task of finding the parts I need to restore this - clip, end cap, filler button, feed and probably the pressure bar.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 9
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • ANM

    4

  • gweimer1

    3

  • crescentfiller

    1

  • jdllizard

    1

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

ANM Antique

ANM

Posted
Posted

Do you know what a baby Duofold blind cap looks like? I have a blind cap that is smaller than a Lady Duofold but I believe it is pre Duofold.

 

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii101/matthewsno/DSCN2027_zpsa477f64c.jpg

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time. TS Eliot

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ANM Antique

ANM

Posted
Posted (edited)

AAAnd I have an end cap and clip with a Jack Knife Safety cap that is smaller than a Lady Duofold.

 

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii101/matthewsno/DSCN2031_zpsc1a772d5.jpg

 

I wonder is any of those would work?

Edited by ANM

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time. TS Eliot

Link to comment
Share on other sites
gweimer1 Antique

gweimer1

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Well, the threads on the end of the barrel are approx. 1/4" The OD of the barrel looks to be about 7/16". This may not be the baby pen - I'd estimate the capped length at somewhere between 4 1/4" to 4 1/2".

 

Here's what I have:

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/gweimer/PC211816_zpsb60c6f9e.jpg

Edited by gweimer1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
ANM Antique

ANM

Posted
Posted

That looks like a 30's era streamlined pen. Mine are from the 20's or perhaps even older.

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time. TS Eliot

Link to comment
Share on other sites
crescentfiller Vintage

crescentfiller

Posted
Posted

Yes, that looks like a streamlined Duofold, Jr. If so, the blind cap will be smooth, not knurled, and tapered, rather than slightly concave (in profile). And the feed will be flat and not the "Christmas tree" Lucky Curve type.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
gweimer1 Antique

gweimer1

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Well, thanks to some help from bsenn, Ron Zorn (great advice), and a second donor pen, I've got it put together. I really like this pen, and it's my first button fill repair. It was much simpler than I expected. So, what I have is a Parker Duofold Streamline Jr in Black/Pearl. The feed is the Christmas tree, but I have the flat feed from one of the donor pens, so I should go ahead and use that instead. Still, a really nice pen, overall.

fpn_1420220695__p1021834.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
bsenn Vintage

bsenn

Posted
Posted

Very nice! Fun to venture into different pen types/models, isn't it?

 

Brian

One test is worth a thousand expert opinions.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
jdllizard Vintage

jdllizard

Posted
Posted

Very nice indeed! I am keeping an eye out for a vintage pen with just that type of white & black marbling. I always though that color scheme was very eye catching. I too have found that button filler pens aren't really any more difficult than working on a simple lever fill. And, I found that out by repairing a 3 band Parker Jr Streamlined DuoFold in red and black! LOL

 

Well done on rescuing it from the parts bin into a beautiful working pen.

John L

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33583
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26771
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...