Iconic Parkers Every Collector Must Have

[T1Love]

I've got a pretty good start, but want some opinions from the experts.

 

Here's what I have:

1. Lucky curve JKS (Bakelite barrel)

2. Original duofold "big red" circa mid 1920's

3. Many 75's FP's

4. T1

5. Several 51's with GF caps

6. Sterling silver cisele BP and pencils

7. Limited Bicentennial FP

8. Blue azure Vacumatic

9. 45's

10. 88's

11. First year jotters (red)

12. Parker varsity FP (all colors)

 

I have a lot more, but these are what I remembered off the top of my head. I have bids on a 61 rainbow cap and a striped blue duofold (duovac). Any other suggestions would really help. Thanks!

Edited February 23, 2015 by T1Love

[The Blue Knight]

Parker Sonnet a modern Icon

[usk15]

12. Parker varsity FP (all colors)

 

 

 

 

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[T1Love]

Parker Varsity....maybe made for a year.

[bsenn]

Love the clip on the varsity. Agree on the Sonnet. Add 61, a signet of some type (51, 61, 45, whatever), striped Duofold,50, 65, more Vacs, an old desk pen (duofold, Parkette, or the like - too cool), a 51 desk pen (for daily use). I like 25s, but that's not everyone's cup of tea.

 

Brian

[T1Love]

Thanks Brian!

[The Blue Knight]

Parker 100, 180 are pretty cool as well.

[OcalaFlGuy]

The Sonnet needs to come OFF any Parker icon list.

 

For an extended period of time Parker purposely shipped the pens knowing they had Baby Bottom and/or inner cap assembly issues that were serious if not fatal. It apparently was easier to replace the pens than not make them with the issues.

 

You don't get an award for screwing up.

 

Sorry.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[The Blue Knight]

The Sonnet needs to come OFF any Parker icon list.

 

For an extended period of time Parker purposely shipped the pens knowing they had Baby Bottom and/or inner cap assembly issues that were serious if not fatal. It apparently was easier to replace the pens than not make them with the issues.

 

You don't get an award for screwing up.

 

Sorry.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

 

Have you tried a post 2010 Sonnet... Nope

 

 

However some one who has owned 2 post 2010 pens and many others others on the forum will tell you that these problem no longer exists. Perhaps it might time to try a new Sonnet instead of moaning about a single bad pen. I'm sure in the days of the 45 and 51 there were the odd bad pens.

[OcalaFlGuy]

Just because Parker Finally fixed the issues doesn't absolve them of them to begin with.

 

The length of time and number of pens affected are in another galaxy than your minor "odd bad pens" statement.

 

The two issues I noted were unaddressed by Parker for YEARS.

 

If you think that's worthy of admiration and an award, you are certainly entitled to your opinion.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[ParkersAndPaper]

I'm a Sonnet fan. I have three. In my opinion the Sonnet Flighter GT belongs on the list.

[Parker51]

I suggest you add a post war English or Danish Duofold to your list.

[T1Love]

Keep em coming!

[da vinci]

Parker vacuumatic imperial

[Cryptos]

USAF N-3B parka... oh wait. That's not a pen.

[JotterAddict62]

I would like one of each pen [ model, color, style ] for the FP's.

 

Now for the Jotters, I would like one of every advertising Jotter that was made thru 1980. Thank you very much. Does anybody know how many were imprinted? We shall never know.

[ThomasB]

More Vacs of course...Perhaps a Standard, or an Oversize, or a Maxima

 

Thomas

[christof]

Two of the most iconic Parkers (in my eyes):

 

 

 

Parker "51", Yellowstone and Empire cap

 

C.

Edited February 27, 2015 by christof

[T1Love]

Would love the 51 with empire cap.........however don't have 1k to drop on it. Maybe someday

[OcalaFlGuy]

USAF N-3B parka... oh wait. That's not a pen.

 

When I was in the Army in the 70's, I was stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga (Where they filmed the John Wayne Green Beret movie) and stayed the weekends at my Grandmother's in Atlanta, about a 2.5 hr drive each way.

 

I made the drive for over a year in a 1966 Sunbeam Tiger, a Brother by another Mother to the Shelby Cobra. The Tiger was the hottest car I ever drove in the Summer, no A/C (I had a pair of flops Melt to the floor once) and The Coldest car during the Winter. Remember, it's "electronics" were by Lucas, The Prince of Darkness.

 

I found my Dad's exact parka above that he had worn in South Korea in my Grandmother's closet and ask my Dad if I could borrow it over the Winter.

 

Dad's was one of the ones that still had Real fur, Fox I think, around the collar. I would wear it Over my Army field jacket for the drive back to Benning on Monday mornings. With the field jacket And parka on, I could barely move inside the Tiger, I felt like an astronaut in a Mercury capsule.

 

At least the top half of me would stay mostly warm on my ride to work on Mondays. It would be so cold inside the car though that

my feet were usually numb when I got to Ft. Benning.

 

I can still feel that parka fur around my neck...

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl