1925 Parker Duofold Senior Flat Top in black aka Big Black

[georges zaslavsky]

Hello

 

Here is another review for the duofold aficionados

 

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best regards

 

georges

[diplomat]

Georges,

thank you for a nice review of a great classic.

 

Just a couple of questions:

- Is there some sort of visulated section or ink window? There is a small ring of different colour just under the section thread.

- Is the pen BHR? I would expect so if the pen is dated 1923 (or 25) as you said. But from the pics looks like only the section is Hard Rubber, while the rest of the pen may be celluloid.

 

Last, in my opinion the lever mechanism is a better device than the button: there's no blind cap to remove (and to lose), and you may remove the section from the barrel without compromising the filling mechanism. But it's just my .2 cents, of course!!

 

Thanks for the review.

 

Andre

[georges zaslavsky]

Georges,

thank you for a nice review of a great classic.

 

Just a couple of questions:

- Is there some sort of visulated section or ink window? There is a small ring of different colour just under the section thread.

- Is the pen BHR? I would expect so if the pen is dated 1923 (or 25) as you said. But from the pics looks like only the section is Hard Rubber, while the rest of the pen may be celluloid.

 

Last, in my opinion the lever mechanism is a better device than the button: there's no blind cap to remove (and to lose), and you may remove the section from the barrel without compromising the filling mechanism. But it's just my .2 cents, of course!!

 

Thanks for the review.

 

Andre

I was said by Mr Mora that the pen was permanite not celluloid. As far as I can remember the celluloids appeared with the Mandarin, Lapis and Jade Green Duofolds. It is either permanite or BHR but I don't know for sure. I know one model for sure which is made of BHR, the chased rubber Duofold, a scarce item costing loads of money.

Everytime, I tried to fill with a lever filler, I was always afraid of the fragility of the mechanism. I prefer the button filler because it is easy to fill and you just have to press six times on a button. But it is just my personal opinion.

[diplomat]

Well, personal opinion are good when they are different!

 

As for Permanite, that was the name that Parker used for Celluloid (Sheaffer, that introduced celluloid in late 1924, used "Radite", but as far as I know it was the same thing, just a different name for marketing differentiation).

This would date your Duofold in late 26 or 27, I think.

 

Cheers Georges,

 

Andre

[georges zaslavsky]

Well, personal opinion are good when they are different!

 

As for Permanite, that was the name that Parker used for Celluloid (Sheaffer, that introduced celluloid in late 1924, used "Radite", but as far as I know it was the same thing, just a different name for marketing differentiation).

This would date your Duofold in late 26 or 27, I think.

 

Cheers Georges,

 

Andre

Thanks Andre If I had bought the Duofold book, identifying it would have been a whole easier.

[FrankB]

Thanks for another great review, Georges.

 

Some pens are classics forever. The Parker 1920's Senior Duofold is one, and one of the best to me. There really is something about the size, shape, weight and balance of this model. I have only four - two red, one apple green and one black with some residual chasing. All write excellently and are fun to use.

 

All of my nibs are exactly the same size (with different points, of course). I wonder if that was just the luck of the draw?