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Can anyone please confirm the identity of this pen? Finish and signature typical of the early laque finish, but those tassies? And the larger diameter of the cap where it fits on the barrel? The plain section with full width gold band and metal thread? The poor quality of the plating - flaking off the cap band?

 

I understand Parker made one or two other models in lacquer but apart from 75s the only ones I have are 180s - the widening tassie is more like that but the barrel would be much slimmer of course.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rare-Parker-75-Frenc...A1%7C240%3A1318

 

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Christopher

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I believe it is one of the three pictured below...

If I were forced to make a choice I would say the Thuya

 

http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Lacque_series/Comparison_of_three_brown_laques_08.JPG

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Thanks for taking the trouble to look.

 

It's not the particular type of lacquer that intrigues me, though as that looks exactly as I'd expect on early 75s and 180s. It's that none of the characteristics I mentioned - tassies and section - look like anything I've ever seen on a Parker 75. Also, my 75 fountain pens all have a cap that fits flush with the barrel; this one seems to overlap more like the ballpoint.

 

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Your best bet is to search out the info on www.parker75.com there is a good reference area in there...

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i have a number of 75s, including some french ones, and i've never seen those "flared" tassies myself. there's some resemblance to this 75 in red laque advertised on the airline international site for $425, but again the tassies are different:

 

http://airline.stores.yahoo.net/par75laqburf.html

 

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Thanks,

 

Yes, I recently spent a lot of time on the web looking for an exact replacement of my first-generation tortoiseshell laque so I thought I'd seen pictures of just about every variety there could be.

 

There's certainly nothing like this on parker75.com that I can find. I have seen one or two images of smooth-sided tassies, but they were still the usual shape and size; not at all like these. I keep thinking forgery but why be so close with the lacquer and signature and so far out with the trim?

 

The non-ribbed section keeps ringing a bell in the back of my mind but I can't recall the model.

 

Regards,

 

Christopher

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It's a Parker 35. Mostly sold in France, some in Italy as well. Not sold in the USA.

 

Hi Everyone,

 

David is right on. It is a Parker 35. They look like a 75, but are smaller, different tassies and nib unit. Often referred to as a baby 75

 

Take Care, Francis :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

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