OK, I did introduce myself in the New Members forum, and I did post a pic of this pen in there, but here is what I have and what I know about it:

1. It is a tortise green parker
2. It is 4 and 1/2 inches long (114.3 millimeter for those who use the metric system)
3. The nib is gold tone and says "Parker made in... can't read the rest as it is under the finger grip.
4. The rear cap comes off and there is a strange metal thing-a-ma-bob that comes out, telling me that the ink sack or reservoir is gone.

Here is a pic, all you in the know please help me identify it.

Thank you, I am eager to read your replies.

It looks a lot like a Parker Duofold Junior first year (1927), but something about the blind cap doesn't look right.

There's no imprint on the barrel?

I'm no expert. It will be interesting to read what the people who really know think it is.

I suppose if there was any engraving on the nib, you would have already told us?

I thought it looked a bit like a Parkette, but the cap doesn't seem quite right. (and Parkette's don't seem to have that thingy at the back)

Hi 65 Ford Guy,

I like your avatar, trying to make up my mind whether its U2 or NASA ER-1 or similar.

I am not a Vintage Parker expert or even anywhere close but FWIW I reckon its a 1932/33 ish Parker Duette, button filler, the metal bars are the button bars that compress and release the sac during filling.

Bill, I think the first of the Duofold Juniors used the black knurled end cap like the full sized version, but I may be wrong

If it is a Duette the nib probably has something like Parker 14ct, Made in Canada on it.

In style the Duette looks to me as a sort of transition between the Duofold, knurled caps with the washer clips and button fill and the jewelled cap style of the Vacs but still having the Duo's button filler. I have only seen a couple close up, none in this colour scheme.
Look forward to an experts opinion.
Cheers John

I agree -- I have a jade green 1927 Duofold Junior, and was using it for comparison to the photo. You are right about the knurled end on it. Hence the comment that something didn't look right about that blind cap.

Knowing what the imprint on the barrel (if any) says, would help a lot in the identification.

From what I can read on the barrel is says "SEC.S PARKER(garbled)27-MADE IN U.S.A." the nib says "PARKER PEN MADE IN USA". (I finally found my magnifying lens my 4 year old hid)
The end cap is brass as well as the clip. Not so much else as identifying marks.

Hi there again 65,

The imprint reads, GEO.S.PARKER, the bit that is garbled is probably the bit we really need to read.

I'm even more sure than I was earlier that it is a Duette, I've looked up a couple of references and haven't run across any other Parker button filler that looks like that but as I said I could be wrong as I'm no expert on these things. Parker nibs were made in USA and Canada so the USA doesn't surprise me.

Cheers, John

I will keep trying to decypher the garbled bit. Any clues on where to get parts like an ink sack and anything else I would need to repair this. I like it even with it's patina and I like to use pens like this as much as possible.

Hi 65,

Ink sacs are no problem they are available from all sorts of people, there are people nearer to you who will know the nearest, easiest etc.

If the nib is sound then most of what you need to do is clean it, there are threads on that sort of thing in Repairs Q&A, it's easier to go there than for me to spend ages going over the same things.

Button bars, if the one that you have is broken or corroded beyond hope these to are available from people like Giovanni at Tryphon and numerous others.

There are threads on just about anything that you might need to do in Repair Q& A, I'm having troubl writing thia as a little black terrier that I'm minding is trying to follow my fingers on the keyboard and his teeth are sharp and he can't spell either, best of luck with the reapiars etc, I'll check back a little later to see whether you got the info or not, cheers ,must dash, John.

Hi 65,

You can find everything you need at:

http://www.tryphon.it/catalogo.htm

If you just email Giovanni with this picture and say that you want the appropriate sac (probably size #16 is my guess), new button (I don't see one in your pic), and new pressure bar he will probably be able to fix you up easily for about $10-12.

If you want a source for future sacs, they are made in Carlsbad here in San Diego County at the Pen Sac Co.:

http://www.pensacs.com/

If you need any help getting it all put together give a shout here at the board or I would be glad to help at my email below....

Nice U-2....

Steve
smbaugh AT yahoo DOT com

Hi 65,

It looks like Steve has supplied the necessary info to sort your pen and get it into use.

I've never dealt with Giovanni at Tryphon personally but everyone I know of who has done business with him recommend him most warmly. I'm sure Steve will steer you to where, who and what you need.

Best of luck with the project,

John

The pen appears to be a Parker Moderne (if metal plate at very top) or its slightly larger brother, Premier. These are 1930's so-called thrift models. Produced in an outrageous (for Parker) array of colors, some matching Parker's better pens, some matching the better pens of Parker's competitors, some matching... who knows what, these relatively inexpensive pens today are populat with collectors, though the weak point of the series appears to be the metal trim which is hard to find clean.

An image from a store-front display



Some Moderne and Premier from a quiz i once posted (can you name pens by other manufacturers using the same plastic as seen in these Parkers?)



Most of the pens in the huge spread below are Premiere or Moderne. A couple of different models at bottom... ignore for now. But, this is probably the largest collected color spread of these pens.

I do own a couple. Most of these are not mine. Such is the power of digital montage.