Hi
can anyone identify this old paeker pen
It is 4 1/4 inches long capped (that includes the fixed ring on the cap but not the loose ring)
It is marked
"Parker fountain pen
pat 6-30-91. 1-3-05."

nib is marked
"Parker
14K
585
england
10"

Also can anyone recommend a U.K. repairer that wont
charge me an arm and a leg to resac this pen
Thanks

I don't think that pen is a genuine Parker pen. But I'm no expert. It's just that the pen looks nothing like any of the other Parkers, and doesn't even have the arrow clip. The nib might be legit though.

My mistake

It is a Parker.

Early lucky curve. Probably button fill. Probablyu 1915 or so, post Turban Top. era, more or less.

GF overlay should be marked Parker. Nib is later English replacement nib.

It is more valuable than the thin or baby sized metal pens, this one being an overlay (at least the barrel) of sorts.

I do not recall the model number (if has one) off hand. Not my era of focus.

Ron Zorn owns a similar pen.

If very clean with good imprint lack of brassing or cracks, even with wrong nib probably retails >$300.

regards

david

Think i first learned of these making same mistake a few years back

d

Thanks for the info David

Does anyone know of a resonably priced U.K. repairer that would be capable of resacing this pen
I would have a bash myself but i belive this to be BHR and removing the section from the barrel on this pen is a bit out of my leauge

Also on a diffrent note can any Parker 51 gurus identify this nib
it is from a 1944 black vacumatic
but i would like to know the nib size (if anyone can tell from the picture) as it is not marked

Thanks in advance

Paul

Hi Paul,

The first pen you posted is a really nice one. This overlay was catalogued as a Jack Knife Safety number 90 and was made between 1915 and 1920. These are usually seen with a full overlay and not with the BHR exposed bottom of the barrel and the blind cap. This could be a variant of the 90, or it could be a Jack Knife Safety model 16 with an upgraded overlay. Either way, it's a great pen in what looks like great condition. As David noted, the nib is a replacement that dates at least a decade or more after the pen was originally made.

As far as someone to repair it, the only one I know about in the UK is Hans at http://www.hanspens.com/index.htm. I can't vouch for his work, but he's in the UK.

All the best,
John Danza

Hi Paul,

You might like to try one of the following, Ian Williamson at Cathedral Pens in Staffordshire, Pete Twydle at the Pen Museum in Yorkshire, Lawrence Oldfield whose whereabouts escapes me but I can look it up in the course of the day, I tend to do my own work but I have seen work that has been done by all of the above, and had dealings with two of them, I found them to be easy to deal with and reasonable. I'll drag out the WES Journal and look for a few more addresses if you like. Cheers, John

Hi Paul,

Laurence Oldfield can be found here, I would certainly recommend him (as a satisfied customer).

http://www.penpractice.com/index.html

Andy