You can't see the clip here, but it says PARKER USA and has the Parker symbol at the top. If you know what this one is, I'd appreciate your knowledge.
Full Version: Flea Market Duofold Ballpoint
I picked this Parker up at a flea market a couple of weeks ago for a buck. It was covered in grime, which I've now mostly cleaned off. I jumped at it because I thought it was a big red Duofold. To my untrained eye, it does look like one. I know there were some ballpoints and rollerballs made to commemorate the big red in '88 or so, but this doesn't look like anything I've seen.
You can't see the clip here, but it says PARKER USA and has the Parker symbol at the top. If you know what this one is, I'd appreciate your knowledge.
You can't see the clip here, but it says PARKER USA and has the Parker symbol at the top. If you know what this one is, I'd appreciate your knowledge.
This is a Parker "Big Red Writes Again" ballpoint/rollerball, which Parker began to produce about 1970 or so. The original models came in a big orange tube, very cute. Sold for about $5. The original ones had gold trim and a nice strong clip and better plastics. Later, they cheapened them up and eliminated the gold trim ring at the bottom of the cap, but made them in a much wider variety of colors. This is still a great ballpoint/roller, very comfortable to hold, durable, and the original ones in good shape are semi-collectible, especially so with the original packaging.
This was the pen that got me interested in pens, along with a silver Parker 75 fountain pen. Later, my dad gave me his real 1928 Duofold that he'd bought in LA in 1953 or so. That really got me going.
Enjoy it - it is a bit of Parker history and sold very well for them.
1988 btw was the year they brought back full-size Duofolds as fountain pens (Duofold modern series).
This was the pen that got me interested in pens, along with a silver Parker 75 fountain pen. Later, my dad gave me his real 1928 Duofold that he'd bought in LA in 1953 or so. That really got me going.
Enjoy it - it is a bit of Parker history and sold very well for them.
1988 btw was the year they brought back full-size Duofolds as fountain pens (Duofold modern series).
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This is a Parker "Big Red Writes Again" ballpoint/rollerball, which Parker began to produce about 1970 or so. The original models came in a big orange tube, very cute. Sold for about $5. The original ones had gold trim and a nice strong clip and better plastics. Later, they cheapened them up and eliminated the gold trim ring at the bottom of the cap, but made them in a much wider variety of colors. This is still a great ballpoint/roller, very comfortable to hold, durable, and the original ones in good shape are semi-collectible, especially so with the original packaging.
This was the pen that got me interested in pens, along with a silver Parker 75 fountain pen. Later, my dad gave me his real 1928 Duofold that he'd bought in LA in 1953 or so. That really got me going.
Enjoy it - it is a bit of Parker history and sold very well for them.
1988 btw was the year they brought back full-size Duofolds as fountain pens (Duofold modern series).
This was the pen that got me interested in pens, along with a silver Parker 75 fountain pen. Later, my dad gave me his real 1928 Duofold that he'd bought in LA in 1953 or so. That really got me going.
Enjoy it - it is a bit of Parker history and sold very well for them.
1988 btw was the year they brought back full-size Duofolds as fountain pens (Duofold modern series).
Thanks for the info -- it is nice to at least know a little about the thing. I have fitted it with a nice gel roller, and it has a good feel to it. Now that it's shiny again I'm going to hang on to it and enjoy it.
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