This is a pen that I won from ebay this evening. The add stated that the inscription on the barrel said "Made in USA Parker Duofold", and that it was about 4 1/2" long. So to me it sounds like it's a Junior model. I've been trying to place a rough date range on it but the clip has me thrown. I haven't been able to match it up with any specific model and manufacture date range. Here are a few photos from the auction. Any assistance will be appreciated greatly.







Thank you.

A quick check, and I realised that this pen is not a Parker Victory, which was what I first thought it was, but instead, a striped Duofold, either a Junior or a Sub-Deb. Check out Mister Richard Binder's website, there's sure to information there.

I believe the striped Duofolds ran from '42-46? The last year for the metal vac filling unit was '42, so that would put yours as '42 production.

It's the lower line, indicated by lack of blue diamond on the clip, two cap bands and mono tone nib.

Great writers, they are worth getting restored to operating condition.

John

"striped" Duofold.

Series ran 1940-1948

Your model variably labelled in Parker literature as "sub-deb" and perhaps "lady sacless" models. It is my belief based largely on observation that the great purge of lower price point Parkers in the early 1940's saw this particular model in the Sttriper family vanish around 1943. Still researching that.

Cost $3.95 in its day and was the entry level to the vac-filling Striped Duofolds, noting that button fill pens could be had for $2.95.

Each trim style came in two sizes at same price for each size.

Three (more or less) total sizes of pen can be found as most of the models (being non-blue diamond) were found in what we'll call "Small" and "Medium" with medium thus being the larger of the two sizes for each of these model pairs.

Blue Diamond pens (larger Senior and smaller Ingenue) were found in SMALL and LARGE. Thus the only example of the third and largest size was the larger of the pair of blue diamond pens, both of which ran $8.75 back in the day.

Watch out for stripers. They are addictive.

regards

David

Nothing to add to what anyone has said, other than more nice pens David, even a couple of photos I hadn't seen before (still officially jealous).

Where do people find mint stickered pens of this vintage the only ones I find look as if the lost a fight with a JCB (and people still want a fortune for them).

By the way JSolinger, nice pen I have been after one for a while, but too mean (or is that astute) to pay some of the prices being asked. Enjoy the pen it looks great.

Andy

Thank you very much for the information. Those are some great photos David, thank you for posting them. I am looking forward to getting this pen in.

I have been scanning ebay for a few weeks throwing in some lowball offers here and there. This one was kind of a fluke. In the closing second the high bidder got disqualified because they where outside of the US. Then the price dropped back down to my initial offer. I hadn't seen that happen before.