So i'm new to the forums. Hello! I've always loved fountain pens and have a very very modest collection (for a college student).So I've had this pen in my desk for quite some time and i've seen others on vintagepen.com that look like it but im not sure. The clip has the 5-16 patent marking and the barrel of the pen says " Geo. S Parker Janesville Pat. Jan 3-05 Apr 11-05 Fountain Pen Apr 25-12 Jun 4-12". The nib says Parker Lucky Curve Pen 8. The very end of the pin (opposite the nib) says "28 1/2". Im very curious as to what this pen is, as i've been unable to find anything about it and/or pricing info. Im also posting (in respective forums) about an Esterbrook, a Sheaffer (i think its a Balance) and a Whal Eversharp. Thanks for any info you guys can give! What away to say hello huh?!
Click to view attachment
Click to view attachment

Parker Lucky Curve of the Jack Knife Safety Family (though yours mgiht be later issue and not say JKS on the cap). Late 1910's to early 1920's IIRC. Produced in a multitude of sizes in black and black chased rubber (occasionally in mottled red/black) yours as a "1/2" is a chased black version, somewhat oxidized to olive in this case.

Not a common pen. Condition is important to value- depth of imprint, lack of cracks, intact nib with iridium tipping in place, etc.

This is a nontrivial pen, as it is the largest of the numbered Lucky Curve pens, larger than the generally more trumpeted Duofold line and smaller only than parker's Black Giant and Red Giant pens.

Here are some more LC's (might need to hit expander bar then when pops up in another window, drag over pic to hit the orange expander button, to get it to full size).

BTW- if you mite wanna sell, drop me a line at isaacson@frontiernet.net

regards
david

A Parker Jack-Knife. The predecessor of the Parker Duofold. By the way, David - I assume that pen would once have been jet black, right? It looks weird brown.

Yes. The olive/brown is oxidation of the BHR.

regards
david

BHR? Bakelite Hard Rubber? just throwing out a guess. I've been lurking for awhile but still havent picked up all the lingo! I'll just put this out there now, Im not sure that im looking to sell the parker but i will definitely entertain offers. PM if you had something in mind or would like to give an estimate of what its value might be! (Thanks Tom!)

BHR = BLACK Hard Rubber

Properly restored, it could be worth quite a bit.

And for future information:

BHR - Black hard rubber.
BCHR - Black chased hard rubber ('Chasing' is a type of patterning that was heat-pressed into the rubber - Like you can see on your own pen up there).
RHR & RCHR - Red & red chased hard rubber. This was the only other colour that hard rubber pens were available in. Regrettably, red hard rubber is rather fragile.

Ahhhh *lightbulb* haha Good to know! So now the burning question of the hour- what do you guys think its worth? I've been getting some mixed results through google :/ Thanks!

As David noted, this is a Jack Knife Safety 28-1/2, a very desirable pen. IMHO, in today's collecting world they are scarcer than the Parker Black Giant but they still command a lower price. The photo below shows a 28 (also very discolored) as the second to the last pen on the right. The one on the far right is a Black Giant, while the one on its left is a Duofold, so this gives you a comparison on its size.

always a pleasure seeing some of your vintage pre-duofold Parkers....

chris

Mr Danza.. that one to the left of the Duofold.. is a DQ? a Junior?

Thanks

***UPDATE*** Please see my post in the classified section entitled "Parker 28 1/2 Lucky Curve" as I am selling this pen for those who are interested!! Good Luck!!!

Please, it's just John. The one to the left of the Duofold is a Jack Knife Safety model 25. It was slightly smaller than the Jack Knife 26, which was the basis for the Duofold. The model 25 had a Lucky Curve number 5 nib in it. The nibs were generally numbered the same as the models, so the 24 had a number 4 nib, etc. The model 20 is a little out of the ordinary as it usually has a number 2 nib but sometimes had a number 3 nib, which was a bit more flexible. The number 3 nib typically went in the model 23 pen.

All the best,
John

Cheers
Thanks kindly. I thought it was a 'funny' "DQ"... but sans the ring that goes near the cap thread.