My Crowning Coronet

[Dan Carmell]

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I try to resist double posting between here and Pentrace, but in this case I can't resist. In the mail today, my 6th and final Parker 45 Coronet arrived. They were produced in six colors, although there are prototypes floating around, a few of when you can see in Lambrou's books.

 

The last color I needed to complete my set was the green and I just hadn't seen it at all on eBay or otherwise at club meetings or shows. It finally came up on eBay and I sniped with a very high bid and got it. I noticed another PFN member was also bidding on it, sorry!--but I had to have it.

 

Here are the six pens, in my patented terrible photo mode. The colors are, left to right: black, blue, GREEN, silver/grey, bronze, and red. Great pens, one of the nicer 45 variations. This is about it as far as the metal 45s for me. Possibly some more flighter variations, two more Signet models, but I now have most of the non-prototype metal 45s, I'm happy to say. That is, not counting the production Argentinean models, which I haven't made an effort yet to collect.

 

best, Dan

Edited July 8, 2006 by dcarmell

[Sparky]

Your pens look awesome. congratulations on completing the set. I am a big fan of 45's. --though I have been using mostly the new versionwiththe domed cap. My only question for you is whether you notice some fading on the nib barrel. I posted a qusetion on FPN two weeks ago about this, and several people responded that this is normal for 45's becuase the clutch ring scratches the nib section. Since you are a 45 enthusiast, I was wondering a) if this happened to you, and how do you fix it.

BTW the 45's that I have are only a few months old.

 

Thanks!

[Dan Carmell]

Sparky, thanks for your kind words. I did see that thread but didn't think I had much to add, since I've not noticed quite what you are describing with any of my pens. If this is exclusive to your new 45 GT pens (the domed cap models), it may mark a change in the plastics that Parker is using.

 

What is very common is the deformed section from the clutch rings, due to the relatively soft plastic used in the pens over the years. Akin to this problem is the scuffing and scratching from the clutch finger and other causes when the pen is uncapped. The former is fatal, at least to the looks, the later will general yeild to a decent mid-strength abrasive polish, like Simichrome. I would think that the fading you describe would yeild to an abrasive polish also, as it would wear away the surface layer where the fading exists.

 

Good luck! Dan

[southpaw]

CONGRATS!!! Something to crow about, I'd say.