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I sent an e-mail asking if the Parker 45's were discontinued, and also if I could get a gold nib for the vector 2. Below is the response. Sorry to see the Parker 45 ... not being newly made. Gone is an era.

 

Hello Mr. Dooney,

 

I am sorry to say that we only manufacture the steel nibs for the Vector fountain pens. Yes, we discontinued the Parker 45. Check with Gray Enterprise at 800 970-7367, perhaps they may have some left.

 

Kind regards,

 

Jeannie

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Picture flags slowly descending as a lone bugle plays 'The Last Post' or Taps :(

 

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I'v seen a nice Parker 45 flighter w/ gold plated nib at a department store the other day....maybe i'll buy that one before Parker 45s become harder to find at walk-in shops.

 

This also had me thinking. The popular modern fountain pens as we have them today.....in 50 years time or so, would these pens be considered precious vintage pens (like the "51" is like today?) :)

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That is really a shame....

It will also mean that for a while the price of all 45s will be artificially inflated due to the rarity scare that seems to follow the announcement that a pen is being discontinued. I would venture to say that there are probably a boat load of NIB 45s out there still.

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Hi,

 

They are making them, but you can't buy them here. In the UK, you can find them.

 

Dillon

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Yes, no problem at all in the UK - in fact they are becoming more numerous and easier to get - last year they were harder to find. Incidently the Vector 2 on the web site is called the Profile here.

 

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Yes, we discontinued the Parker 45.

So what she really means but for whatever reason did not say is "we discontinued importing the Parker 45 which our company still manufactures and sells in places other than the United States."

YMMV

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I would think so but what is being sold and what is being manufactured at any one time is not always the same. Manufacturer's don't necessarily have a continuous production run of a product.

 

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Loads of 45's on eBay here in UK, mainly our friend JM Lewertoski, seemd to have pens, pencils, BPs and RBs. Prices are not bad either.

 

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The majority of Parker products sold in Canada are made in UK as well. I assumed that this was true for US distribution as well. Was I wrong?

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The majority of Parker products sold in Canada are made in UK as well. I assumed that this was true for US distribution as well. Was I wrong?

I was just basing this on the fact that some pens that are Made in UK are available in Australia, but not in the US, such as the Jotter Fountain pen :unsure:

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