How Do I Clean This Parker Desk Pen ?

[shalitha33]

I have a desk pen withe the following markings on the section near the nib.

 

      Parker

Made in U.S.A ⁵⁰

 

It looks like the nib is possibly stainless steel, and is rather badly bent. Tipping (or whats left of it) is mostly on the top side of the nib. 

 

 

Pen looks fully sealed and i cant find any way to open it up. It seems to have some black ink in it which i would like to clean up, but cant find a way to do so.

 

 

Only opening on the pen body  is a small breather hole about 1/3 or the way down the barrel from the nib. It looks like a single piece of plastic. Any help on finding what type of filling system it has (if any) and any way to clean up the old ink inside is greatly appreciated.

[Ernst Bitterman]

I would not be surprised if that's something similar to the Esterbrook DipLess pens. I've seen such a thing based on the shape of the 75 called a Guardsman, but not a hooded 51-esque version... BUT with the goofy-looking feed, the lack of a joint, and the oddly-placed imprint, I wouldn't be surprised. Sheaffer also had such creatures; both they and the Esterbrook objects have breathers to allow ink to pass down what is essentially a feed without the usual longitudinal channel.

 

IF I'm right (and I'd wait for someone who's actually seen such a creature to confirm it), it might require pulling the point and feed from the front. There was a special little hooky tool which has been said to be for drawing the point on 51s without opening them, but now I wonder if it was made for this thing.

[shalitha33]

I am assuming the 50 is a date code ? the feed seems to be its intake. The 3 lines shown on the picture are cutouts. I don't know what this pens holder looks like. I am assuming it has a way to push ink up via these openings. i have tried blowing through the air hole slowly and a decent amount of ink came out of the 3 openings and the nib. probably more than what a short stranded international cartridge hold.

 

Pen feels rather solid and even with the badly bent nib it does write.

 

[shalitha33]

Sorry my previous post is incorrect It holds much less ink than i thought it would. I tried soaking the pen fully in warm water for about 10 mins. then after letting it drip and cleaned with a paper towel, i tried to blow through the vent and collected all the ink that came out.

 

Also noticed that there is a small slot cut in to the end of the feed. Would also be interested in knowing what this pen is called and around when it was made. Any help is greatly appreciated

 

 

[baz666]

Parker "Fil-O-Matic".

Have a look here..... http://fountainpenboard.com/forum/index.php?/topic/5319-parker-fil-o-matic/

 

Paul.

[FarmBoy]

I recall an article on these in Pen World a few years back.

 

Short lived Parker product.

[Ernst Bitterman]

OK, so it is a dip-reliant pen. You won't get more than about a page of writing out of it, assuming the capacity is similar to the Esterbrook I'm more familiar with. Extracting the point and reservoir/feed remains a bit of a mystery, but letting it have a buzz in an ultrasonic tub should chase out the old ink.

[shalitha33]

Thank you for all the info . I was planning on pulling it apart, but now that i know what it is, i'll leave it alone .

 

Thanks again

[twopens]

Pen World, October 2016

 

 

[carlos.q]

This is the part where we all wonder why we don't have a “Thank you for this useful post” button.

[FarmBoy]

I need to get a copy of that article. 

[PAKMAN]

Wow, twopens, thanks for the great response!