Parker 61 Capillary filler

[skybird]

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Hi Everyone,

 

To answer the debate on which end to fill a Parker 61. If you have the 61 with the teflon filler, the teflon filler goes in to the ink, but Parker did make some prototypes that do fill from the nib end. If your 61 looks like the picture below, these were prototypes and fill from the nib end. These prototypes were put in to production and given to Parker employees to test in 1956. They did not receive good reviews from the employees, and thus production was stopped and changed to the filler system that we are all used of seeing on the Parker 61.

Hope this clears up some confusion on the Parker 61

 

Take Care, Francis

 

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b11/fjm111/early61s.jpg

I have been looking for a prototype for ages ;-((

Edited May 28, 2008 by skybird

[bonejure]

Thanks for all the good information. I hope my Parker 61 keeps on writing the way it has done right from the first time I tried it today ! It's smooth as silk and has excellent inking consistency on the paper. I was surprised when I "fed" it for the first time. I had no idea if it had been used recently (I forgot to ask the previous owner) - so i was going by sheer instincts to even fill it up. I dipped the capillary filler into the ink bottle and let it sit for less than a minute. I had never seen a capillary filler - nor did I have any idea how to fill it, but looking at the end of the filler, I noticed an open hole. That told me enough to try dipping that end in the bottle.

It took just a few words to get into it's rhythm - it wrote beautifully after that. The medium nib on it is pure silky smoothness - so comfortable to write with and nicely balanced.

 

If any of you have any suggestions for maintenance or anything else, please send me a PM or mention it on this thread.

peace,

Mark

[JETSETTER]

I purchased a Parker 61 with a matching ballpoint pen in an antique shops {both had the chalk marks on the barrels and in original presentation box}. I did a foolish thing by sending the 61 to a fountain pen restorer to have it converted from a capillary filling system to a converter and it was a poor conversion as the ink converter has never fitted properly. Does anyone here know of a fountain pen repairer in the UK who might be best to look at this pen for me to either return it to its original capillary filling system or even aero metric ? So i can at least use the pen.  Thank you in advance.

[TheRedBeard]

4 hours ago, JETSETTER said:

I purchased a Parker 61 with a matching ballpoint pen in an antique shops {both had the chalk marks on the barrels and in original presentation box}. I did a foolish thing by sending the 61 to a fountain pen restorer to have it converted from a capillary filling system to a converter and it was a poor conversion as the ink converter has never fitted properly. Does anyone here know of a fountain pen repairer in the UK who might be best to look at this pen for me to either return it to its original capillary filling system or even aero metric ? So i can at least use the pen.  Thank you in advance.

 

Hi Jetsetter,

 

You may try to discuss this issue with Peter Twydle (no association), his email: peter.twydle <at> btinternet.com

 

AFAIK, he is a very experienced vintage pen restorer with a great expertise in 51s and 61s, and he helped a few guys I knew in repairing their damaged 61s.

 

May be he will be able to help you.

[JETSETTER]

Thank you very much