Found A Parker Pen

[famousturtle2010]

Hi,

 

I am currently researching this Parker Fountain pen. Could someone tell me if my information is correct?

 

Custom blue Parker Insignia fountain pen released in 1994, made in late 1987?

 

I opened the pen up and it has some sort of cartridge that is empty and looks like it never had anything in it.

 

I found a compartment with two refills in the case. Is it safe to say that this pen has never been used?

 

I honestly know nothing about fountain pens but when something has an interesting or nice case to go with it, I usually buy it if it's cheap.

 

Is this a good pen?

 

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj584/famousturtletreasures/file_zpsd4fc0c73.jpg

 

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj584/famousturtletreasures/file_zps6f1d3501.jpg

 

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj584/famousturtletreasures/file_zps1759312d.jpg

 

http://i1269.photobucket.com/albums/jj584/famousturtletreasures/file_zps6aeb28d2.jpg

[icardoth]

I think the Insignia is an underrated model. They usually sell at low prices, I used to have two but now only one left. More info here.

[richardandtracy]

I had forgotten about this pen.

Looks remarkably like a Sonnet nib in a hybrid Sonnet/Frontier section.

Either way, Parker nibs from this period tend to be nice to use & it would be a nice pen. Just didn't take people's imagination.

 

Regards,

 

Richard.

[pencils+pens]

I opened the pen up and it has some sort of cartridge that is empty and looks like it never had anything in it.

 

That is probably the converter. If it is, it allows you to use bottled ink in the pen.

[famousturtle2010]

I opened the pen up and it has some sort of cartridge that is empty and looks like it never had anything in it.

 

That is probably the converter. If it is, it allows you to use bottled ink in the pen.

 

 

Yeah, yeah that must be what it is. Looking at it now, it looks like it acts syringe like.

 

 

Thanks for the info. I have always been a fan of pens, and it was fun researching it. I will have to keep my eyes out for more parker pens.

[nxn96]

It is an Insignia, and I can only second the earlier comments that it was a very nice, but somewhat under-appreciated Parker.

 

The Insignia line was introduced as a bp/mp line intended to replace the "Classic" as Parker's upgrade bp/mp set (Jotters and Vectors being the lower priced options). A fountain pen and rollerball were later introduced to the line, but overall, the Insignia series fell into that era when Parker was fast losing steam in their "home" market in the US and the Sonnet line was introduced as the "higher end" Parker. I think the bp/mp Insignia models lasted quite a while, but the fp/rb versions were rather short-lived.

 

Insignias are a really nice pen, and I hope you plan to use it.

 

Hope this helps.