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Any of the Parker ball point pens made between 1954 - 1980 [ Jotters and their offspring ] Sorry no Classics [ To thin for me,

but I have about 2 doz. of them ]

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Any of the Parker ball point pens made between 1954 - 1980 [ Jotters and their offspring ] Sorry no Classics [ To thin for me,

but I have about 2 doz. of them ]

My cutoff is the stamped clip. The trough and ball clips are the way to go. You don't need a ribbed barrel but that helps.

You carrying the calendar Jotter today?

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My cutoff is the stamped clip. The trough and ball clips are the way to go. You don't need a ribbed barrel but that helps.

You carrying the calendar Jotter today?

At this time as a daily user is a orange Jotter with the ridge ball clip [ without the ball ]. In 1972 I started using the Jotter with the Parker logo on the top of the cap. One good thing about the Jotters from 1954 - 1980 you can mix and match caps and barrels all day long. As your question carrying a

calendar Jotter today, not at this time. I need to find a sundial Jotter to tell the time.

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Mark from Yorkshire Vintage

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Any that write, inoxcrom and paper-mate are my work go to’s that or the no name disposable cheapos. 
 

at home I have a sea gems one, Land Rover running Parker Gel Refil and a gold Parker jotter

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That and one made by relatives in Australia currently running a cross Refill

Mark from the Latin Marcus follower of mars, the god of war.

 

Yorkshire Born, Yorkshire Bred. 
 

my current favourite author is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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My favourite bps are my Drehgriffel twist action and my Tactile Turn bolt action (Titanium).The TT is built like a tank! I find that the weight contributes to the smoothness of the writing.  

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