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original vs repaired in photoshop, tks to @PenHero for the original scan

 

 

 

 

Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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apparently this ad is from 1947:

 

before:

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Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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my set (the closest I own to what is pictured above):

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Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

my instagrams: pen related: @veteranpens    other stuff: @95082photography

 

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pretty happy with the outcome on this one, the ad is a bit meh.

 

3pc Crest set with Triumph Nib

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Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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another balance ad... and easier one this time. thanks to @PenHero for the original scan

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Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

my instagrams: pen related: @veteranpens    other stuff: @95082photography

 

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easy fixes on this one

great looking pen, nice simple elegant ad. (lets the product do the talking)

 

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Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

my instagrams: pen related: @veteranpens    other stuff: @95082photography

 

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Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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On 3/24/2025 at 6:49 PM, IThinkIHaveAProblem said:

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This is the exact model I have. Would you be able to tell me what year(s) this was made?

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2 minutes ago, PenLovingE said:

This is the exact model I have. Would you be able to tell me what year(s) this was made?

the filename has 1943 in it, and the teeny tiny not quite legible print in the lower right hand corner that has the copyright info LOOKS like it MIGHT say 1943. 

 

more info here:

http://www.richardspens.com/ref/profiles/triumph.htm

Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

my instagrams: pen related: @veteranpens    other stuff: @95082photography

 

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