What Parkers Have Joined Your Collection Lately?

[TheRedBeard]

I have been always wondering what are the main reasons of lost arrows on 61s??

Just not to overload this thread with off-topic I posted my thoughts here:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/369520-parker-61s-lost-arrow-major-reasons/

 

 

[es9]

I recall reading somewhere that they were originally heat-set. 

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

Richard’s profile 

http://www.richardspens.com/ref/profiles/61.htm

States that they were indeed heat set

 

between that, and the shrinking plastic… my guess is that’s why they fall out. 
 

soak it in hot water (as people who don’t know they shouldn’t, are likely to do) and you have a recipe for disaster…

 

not that they were in there very well to start with…

 

Edit: meant to post this in the 61 arrow thread. Sorry for the double post

[Carguy]

FINALLY! I’m just not sure I want to ink it.

 

 

[Switala]

Congratulations Carguy!!!👏

[shalitha33]

Congrats

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

very jealous.

 

and unable to bid on the one currently on ebay, way out of my price range sadly. (and getting further out every minute it seems...)

 

 

[shalitha33]

My first parker 65 

 

[Paul-in-SF]

Just now, from browsing through an online shop, I found a Vacumatic double-jewel 51 in Nassau Green, at a price that didn't make me fall over. So I nabbed it. Photos when it arrives (the seller has already taken it down, which is fast work). 

[inkstainedruth]

On 2/1/2023 at 9:51 PM, shalitha33 said:

My first parker 65 

 

That's a nice looking pen!  I don't know anything about 65s (oh no -- another rabbit hole to go down! ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[TheRedBeard]

On 1/31/2023 at 2:22 AM, Carguy said:

FINALLY! I’m just not sure I want to ink it.

 

 

Beautiful one. Congratulations!  

[TheRedBeard]

On 2/2/2023 at 2:51 AM, shalitha33 said:

My first parker 65 

 

Nice pen. is it NOS?

 

[TheRedBeard]

On 2/3/2023 at 5:01 AM, inkstainedruth said:

That's a nice looking pen!  I don't know anything about 65s (oh no -- another rabbit hole to go down! ).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Reportedly, it was designed by Parker to make happy customers who liked 61 but wanted to have an open nib. Most parts of 65 are interchangeable with 61 Mk III. 

 

[inkstainedruth]

Okay, what's the difference between a 61 Mk III and other (I presume earlier) 61s?  Are these the ones which are c/c pens?  (All of mine are capillary fillers, because the concept was just so cool, I had to have one -- and then it snowballed a bit, because I got several OTHER colors of 61s and now have the Flighter one as well....)

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

[Carguy]

15 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Okay, what's the difference between a 61 Mk III and other (I presume earlier) 61s?  Are these the ones which are c/c pens?  (All of mine are capillary fillers, because the concept was just so cool, I had to have one -- and then it snowballed a bit, because I got several OTHER colors of 61s and now have the Flighter one as well....)

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

I think MKIII were the ones with metal cap jewels and aero fillers. The last ones I’m sure, but don’t know if they ever offered the c/c 61….or did they? 

[shalitha33]

I don't know which is mark I, II and III sorry :(. earlier 61 sections with the metal connector doesn't take barrels intended for the later ones with the plastic connecters, plastic barrel has a slightly larger inner diameter. threads are different as well.  caps also have a different structure that is supposed to be causing trouble. I don't collect 61s so only have a couple of them. one has a badly distorted section like you sometimes see in parker 45s. i guess its the cap at fault :(.

My 65 isn't a NOS but something very well used and kept. there are also few damages to the plastic near the nib, but cap plating and the rest of the body is near perfect. previous owner must have taken care of it really well. 

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

I just “won” a flighter 61 on the bay. Looks like it’s CC filling. Sadly, no arrow on the hood

[Carguy]

I was mistaken, the MKIII was cartridge converter fill because that metal tube filler (that I always think of as an aero) is removable in favor of a cartridge, just like the 45.

[shalitha33]

Caps and barrels are interchangeable between the pens with plastic connectors but not with one that has the metal connectors. 

 

English black pen with gold trim has something that looks like a converter. But I don't think its meant to come out.

At least I cant pull it out. Its not stuck and freely rotates, but doesn't move out even one bit.

 

Its ether broken inside or there is some trick to it that I don't know about. It fills and works , so I left it at that.



The nib unit.

[IThinkIHaveAProblem]

The flighter i just got on the bay has the same converter looking filling system as your black English one… and the flighter is English as well.