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Very clean Parker 51 desk set found at Greenwich Market

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I walked down to Greenwich Market last Thursday hoping there would be a few stalls open. One had a couple of fountain pens, including this desk pen. I'm a sucker for Whitefriars bases so pounced on this. 

When I got it home and had a proper look, the sac was completely clean, I gave it a fill with water and no old ink came out at all! 

51805278946_340d438c52_z.jpgParker 51 Desk Pen by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

51805278396_18d84457b4_z.jpgParker 51 Desk Pen by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

51805634624_50f406b8c7_z.jpgParker 51 Desk Pen by Robin Inkysloth, on Flickr

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10 minutes ago, Carguy said:

Nice find! I never seem to find pens in places like this….

I've had a few lucky finds at Greenwich Market (£60 Waterman Patrician being the peak I doubt I'll ever top!) but over the last 4 years or so, fewer fountain pens seem to be knocking around. I don't know if more sellers are just going straight to Ebay, or the broader supply of old FPs is actually starting to dry up as we get further away from the generations where they were people's primary writing tool. 

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I'm not generally one for desk pens, but that is a really pretty base, Inkysloth!  Nice find!  What's the nib width on the pen?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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