parker jack knife safety pen info needed

[mstbare019]

parker jack knife safety pen info needed on # 24 .

any related info greatful

[Shangas]

Well this is difficult...

 

...What kind of information do you need?

[mstbare019]

Well this is difficult...

 

...What kind of information do you need?

 

exactly , i have no information on them , i have a 24 what does this mean ? are they BHR ?

any info i can great is great tks mstbare019

 

[Shangas]

I've done a bit of reading, and my research tells me that Parker Jack-knives were made of black chased hard rubber.

[mstbare019]

I've done a bit of reading, and my research tells me that Parker Jack-knives were made of black chased hard rubber.

i thought so .but what does the numbers mean ? thats what i really need to find .

is it the 24 th one made ?

 

[Shangas]

I'm not sure, but others will know.

[KClaw]

If it is in a circle on the end of the pen, it is a model number. Certainly not the 24th pen made.

Here is a link to a rare Parker 24 on this site.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=44215

[skybird]

The JKS are not always chased

[John Danza]

Yikes, this is a big topic, so I'll try to condense it down.

 

The Jack Knife Safety models were Parker's entry into the safety pen market. The patent was submitted in 1909 and granted in 1912. The model line was the mainstay of the product line throughout the teens and into the early 20s, pretty much running out about 1923. The JKS 26 model eventually became the Duofold.

 

The 24 series in the JKS was just a size designation in the Parker product line. Generally speaking, the higher the number of the model, the larger the girth of the pen. The 20 series was the narrowest, followed by the 24, 25, 26, 28, and then the Black Giant. The model 23 was the same diameter as the 20 basically, but the number 3 nib it was accompanied by is typically more flexible than the number 2 nib from the model 20. The model numbering gets a little weird when you get above that, because the models in the 60s and the 70s are basically model 20 sized pens but with fancy decorations or gold filled overlays.

 

The JKS series was made in hard rubber. The model 24 was smooth and the 24-1/2 was chased. The "1/2" designation in the model number always denoted chased. The vast majority of the pens you'll run into are black rubber, however they were also made in red and black mottled and red. The latter materials are seen much less often, with the red hard rubber being pretty scarce and extremely hard to find without a cracked cap lip.

 

All the JKS models came in at least a couple of lengths. The model 24 came in a short (generally about 4-1/2 or 4-3/4 inches) and a long (generally 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 inches). The model 20 was even more diverse, with there being a Baby model for vest pocket wear at 3-1/2 inches long and a "Lady" Baby, which was uncataloged, at less than 3-1/4 inches.

 

Oops, almost forgot. For a few years in the late teens, the JKS models could be had with a Bakelite barrel. These are pretty scarce and 9 out of 10 of these are eyedropper fill pens. There were some made as button fillers, but that defeated the purpose of a transparent barrel as all you can see is the sac and filler bar.

 

Here's a photo with a variety of Model 24 Parkers. From left to right you have: Model 024 Jointless (not a JKS), Model 24 Long Bakelite button filler, Model 24-1/2 Short, Model 24-1/2 Short with optional wide gold filled cap band, Model 24-1/2 Long, Model 24-1/2 Long with an optional gold filled fancy cap band.

 

All the best,

John

 

http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/7965/size24smallxv8.jpg

[Glenn-SC]

John,

Nice pens!

[david i]

Well this is difficult...

 

...What kind of information do you need?

 

exactly , i have no information on them , i have a 24 what does this mean ? are they BHR ?

any info i can great is great tks mstbare019

 

 

Figure look basically like a Duofold though often (not always) more blandly finished.

 

Nib size and pen size tend to rise with model number increase.

 

Readily catalogued in Black Smooth and Chased HR (if Chased the pen gets a "1/2" added to model number).

 

Some were of bakelite.

 

 

 

Here are a few more than a few of this sort...

 

-d

 

http://removed.xyz/penteech/parkerluckycurvespread25.jpg

 

 

[mstbare019]

 

fabulous information ! tks all

Edited March 12, 2008 by mstbare019

[Shangas]

As I understand it, pens made of Bakelite were discontinued due to fragility issues, is that right, David?