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I need to figure out what all my pens are still but I inked up an old rear end lil Parker with some monteverde napa burgundy it fills with the pump button on the back under the screw off finial
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Nov 11, 2025 22:53
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TEMPLE GRANDIN OS posted:I need to figure out what all my pens are still but I inked up an old rear end lil Parker with some monteverde napa burgundy it fills with the pump button on the back under the screw off finial It could be one of a number of models-- the push button filler is pretty common for Parker from the 1910s and into at least the late 1940s. The most common examples are the various Jack Knife types, the Duofolds, Challengers and then the various models equipped with Vacumatic fillers (Vacumatics, Vacufolds and early 51s, mainly). There are other, less common models out there as well (Pastels, Geometrics, etc).
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Nov 11, 2025 23:24
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Just wanted to share some new acquisitions that I got within the past few days. I've been getting really interested in affordable, inexpensive pens lately. From left to right: 1970's Parker Duofold ballpoint pen, a Sheaffer cartridge pen of some type in this really nice cocoa/light pink color, and a Sheaffer Stylist 202 fountain pen and pencil set.  The pen and pencil set are printed with the name of a business on them and I'm pretty sure were never used. They stank like cigarettes though, so I had to throw away the original box and give them a real good wash. I'm not sure the exact year these were made, but the logo on the clip dates it to sometime between 1966 and 1968. They did away with the logo in 1969.  Love the design of these nibs, though. Just a triangular wedge of steel between two pieces of plastic. Made this way so you could write with either side of the nib. 
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Nov 15, 2025 05:30
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that is so strange it loops back to cool
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Nov 15, 2025 15:23
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I've seen variations on those types of nibs and I'm surprised they're not more common. There was a Chinese pen of some flavor I was looking at on Amazon some years ago that had a similar design but I never bit on one. Can't remember the brand.
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Nov 15, 2025 16:02
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That's a really neat idea, I kinda want one
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Nov 15, 2025 16:57
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but... you already can write with both sides of the nib...
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Nov 15, 2025 18:56
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You're in luck as they're pretty inexpensive. A 202 pen and pencil set usually goes for around $15 to $30. There is a slightly fancier version that used a metal barrel called the 404 that usually start at around $40. The stylist had a couple different iterations throughout the years: some came with a semi-hooded nib, others came with a triumph nib, so just check that before you buy if you want the two sided nib. I dont have any proof of this, but it definitely feels like the two sided nib version was meant to be a direct competitor to the Parker 45. They were both relatively inexpensive pens at the time they were introduced, the nib units were separate pieces that screwed in and could be easily swapped, and came in a variety of colors. Edit: HolePisser1982 posted:but... you already can write with both sides of the nib... Yeah, usually its not a problem to write reverse with any fountain pen. Manufacturers (especially back then) don't usually polish the top of the tipping as well as the bottom which can lead to a rougher writing experience when writing reverse, so the idea with this nib is that it's designed to feel the same smoothness regardless of orientation. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Nov 16, 2025 |
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Nov 15, 2025 19:14
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