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Aislingean · Newbie

Embarrassed plea for help!

jevvv · Experienced

I'd love to help but don't know enough to do so, sorry

Mahutr · Seasoned

Isn't the SS fountain pen a 75? Seems so.

Aislingean · Newbie

It has a round smooth section and the nib is all wrong for a 75! Apart from the nib I would suggest a cheaper pen than a 75
I would say definitely not a 75 however someone else suggested that as well on the FPN.
I had believed that this pen was produced exclusively for the European market with the 18ct gold nib as the French do not recognise any lower value as true gold!
What it is called is what stumps me!

jar · Seasoned

Maybe a 35?

DWL · ***

Looks like a lower end late model 75 to me.

Mind you I could be 1000% wrong because i don't know that model very well. just what it looks like to me.

Aislingean · Newbie

It is indeed a Parker 35 made in Meru for the European market

These are apparently known as the small 75 by some

This one is the Flighter model stainless body 18ct solid gold nib round smooth section with reverse taper reduced tassie to barrel stacked clip screw to cap and was made between 1983 and 1986

As you may gather I have been re-reading the Parker Penography now that my fragile memory has been given a kick up the rump!
Thanks all !
I am now looking for a suitable box in the 'Box Box' so that I may sell it before I forget what it is again!
Cheers
Dave
PS anyone know if the figure 3 moulded on the feed is of any significance? [The nib appears medium by UK standards and is smooooooth!]
Here is a proper picture on the Parker collector site
http://parkercollector.com/bilder_pennor/35/parker_35-collection.jpg

-- Edited by Aislingean on Monday 7th of December 2009 03:22:05 PM

J M Pennifeather · Newbie

Definitely looks like a 35 to me although something about the nib seems wrong.

Blueblack4256 · Newbie

I think the middle pen is a late production Parker 75. These last 75s had round sections without finger grips and while the nibs were the same as the original 75s, the feed/collector was completely different. Instead of the wide band at the end of the section (the nib end) these round sections simply had a very thin gold ring without any graduation marks. I don't think I've ever seen a Parker 35 with an 18K nib, but anything is possible. Late 75 "Flighters" were available with GF clip and trim or CP clip and trim. I have both in my collection.