Pen Profile: Aerometric Duofolds


5828: Parker 51 pencil lead refills: 12 leads in a stoppered glass tube, 8 cm long, made in England, label reads "for Parker '51'/ROTARY PENCIL", with Parker "halo" mark; many available, all "B" hardness.

DATE: c. 1964 • CONDITION: mint • $6 ORDER

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10297: Parker 61 Jet Flighter in box: English-made cartridge/convertor (squeeze-type metal convertor included), brushed stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim including metal end jewels.

DATE: c. 1968 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: broad • $225 ORDER

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10791: Parker 65 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated clip and end jewels, 13.45 cm long; uses cartridge or converter (included), made in England, not sold in the USA. Smooth, calligraphic nib, tip approximately 1.3 mm wide.

DATE: c. 1970 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-broad italic • $285 ORDER

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8768: Parker 75 Fougere: sterling silver, made in France, 14K USA-made nib, early section with angle indicator, very unusual variation with gold plated trim including flat-ended tassies.

DATE: c. 1971 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $895 ORDER

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8277: Parker 75 Diamant: early production, gold plate, made in France, flat tassies, 20 micron mark, 14K "M" US nib, section with angle indicator, very clean but for typical wear to tassie rims.

DATE: c. 1971 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $465 ORDER

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10691: Parker 35 Guirland fiber tip: gold plated, one of the less common patterns, made in France, a model not originally distributed outside Europe. Condition is excellent but for two areas of plating loss at the cap rim (see detail), which appear to be a manufacturing defect rather than from wear. Fiber-tip refills no longer available, an adapter is included that permits use of refills taken from BIC ballpoints.

DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: VG* • $165 ORDER

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10646: Parker 35 Damier fiber tip: rare and desirable pattern in sterling silver, made in France, full French hallmarks, model not originally distributed outside Europe. Fiber-tip refills no longer available, an adapter is included that permits use of refills taken from BIC ballpoints.

DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: near mint • $250 ORDER

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8278: Parker 75 Godron: sterling silver, chrome plated trim, made in France, section with angle indicator, full French hallmarks on silver and on nib; very clean, some small bumps to edges of barrel end tassie.

DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine • $800 ORDER

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7357: Parker 180 Guirland: gold-plated, made in France, two-way flat gold nib, feed marked "X/M"; one of the less common patterns of one of Parker's lower-production pens; new old stock, includes convertor.

DATE: c. 1982 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium • $350 ORDER

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10771: Parker 75 Florence: two-tone vermeil, gold over solid sterling silver, cabochon in clip top; made in France for the Italian market, French and Italian hallmarks plus Italian serial number on side of section. USA 14K nib, section ring with angle indicator lines, old-style metal convertor, pen appears to be new old stock with only light shop wear; one of the most attractive and elegant 75 patterns.

DATE: c. 1983 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $895 ORDER

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7155: Parker 35 Flighter fiber tip: unusual model, made in France for the French market, stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 12.7 cm long; new old stock, original clip tags, stainless covered grip section; fiber tip refills no longer available, but an adapter is included that permits the use of refills taken from BIC ballpoints.

DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint* • $95 ORDER

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7154: Parker 35 Flighter fiber tip: unusual model, made in France for the French market, stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, 12.7 cm long; new old stock, black plastic grip section; fiber tip refills no longer available, but includes custom-made adaptor permitting use of refills taken from BIC ballpoints.

DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint* • $100 ORDER

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7371: Parker Duofold ballpoint: black and pearl, gold plated trim, made in UK, "T" date code, foil hang tag on clip; in black-finished American maple box within cardboard outer box, including instructions and 1990-dated Platinum Club booklet.

DATE: 1995 • CONDITION: mint • $475 ORDER

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