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There are many fine fountain pens being made today. Writing quality does not always correlate with price, however, and don't forget that a skilled pensmith can do wonders, making scratchy nibs smooth and dry writers wet. Sellers that offer such services deserve your patronage! Brand preference is highly personal. If you want to hear what other pen fanciers recommend, check out the chat on the various online pen forums. While most pen magazines are good at covering new releases, in-depth critical reviews are best sought elsewhere. Company Websites
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Though vintage and antique writing equipment is our main focus, we are often asked about more recent fountain pens. At the moment, our new-pen offerings are largely limited to the assorted closeouts on our Specials page and the miscellaneous post-1975 offerings listed below.
6857: Lynn Sorgatz combination: modeled on the very rare Parker combinations of the early 1930s, this combo is made from modern blue celluloid with white swirls and gold streaks, and incorporates a vintage 1.1 mm pencil mechanism; 15.6 cm long, gold filled trim, vintage Parker nib, feed, section, and button-filling mechanism; cap crown opens to reveal eraser. DATE: c. 2006 • CONDITION: new • NIB: fine semiflex
• $650
7580: Parker 180: silver-plated basketweave pattern, 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, hang tag on clip. DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine/medium •
$285
7552: Parker 180 Flighter: stainless steel cap and barrel, gold plated trim, US-made, includes Aerometric-style slender convertor, 14K gold two-way triangular nib (offers two nib grades in one, with a thinner line when the nib is used inverted); new old stock with original clip tag, several available, please specify desired nib grade(s). DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium/extra-fine or
broad/fine • $135
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
8288: 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
7594: Parker 180 Imperial: gold plated cap, barrel, and trim, grouped parallel lines pattern; US-made, includes Aerometric-style slender convertor, 14K gold two-way triangular nib (offers two nib grades in one, with a thinner line when the nib is used inverted); new old stock with original clip tag, several available. DATE: c.
1982 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: broad/fine • $150
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 we can provide a custom-made adaptor for ballpoint refills for an additional $20 (see illustration). DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint* • $120
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; refills no longer available, though adaptors for ballpoint refills can be made. DATE: c. 1985 •
CONDITION: mint* • $150
9973: Parker 35 Guirland: gold plated, 12.6 cm long, one of the less common patterns, made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib; a slightly smaller and much less common sibling of the 75, made only in France, for the European market; uses standard Parker refills or converter (not included). DATE: c. 1980
• CONDITION: mint • NIB: extra-fine • $325
7586: Parker 45 Flighter: stainless steel, chrome plated trim, 13.7 cm long, Octanium alloy nib, uses cartridge or convertor (included), made in USA; new old stock, several available. DATE: c. 1975 •
CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $95
10266: Parker 4-color Flighter ballpoint: brushed stainless steel cap and barrel, 12.9 cm long with tip out, 13.2 with tip in, gold plated trim, 45-style clip; uncommon model, made in Germany, color selected by holding pen level with matching colored arrow upwards when operating cap mechanism; uses standard mini refills, condition a bit rough with bumps and tool marks at ends, mechanism works fine though a bit sticky if colored arrow not lined up precisely to vertical. DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION:
G-VG* • $120
9968: Parker 75 Ambassador: sterling silver, made in USA, uncommon and desirable parallel lines pattern; French-made 14K nib, early thick squeeze converter, appears unused new old stock. DATE: c. 1975
• CONDITION: near mint • NIB: extra-fine • $800
9498: Parker 75 ballpoint: burgundy plastic barrel with gold plated cap and trim, black cabochon clip button; no imprints, a known test market/prototype model. DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: fine • $225
7650: Parker 75 ballpoint manufacturing display: five pieces in sterling silver illustrating different stages of forming a cap, deep-drawing from sheet; the last stage is at final dimensions with the top hole cut, but before application of the imprints and engine turning; from Parker's Janesville factory. DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $200
8679: Parker 75 Damier: rare and desirable pattern in vermeil, gold over sterling silver, made in France, includes convertor, full French hallmarks, smooth-writing "M" 18K nib, slight roughness to edges of clip button, otherwise very clean. DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $875
7593: Parker 75 Florence: solid sterling silver, French-hallmarked, black cabochon in cap, "QC" date code, 14K French nib, slender convertor, appears to be new old stock, like new. DATE: 1980 • CONDITION: near
mint • NIB: fine • $850
8445: Parker 75 Florence: two-tone vermeil, gold over solid sterling silver; made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib, old-style metal convertor, appears to be new old stock; one of the most attractive and elegant 75 patterns. DATE: c. 1983 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: broad • $895
8397: Parker 75 Florence: two-tone vermeil, gold over solid sterling silver; made in France, 18K French-hallmarked nib, old-style metal convertor; cap and barrel like new, some roughness to metal section ring next to nib, very slight abrasion to edge of barrel tassie; cap tassie regular indented form, without cabochon, appears to be original; one of the most attractive and elegant 75 patterns. DATE: c. 1983 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: fine • $765
8909: Parker 75 Florence: solid sterling silver, French-hallmarked, black cabochon in cap, 18K French nib, slender convertor, smooth section ring; clean, some wear to barrel end button, fleabites to metal. DATE: c. 1985
• CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $685
9483: Parker 75 Fougere: vermeil (gold plate over solid sterling silver), made in France, 18K French nib, unusual version with dished tassies, no cap cabochon, cap rim marked "VERMEIL CLUB"; French hallmarked, but not marked "MADE IN FRANCE", uncommon heavy smooth section ring; one tiny flake to vermeil at barrel mouth (see detail), section plastic slightly rough at junction with metal ring. DATE: c. 1985 •
CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $750
8313: Parker 75 Godron: sterling silver, chrome plated trim, made in France, section with angle indicator, full French hallmarks on silver and on nib. DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • NIB: medium •
$850
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
9956: Parker 75 Guirlande set in box: gold plated fountain pen and ballpoint, appear to be new old stock, pen has French-made 14K nib, metal squeeze-filler converter. A real 75 rarity, described by Lih-Tah Wong as "a rare pattern that was not known to exist in the Parker 75 family until a discovery in 1999 . . . It is possible that this was not a full production pattern . . . being instead a test market pattern with limited distribution". DATE: c. 1979 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $950
7651: Parker 75 nib display: five 14K USA production nibs in various stages of completion, to illustrate the process of manufacture; these came to us loose, but could easily be mounted and framed. DATE: c. 1975 •
CONDITION: mint • $200
9059: Parker Classic ballpoint: black matte finish, gold plated trim, made in USA, "PI" date code, Wasau emblem on clip. DATE: 1987 • CONDITION: mint • $45
9060: Parker Classic ballpoint: dark blue matte finish, gold plated trim, made in USA, "PC" date code, Kiwanis emblem on clip. DATE: 1987 • CONDITION: mint • $45
9062: Parker Classic ballpoint: dark blue matte finish, gold plated trim, made in USA, "PL" date code, dark blue enameled Kiwanis emblem on clip. DATE: 1987 • CONDITION: mint • $50
7685: Parker Classic Flighter ballpoint: brushed stainless steel, polished chrome clip and actuator button, 13.6 cm long, made in USA, connector threads machined, not stamped; new old stock, part of a large hoard, see our Specials page for quantity discounts. DATE: c. 1975 •
CONDITION: mint • $15
9057: Parker Classic Flighter ballpoint: stainless steel, gold plated trim, made in USA, "IIE" date code, red and gold custom logo on clip. DATE: 1988 • CONDITION: mint • $45
8419: Parker Classic Imperial ballpoint: grouped parallel lines pattern, marked "12K G.F. CAP & BARREL", enamel Kiwanis badge on clip; made in USA, "PE" date code, new old stock, four available. DATE: 1987 •
CONDITION: mint • $75
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
6353: Parker Duofold Centennial: full fluted sterling silver overlay, 13.6 cm long, two-tone 18K nib, made in UK, new old stock but no box or papers, slight tarnish, has been dipped to test nib function, but not filled. DATE:
1992 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine semiflex • $800
6567: Parker Israel's 50th Duofold Centennial: numbered limited edition of only 500 pieces, in a cherrywood box with inset bronze commemorative medal with matching number; complete with all original packaging and paperwork; we were fortunate enough to acquire a small cache of these very scarce Duofolds, including some with sequential numbers. DATE: 1998 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • $800
8501: Parker Snake in box: limited edition of 5000, sterling silver overlay hommage to one of Parker's all-time classics; like new, with all original packaging and accessories, outermost thin black card box (not shown) has some scuffs and small corner tears, pen has been filled but would easily pass for mint. DATE: 1997 •
CONDITION: near mint • NIB: medium • $1450
9824: Pelikan M800 in box: oversize piston-filler, black with green striped barrel, 14.1 cm long, gold plated trim, two-tone 18K gold nib, cap band marked "W. GERMANY", with stickers and tags, some wear to outer box. DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $565
9862: Reform 1745: German-made piston-filler, 13 cm long, gold plated trim, green barrel with black cap and filler knob. Pelikan-style screw-in interchangeable nib unit, two-tone plated steel nib, blue-tinted ink window. New old stock, with sticker -- several available. Please note that at this price, we cannot test and tune nibs as we do for our regular stock items: we are selling these as found, from the factory. DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium • $20
7153: Sheaffer Imperial: sterling silver cartridge-filler, 13.1 cm long, gold plated trim, White Dot, unusual zigzag diamond engine turning; only slightest bumps to edges of ends, smooth wet writing inlaid 14K gold nib. DATE:
c. 1975 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: broad semiflex • $350
9829: Sheaffer Imperial pencil: sterling silver, 12.7 cm long, crosshatch pattern, gold plated trim, White Dot, uses .9 mm lead; new old stock, several available, original price stickers on back may vary from that shown in photo. DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint • $85
8076: Sheaffer Imperial Sovereign pencil: 14K gold filled, 12.75 cm long, White Dot, uses .9 mm lead, new old stock, original price sticker on back; several available. DATE: c. 1975 • CONDITION: mint • $80
7806: Sheaffer Targa ballpoint: sterling silver, 13.3 cm long, gold plated trim, White Dot, twist-action to extend and retract tip; new old stock but without packaging; several available. DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION: mint
• $80
7780: Sheaffer Targa ballpoint: sterling silver, 13.3 cm long, chrome plated trim, White Dot, twist-action to extend and retract tip; new old stock but without packaging; several available. DATE: c. 1980 • CONDITION:
mint • $80
9803: unmarked eyedropper-filler in box: black lacquered screw-cap ink-shutoff Japanese jumbo, 15 cm long, black lacquered clip, smooth and responsive 14K gold nib; condition like new, noting some slight chipping to lacquer at joint at end of barrel where ink shutoff knob seats (see details). With filler eyedroppers, original Japanese instructions, and magnolia wood box. End knob is screwed down to shut off ink flow to nib, unscrewed slightly to allow flow for writing. DATE: c. 1985 • CONDITION: near mint*
• NIB: medium fine semiflex • $450
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Here are some articles from our Vintage Pens FAQ that are equally applicable to modern fountain pens:
What do vintage pens offer that new pens
don't?
While eBay can be a good source for new and recent fountain pens, watch out for low-feedback sellers offering deals that look too good to be true. Chinese-made fakes -- especially pseudo-Montblancs -- are an ongoing problem, as are fraudsters who "borrow" pictures to offer pens that they do not even own. Here is an article on fake Parker Sonnets and how to identify them; there has also been a recent flood of fake S.T. Dupont pens, about which you can read more here . It pays to buy such widely-counterfeited items from an established retailer. |
