Pen Profiles:
15798: Parker Duofold Senior: red hard rubber bandless button-filler, 13.95 cm long, gold filled trim, large imprint, correct early nib and feed, "6" imprint on blind cap. A nice clean example with typical marks of wear and usage but no cracks or damage.
DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: medium fine • $1200
15406: Parker Duofold Senior: red hard rubber bandless button-filler, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, an iconic model in excellent condition with strong large imprint, milling on ends sharp with minor marks, and but one spot of brassing atop the clip ball. Tipping is scant but present, nib writes a handsomely shaded line. Name and fraternity letters stippled very lightly on barrel opposite imprint -- so lightly that we only noticed it during closeup photography. "6" imprinted on end of blind cap.
DATE: c. 1922 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine stub semiflex • $1400
15123: Parker Duofold Junior: red hard rubber button-filler, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, single raised cap band, clean small imprint, well preserved milling on ends, cap lip slightly trimmed.
DATE: c. 1925 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: fine stub • $250
15317: Parker Duofold Senior: classic oversize "Big Red" button-filler, single raised cap band with initials "L.L.H." engraved, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, small Lucky Curve barrel imprint, spearhead feed, massive Duofold nib has semistub tip.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium firm • $485
15638: Parker Duofold Senior: classic oversize "Big Red" button-filler, single raised cap band, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, small Lucky Curve barrel imprint, spearhead feed, massive Duofold nib has semistub tip. Nice clean example, one small scratch on cap band (see detail).
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium • $495
14443: Parker Lady Duofold Deluxe: orange ringtop button-filler, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, wide cap band, good milling at ends, nice clean condition noting a few nibbles at the rim of the blind cap (see details). Nib tines are set tight for drier writing, could easily be opened up for a broader and wetter line with width variation.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $165
15550: Parker Duofold Junior pencil: jade green with black end bands, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, clean imprint, no dings, excellent color, uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • $165
15823: Parker Duofold Senior: classic orange oversize button-filler, 13.9 cm long, gold filled trim, intact Lucky Curve feed, original large Duofold nib, good clean banner imprint; some brassing to clip, cap lip cracks have been repaired virtually invisibly.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: extra-fine firm • $350
15058: Parker Duofold Senior: oversize black Permanite button-filler, 14 cm long, Lucky Curve imprint, slightly later numbered nib, feed with cut tail; good barrel imprint, minor marks to cap top milling.
DATE: c. 1928 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $450
14424: Parker Duofold Special: orange button-filler, 13.6 cm long, gold filled trim, uncommon model of Senior length but Junior width; made in USA, late imprint with inverted "1" 2nd quarter date code indicates late production using earlier parts. Very clean, noting scratch at end of barrel (see detail).
DATE: c. 1929/1941 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: fine firm • $350
13715: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold desk pencil: black veined pearl, scarce model with letter-opener taper; 16.5 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, imprints light but fully present, good color, short nose cone.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $175
13711: Parker Duofold Junior desk pencil: black, 17.6 cm long, gold filled trim, crisp barrel imprint, slight shrinkage midway on taper; uses 1.1 mm lead.
DATE: c. 1930 • CONDITION: fine-exc • $120
14478: Parker Duofold Junior set: black streamlined button-filler, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, rare and short-lived two-tone Duofold nib, turned-up nib. Cap top retains original nib sticker ("Plat./Pt."), matching twist-action pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, has price and model number sticker on end. No brassing but pencil action is quite stiff, imprints and nib plating show wear from polishing.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium • $325
13623: Parker Duofold Junior Deluxe pencil: black-veined pearl streamline, 12.1 cm long, gold filled trim, uses 1.1 mm lead, fraternal order emblem on top; excellent color, wear to clip.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: VG-fine • $145
15537: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold pencil: black ringtop golf pencil, 8.7 cm long, gold filled trim, imprinted name, uses 1.1 mm lead; colored examples are much easier to find.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $75
11323: Parker Duofold Senior: striking streamline button-filler in copper pearl -- not a catalogued color, with only a handful of examples known; 13 cm long, gold filled trim, full USA imprint, excellent color, some plating wear to the lower cap band. A notable Parker rarity.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $1950
10948: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold desk pencil: Lapis Blue, scarce model with letter-opener taper; 16.6 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, imprints strong, no brassing, chip on end of letter-opener.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine* • $125
13714: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold desk pencil: jade green, scarce model with letter-opener taper; 16.7 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead, good imprints strong, moderate darkening, long nose cone.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: fine • $150
15706: Parker Duofold Junior: black streamline button-filler, 12 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints, spearhead feed, later factory replacement arrow-imprint nib is a smooth writer. Some minor trim brassing, a handsome user.
DATE: c. 1933 • CONDITION: VG-fine • NIB: medium fine • $145
13527: Parker Duofold Senior Deluxe set: oversize streamline button-filler in Moderne Pearl green and black, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, triple cap bands with wider central band, straong imprint, numbered Duofold Deluxe nib, comb feed; matching pencil uses 1.1 mm lead, color is slightly brighter than that of the pen.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: extra-fine rigid • $785
15145: Parker Vest Pocket Duofold Deluxe: scarce miniature ringtop button-filler, jade celluloid, 9 cm long, gold filled trim, triple cap band, clean condition with better than average color, sharp imprints; nib has the very beginning of a stress line from the vent hole, should be stable with normal use.
DATE: c. 1934 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium fine • $250
15071: Parker Duofold Junior: Burgundy (red pearl and black) streamline button-filler, 11.95 cm long, gold filled trim, later production with three-piece pressure bar, no patent date on clip, Duofold nib with serial number, comb feed. A nice clean example, hairline crack in barrel threads has been nearly invisibly repaired, barrel mouth now lined with brass and is stronger than new.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: fine-exc* • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $250
14425: Parker Duofold Senior: oversize streamline button-filler in orange, 13 cm long, gold filled trim, good barrel imprint with 2nd quarter "25" date code, black celluloid end pieces, spearhead feed with longitudinal channel at base, name on barrel. Orange is one of the less common colors in the streamline series.
DATE: 1935 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $385
15707: Parker Duofold Juniorette Deluxe: black streamline button-filler, 11.6 cm long, gold filled trim, late production with 4th quarter date, clip without patent date, notable factory italic nib.
DATE: 1939 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: broad italic • $265
14945: Parker Duofold Sub-Deb: unusual and uncatalogued black Shadow Wave Vac-filler, 11.9 cm long, gold filled trim, barrel with near perfect transparency; imprint with 2nd quarter date code, Speedline filler with aluminum plunger. Very clean, one spot of brassing on the lower cap band.
DATE: 1940 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium fine • $265
15135: Parker Duofold Junior: black Shadow Wave Vac-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, aluminum Speedline filler plunger, crisp imprint with 3rd quarter date code, barrel transparency like new, name lightly imprinted; one of the scarcer variations in a less common series.
DATE: 1940 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine flex • $295
15134: Parker Duofold Junior: black striped red and silver pearl Vac-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, characteristic black wartime filler plunger, a well-used but sound pen, unusual with single cap band.
DATE: 1942 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: fine semiflex • $175
15453: Parker Duofold Ingenue: black striped blue and silver pearl Vac-filler, 12.1 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, good imprint with 1st quarter date code, filler plunger with diamond imprint, fine barrel transparency, V-imprint nib is a responsive writer; typical slight swelling at end of barrel over filler unit, scratch on blind cap (see detail).
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine semiflex • $195
15473: Parker Duofold Senior: red and silver pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.6 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric patterned cap band, largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics; good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, good barrel transparency, arrow nib has early 1945 date code, "R" stamp on heel denoting factory replacement, small patch of pitting on cap lip (see detail; usually from accidental exposure to heat such as a cigarette).
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: fine* • NIB: medium • $250
15455: Parker Duofold Senior: red and silver pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.6 cm long, gold filled over silver trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric patterned cap band, largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics; good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, fine barrel transparency, wartime "V" for victory nib.
DATE: 1943 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $285
15470: Parker Duofold Senior: green and brown pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.65 cm long, gold filled trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric patterned cap band, largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics; strong imprint with 4th quarter date code, excellent barrel transparency, distinctive wartime filler unit with diamond on plunger end.
DATE: 1944 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • $275
15343: Parker Duofold Senior pencil: red and silver pearl with black stripes, 13.1 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, matches Vac-filling Duofold pen; largest size, strong imprint with 1st quarter date code, uses .9 mm lead, mechanism propels but does not consistently retract lead.
DATE: 1944 • CONDITION: fine* • $95
15469: Parker Duofold Senior: red and silver pearl Vac-filler with black stripes, 13.6 cm long, gold filled over silver wartime trim, Blue Diamond clip, geometric patterned cap band, largest size, much scarcer than contemporary Vacumatics; good imprint with 3rd quarter date code, fine barrel transparency, war-era "V" for victory nib imprint.
DATE: 1945 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: fine • $275
15705: Parker Duofold Junior: black streamline button-filler, 11.95 cm long, gold filled trim, crisp bold imprints, late spearhead feed, arrow-imprint nib. Raised barrel threads, celluloid ends, and clip without patent date are all indicative of very late production using mostly older parts.
DATE: c. 1946 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • $225
15399: Parker Duofold International ballpoint: green marble, 13.1 cm long with tip retracted, gold plated trim, made in UK, date code "II A", twist-action, uses standard Parker refills. As new, no packaging.
DATE: 1992 • CONDITION: near mint • $275
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 • $850
15880: Parker Duofold International Check Amber: 13.15 cm long, uses standard cartridges, slide converter included; made in UK, "TI" date code, 18K two-tone nib is a smooth writer. As new, but no box or packaging.
DATE: 2005 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: broad • $595
14994: Parker Duofold Big Red in box: Centennial-size in orange, palladium-plated trim, 13.8 cm long, two-tone 18K gold nib is graded by Parker as "fine" (we call it more of a medium). Uses standard cartridges or converter (included). Made in France, brand new with all paperwork, box and sleeve.
DATE: c. 2020 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: medium fine • $475
