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Pen 4128K: Parker Deluxe Challenger Set $165
Green "Plaque-on-Black" Celluloid. 1936 |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: Exc | .CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA |
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| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc |
Size: 5 1/8" 12.9 cm |
PRICE: $165 |
| COMMENTS:
Deluxe Challenger at $3.50 was the pen priced just below Vacumatic, at
least until the release of Royal Challenger in 1937. Pen barrel
and nib date to mid 1936. Pencil 1935. Clean all around and nice
writer. I'm still doing some research on these (I released article on
the related Royal Challenger for Fountain Pen Journal click to subscribein Fall 2018). The blade clip (second major clip style for this
series) might have been introduced a year later in 1937, but I'm not
certain. I knocked $30 from price of set just in case. If/when I figure
out clip is proper, I'll bump price back up ;) |
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Pen 4083 Parker "Baby" Bakelite late 1910s $455 SOLD
Flex Nib. Dropper-fill (non-self filler) |
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| Overall: Fine+ |
Metal: Exc | Color: NA | .CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: VG |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: Mod Red |
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| Point: Fine Full Flex | Imprint: VG |
Size: 3", 7.5 cm |
PRICE: $455 |
| COMMENTS:
Parker's shortest pen, the baby Jack Knife pens ran late 1910s-early
1920s. The grand experiment with Bakelite proved short lived, but it
gave us some great pens. The Baby is popular with collectors and not so
easy to fine. Cap and barrel are clean. No cracks. Good transparency.
Imprint present and legible though faint. Trim without damage. Nbi is
intact and writes a nice very flexible line.. Nib has the desirable teardrop vent
hole. The nib's imprint is weak at the right side (see pic). I
see no evidence of crack repair but this either was a factory stamping
flaw or perhaps a restorer pushed out some dings preveiously present,
lightening the imprint. A most acceptable (though not nearmint) example of a popular early parker |
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Pen 4027 Valentine (Parker associated) $295 SOLD
Slender pen in red-reticulated ("candy mesh") Celluloid |
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| Overall Grade: Exc |
Metal: Exc | Color: NA | .CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Exc | clarity: NA | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: NA | Size: 4.75" 12 cm |
PRICE: $295 SOLD |
| COMMENTS: I'm
overdue to reread when Parker in England absorbed Valentine and what
was the exact association before and after. The candy-mesh plastic
shown here is classic Valentine, and was used (later?) with Parker
Victory and with some very rare Parker Vacumatics. The reticulated red
liens are mixed with translucent plastic. Most I've seen are Parker
Victory pens. This slender Valentine is likely earlier and is well more
scarce. It's in nice shape with clean plastic, color and clip. The
imprint is complete though light. I've handled dozens of Victories (I
don't see as many English pens as some fellow collectors across the
pond), but this is the first slender Valentine of this sort I've
managed to own. |
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Pen
3894 J: Parker "Pen" ("Premier" if Canadian, "Thrift Time" label in USA)
$340
Mottled Blue/ Black Celluoid. Pen in nice shape. Pencil weaker. |
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| Overall Grade: Excellent Pen |
Trim: Exc | Color: Exc |
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| Nib condition: VG (couple marks) |
Threads Perfect |
clarity: NA | Barrel neatly personalized "JLM" |
| Point: Med | Imprint: Ex |
Size: 4 3/4" 12cm |
PRICE: $340 |
| COMMENTS:
When from Canada marked "Premier" in this larger (standard diameter)
and "Modern" in smaller size, these pens had bland "Parker Pen"
imprints in USA and often are called "Parker Thrift Pens" (long story)
by collectors. Running from 1932-1936 the series offered a huge range
of colors, with many colors likely used briefly and often borrowing
from plastics used by other pen makers. They have a storng following.
The Premier was a good quality pen, using Parker's button-fill system
(similar to Duofold) and packing gold nib of appropriate size. Many
turn up heavily brassed and worn. The blue/black is a relatively
uncommon color. This one is nice. The pen has good color preservation. Imprint is very sharp. Trim is clean and unbrassed. Barrel is not distorted. Blind cap matches. The nib writes a responsive smooth fine line. The nib, though well aligned and smooth, has a few tool marks from prior work near the tip. The cap closes striaght and true, but only turns about 1/3 around to seal. Pencil is not as nice, with brassing and ambering of the Celluloid. It does work well, using the age-correct twist-the-ferrule mechanism. Barrels are neatly and elegantly personalized with three initials "J. L. M". This is the only Thrift Time/Premier set i've ever owned in this color. |
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Pen
3877 : Parker Televisor $140 Delay for ink-flow adjustment
Canadian/British. 1936-ish. Broad, high-Ffex nib (with stress crack by vent hole) |
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| Overall Grade: VG-Fine |
Trim: Some Brassing | Color: Exc |
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| Nib condition: Has stress crack |
Threads Perfect |
clarity: NA | |
| Point: Broad with high flex | Imprint: Extra Fine |
Size: 4 7/8" 12.3 cm |
PRICE: $140 |
| COMMENTS: Off-the-bell-curve nib, with killer flex and paint brush writing. Nib has stress crack by vent hole. |
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Pen
3357 R: Parker so-called "Thrift Time" Pen.
1936
$140
NOT a Challenger. Uncatalogued Model. |
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| Overall Grade: ExtraFine |
Metal: Fine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: Perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 4 9/16" 12.2cm |
PRICE: $140 |
| COMMENTS: A most uncommon model, one often misidentified as a Challenger, this off-catalogue pen is well known to those who know. The plastic is Challenger-like as is the thin-washer clip. But the triple cap-band is from Deluxe Challenger. The matching end-pieces are found on no Challenger. The imprint is generic, "Parker". Found in silver pearl, burgundy pearl, and emerald pearl, the overwhelming majority are slender size, as is this one. Very clean plastic and clip, there is some wear and brassing to the cap-bands. Still, it is well cleaner than the majority of these I've handled. | |||
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2598 Parker Challenger Slender $125
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Extrafine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: N/A | |
| Point: F-M Semiflex | Imprint: None | Size: 4 3/4" 12cm |
PRICE: $125 |
| COMMENTS: The regular Challenger series, which ran 1934-1940. With a couple key generations, all 7 years saw production of Black, Green, Red, and Grey. However, Blue was intro'd at very end of 1939, making it a one year color. Far less common than the others. As with all Challengers, tough to find clean. This one is decent. Light speckling of brass to the clip. Cap-band is free of brassing but some of the clear laquer found on 1940's pens is gone. Nice imprint and color. | |||
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Aggghhhh. I cannot do it. Withdrawn from sale. Staying with me a bit longer |
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| Overall Grade: Extra Fine |
Metal: Extra Fine | Color: Exc | CLICK FOR LARGER PIC |
| Nib condition: Exc |
Threads: perfect | clarity: NA | |
| Point: Fine | Imprint: Exc | Size: 5 1/4" |
PRICE: $ |
| COMMENTS:
Just another sub-Duofold Parker Lucky Curve... were it
not for that color. True Blue survived the
switch to streamlined form, but this is the earlier,
longer, greater cachet Flat Top variety. Color
is superb with just a hint of yellow to the
white backdrop. Also, note the unusual pattern
to the color swirls on the barrel. Gorgeous pen. |
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