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Featured Listings We always struggle to keep Parker 51s in stock. The appeal of this all-time classic has only grown over the years, and demand for the scarcer variants has led to a steady rise in prices. We would happily buy back many of the 51s we sold several years back! In addition to the selection below, please check out our main 51 page, which will be receiving more new listings over the next few weeks.
8384: Parker 51 set in box: black first-year with matching pencil, aluminum jewels and filler plunger with diamond on end; 1/10 16K gold filled caps with crisp grouped parallel lines pattern with indicia, pencil mechanism is gold-plated, much fancier than later production; overenthusiastic polishing has left spots of brassing on the backs of the clip rings and back rim of the pen cap (see details), as well as smoothing out the tassie and eliminating the blind cap imprints; mechanically sound, caps undinged, in a handsome early box. DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: G-VG • NIB: extra-fine • SOLD
8365: Parker 51 set in box: Cedar Blue first-year with sterling silver cap, matching .9 mm pencil; top jewels pearl, blind cap jewel aluminum, aluminum Speedline filler, bold blind cap imprint with 4th quarter date code, pencil mechanism chased and gold plated; caps are very clean, some typical but slight age-dulling to the rhodium plating of the pen cap, both pieces imprinted with original owner's name. DATE: 1941 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: extra-fine • SOLD
8385: Parker 51 set in box: cordovan double-jewel, sterling silver cap, with matching pencil; caps are good, with only light marks, pen has two-tone clutch ring, barrel imprint polished away, pencil has early first-year style geometric pattern band on cap, gold plated mechanism, some stress cracks towards front of barrel (see detail), do not affect function; pen and pencil were sold as a set, and bear the same name on their barrels. DATE: c. 1942 • CONDITION: VG-fine* • NIB: needlepoint • $450
8381: Parker 51: Cedar Blue Vac-filler, 1/10 14K gold filled cap with uncommon pattern of alternating pairs of straight and squiggly lines; gold filled over silver Blue Diamond clip, two-tone clutch ring, wartime black plastic filler plunger with diamond on end; bold barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code, nib very fine, somewhat toothy. DATE: 1944 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: needlepoint • SOLD
8364: Parker 51 set in box: black Vac-filler, sterling silver cap, gold filled Blue Diamond clip, matching .9 mm pencil; pen has bold imprint with 1st quarter date code, pencil has unusual wartime plastic mechanism (see detail); caps and clips appear a bit too clean, and very likely have been replated. DATE: 1944 • CONDITION: exc* • NIB: fine • SOLD
8376: Parker 51: black Vac-filler with uncommon Lustraloy cap with raised band with fine parallel lines pattern, chrome plated Blue Diamond clip; imprint polished down but mostly legible, with 3rd quarter date code, cap nice and clean. DATE: 1946 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine • $180
8401: Parker 51 demonstrator: transparent Lucite Vac-filler, frosty two-tone Lustraloy cap, chrome plated trim, sharp barrel imprint with 3rd quarter date code; like new, one of the best examples we have ever had, perfect with no hairlines or stress marks, came to us with the original diaphragm present and no sign of having been filled; not sold to the public, made for a brief period in 1947-48 for dealers, salesmen, and repairmen only. DATE: 1947 • CONDITION: near mint • NIB: fine • SOLD
8386: Parker 51 Demi set in box: black Vac-filler, 1/8 14K gold filled cap, with matching twist-action .9 mm pencil with 1/10 16K gold filled cap, both with original price stickers and store hang tags; new old stock, from an old stationery store, original pen diaphragm has not been replaced. DATE: 1947 • CONDITION:
mint* • NIB: fine • $350
8387: Parker 51 Demi set in box: early production burgundy Aerometric filler with matching injector pencil, both with bold imprints with 4th quarter date code, 1/10 12K gold filled caps, pen filler housing aluminum with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint; pen has original nib grade sticker, pencil has plastic clip tag; new old stock in box, $29.75 foil price tag. DATE: 1949 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • SOLD
8383: Parker 51 set in box: unusual Canadian-made Vac-filler in burgundy with matching .9 mm pencil; gold filled caps with fine parallel lines pattern, fully marked, some rim brassing on the pen; pencil barrel also well-imprinted, pen bears a light USA imprint with a 4th quarter 1948 date code, but the nib is Canadian and dated 1956, suggesting export and reuse of older parts; pencil clip is simple arrow, pen clip has typical Canadian high-placed Blue Diamond, retained longer than in USA production. DATE: c. 1956
• CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine • $300 |
8436: Conklin Endura Symetrik: full size black veined green pearl lever-filler, 13.2 cm long, gold filled trim, good imprints, name on barrel, gold glitter inlaid crescent logo above clip; smooth and responsive Endura nib.
DATE: c. 1935 • CONDITION: VG • NIB: extra-fine semiflex • $180 
8414: Edward Todd lever-filler set in box: rare and beautiful hand-engraved sterling silver ringtop pen, 9.4 cm long, and matching pencil, both decorated with pale yellow guilloche enamel with hand-painted roses; true enamel decoration on pens is very uncommon, and is usually seen on examples from Germany, not the USA; minor losses to the enamel at the lower border of the cap, pencil has a large flake missing from the lower barrel (see details), condition of set is otherwise excellent; responsive Edward Todd nib.
DATE: c. 1925
• CONDITION: G-VG* • NIB: fine stub semiflex • $425
8434: Fairchild (?) magic pencil: very large sterling silver ringtop, 15.3 cm open, 8.65 cm closed, uses 2.0 mm lead; heavily worn (see details) but mechanically sound, magic pencils of this size are seldom found, in any condition.
DATE: c. 1890 • CONDITION: fair • $125
8408: Mabie Todd Swallow: jade green ringtop lever-filler, 11.5 cm long, gold filled trim, unusual in lacking the usual Mabie Todd barrel imprints, instead bearing an imprint for a leading Cleveland, Ohio deparment store, Halle Brothers Co.; "M. T. & Co"- marked nib is smooth and flexible, feed is flat, not the usual Mabie Todd comb feed, minor discoloration to cap and barrel.
DATE: c. 1926 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: fine flex • $95
8423: Parker Duofold Senior: classic oversize button-filler, 14 cm long, gold filled trim, raised single cap band, bold imprint, very clean condition with intact Lucky Curve feed and original pressure bar, outstanding factory italic Duofold nib.
DATE: c. 1927 • CONDITION: exc • NIB: medium fine italic • $500
8435: Parker True Blue: streamline button-filler, 11.4 cm long, gold filled trim excellent, good barrel imprint, typical moderate barrel darkening; spearhead feed without Lucky Curve feed, despite Lucky Curve imprint on nib (along with the number "3"); nib is notable for being smooth and lively as well as extremely fine.
DATE: c. 1932 • CONDITION: fine • NIB: needlepoint flex • $205
8430: Parker 51 set in box: early produciton grey Aerometric filler, frosty Lustraloy cap, matching .9 mm injector pencil, both have original price stickers, bold imprints with matching 4th quarter date codes; pen has aluminum filler housing with "PRESS . . . 6 TIMES" imprint.
DATE: 1948 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine
• $300
8144: Parker La Plume injector pencil: unusual and distinctive French-made stubby black pencil with gold filled cap, 10.9 cm long, uses 1.1 mm lead; German-style mechanism with loud and positive "click".
DATE: c. 1959
• CONDITION: VG-fine • $90
8432: Parker 75 Insignia: fine crosshatch pattern, early model with flat ends, short-feathered clip, marked "14K G.F." (gold filled, not gold plated as were later 75s), includes old-style convertor, section with angle indicator, center "0"; notable 14K French-made nib, marked "MI" on feed, sharp-edged but smooth and precise.
DATE: c. 1967 • CONDITION: fine-exc • NIB: medium italic • $265
8416: Parker Classic Insignia ballpoint: gold filled grid pattern, button actuated, made in USA, marked "14K G.F. CAP & BARREL".
DATE: c. 1972 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • $125
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
8418: Parker Classic Imperial ballpoint: grouped parallel lines pattern, marked "10K G.F. CAP & BARREL", blue and gold enamel Kiwanis badge on clip; made in USA, "E" date code, new old stock, two available.
DATE: 1988
• CONDITION: mint • $75
8427: Parker Sydney Olympic Games Duofold Centennial: numbered limited edition of only 500 pieces, in wooden box with full packaging, 18K solid gold trim, 18K two-tone arrow nib; this model is particularly difficult to find.
DATE: 1997 • CONDITION: mint • NIB: fine • SOLD
8428: Parker/Eversharp Time & Worksaver Ensemble: four-piece set, comprising a clipping-cutter, screwdriver, letter opener, and utlity knife, all in original dated packaging (includes outer sleeve, not illustrated); from the period in which Parker was trying to diversify into personal accessories -- hard to find as a complete set.
DATE: c. 1965 • CONDITION: exc-near mint • SOLD
8439: Waterman Remex sleeve-filler: black chased hard rubber, 14.1 cm long, unusual Canadian-made subbrand version of Waterman's pre-lever self-filler, apparently assembled out of obsolete parts; no imprints, feed is square-sectioned Aikin Lambert style, nib is typical Canadian Remex, with "14 KT./R" in a diamond, "2" below, even the globe logo on the pressure bar has been effaced; originally clipless, comes with a contemporary nickel plated slip-on clip (easily removed, if desired).
DATE: c. 1918 • CONDITION: fine
• NIB: fine stub flex • $300
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