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Fountain Pens
Black Parker 61 in Lucite, cartridge filler, 1965
Parker 61 cartridge filler from 1965; this cartridge model is rare and is offered with a Parker converter. The 18k gold nib is hooded, the writing medium and smooth, the barrel is in Lucite and the cap gold-plated. Pen guaranteed for one year by our workshop.
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- Guaranteed for at least 6 months on its working order and filling system (not the appearance of the barrel). The exact length depends on the pen: ask Eric Le Cour.
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- Tracked shipping, or collection in Paris by appointment or at a fair
Would you like more pieces in this spirit?
Receive a selection for youThe Parker "61" pen was launched in the United States in 1956 as the successor to the Parker "51", in response to the release of Sheaffer's "Snorkel". Parker "61": almost identical to the 51, fitted with a new capillary filling system with no moving parts, a world first.
A fountain pen that could fill itself and write immediately afterwards, with no risk of leaks, smudges or blots. Parker thus hoped to compete with the ballpoint pen.
Inside the pen, a tube contains a roll of plasticised paper, fully perforated and notched to retain the ink. At the end of the tube, 3 openings of spongy material draw up the ink and send it to the roll.
But this ingenious mechanism was fragile and of uncertain reliability. It was soon replaced by a cartridge filling system. It was a commercial failure.
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Period1940 – 1990
