Parker acquired Eversharp in 1957 and the first Parker-Eversharp was the 10,000, which gets my vote as the 2nd ugliest pen ever made (the Charles DeGaulle ballpoint is the ugliest). Top pen in the picture below with weird V-notched short cap. I date them to no earlier than 1958, due to the arrow/halo mark on the back of the cap. Matching ballpoints and pencils (second picture) are easy to find, especially in antique/junk shops with a bucket o' pens or Rubbermaid tub o' pens and were often giveaways as many are imprinted with business names. The ballpoint has a "reminder" clip; the refill retracts when you flex the clip to stick it in your pocket or you can retract the refill by pressing the top of the clip.
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Next, since it looks like a 10,000 with a plastic 45 cap, is the Challenger (2nd and 3rd pens in first picture above). The Challenger has the same barrel and section as the 10,000, but only the forward half of the section is grooved. Note that the nib/feed are rotated 180 degrees in comparison to the 10,000. The nib/feed are a friction fit and it's easy to swap, but this is the way I have found them. The Challenger orientation looks better; the 1960 Parker parts list that Bill Acker made available a couple years ago shows the 10,000 section oriented opposite that of the Challenger.
The Challenger cost $1 and came with 2 cartridges
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(picture thanks to David Isaacson)
Next evolution is the Big E (called Super E in the parts list)
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which is really a variation of the (Canadian-made) Parker 19 - which is a variation of the 45. The Big E/19 has an integral molded cap stop on the section instead of the 45's metal ring and a metal cap lip, same as the Parker CT/Student/Arrow. The 19 had chrome or gold plated trim; it's chrome on the Big E. The nib and feed are the same as a 45, but are friction fit. The end of the section is angled, but not a sharply as the 45's nib collar and less of the nib is covered. Pencils were made; I don't know about ball points. The Parker 19 can be seen on Tony Fischier's site at http://parkerpens.net/parker19.html He calls the Point *7 a Challenger; maybe they named them differently in Europe.
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Note: even though it looks identical to a 45, the clip jewel on the pencil is a rivet (the brass cap liner is loose), not a screw, so I don't believe Parker intended this line to be repairable.
Next up, the Point *7 (can someone tell me how it was pronounced?)
From top to bottom, FP with same barrel/section as the Big E; Tip Wic porous point pen that uses cartridges (by the way, Parker made a yellow highlighter cartridge in the '60s); a later? FP with the same section as the Tip Wic which uses a similar nib unit as the 45 except the nib collar is shorter; a ball pen; and a dressed up pencil with gold plate trim.
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A screen printed P&P set in white (does anyone recognize the logo? I'm guessing an insurance company.)
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Parker Eversharp converters, both delux piston and pressure bar. Is red and black a traditional Eversharp color scheme? Reminds me of their red-top lead containers. The top ball point refill is from the 10,000, the bottom is a skinny "red-top Jotter" from a Point *7 pen.
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Corrections are welcome.