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[BrianMcQueen]

I've got this nice little box on the way, and it got me thinking that I recall seeing some really beautiful Parker pen boxes in the past. Let's see which ones you have!

[david i]

I've got this nice little box on the way, and it got me thinking that I recall seeing some really beautiful Parker pen boxes in the past. Let's see which ones you have!

Ooohhhhh.... are we reaaaalllly sure we want to do this....?????

-d

[BrianMcQueen]

And, a couple I already had.

A Parker 51 box:



And a "Parker Pardners" set in what seems to be a Christmas gift box? (the Christmasy paper seems to be original and kosher)

[david i]

This one was a nice Parker 51 box, though I admit my focus at time of shooting was rather more on the pens inside. Still miss that set.

I have some funky Parker boxes. Next few days will hunt a couple.

regards

david

[BrianMcQueen]

This one was a nice Parker 51 box, though I admit my focus at time of shooting was rather more on the pens inside.

That box looks to be the same as the one I just posted except without the little rectangular stitched embellishments in the liner.

[david i]

That box looks to be the same as the one I just posted except without the little rectangular stitched embellishments in the liner.

That would be funny. Just grabbed first image I could find.

-d

[John Danza]

Boxes? Sure, I've got a few of those laying around somewhere.

This is the earliest box I have. It dates to pre-1904. Shown is both the front and the back.






This is the same box, but post 1904. We can date these two boxes because the gold medallions show the medal that Parker won at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Again, both front and back.






This box is a Christmas box that is pre-1910. This one happened to contain a Parker 21, which I also have and is shown below. Here you see both the front of the box and the inside top cover.








This is the earliest of the Jack Knife Safety boxes, from approximately 1910. This would have had a Turban Top in it. These boxes are pretty scarce as they weren't made for very long.




This box is from the mid-teens and is the for the "new" button filler pens.






I have more but will save those for another post on this thread. Tune in later.

[philm]

Two quick ones

61


51


John, those are amazing boxes you posted above. Thanks!

Phil

[John Danza]

Ok, I'm back from having tires put on the car. Time for round two of boxes.

These next two are Parker presentation boxes. They were available for purchase for $1 from roughly 1905 to the early-teens for those that were giving a pen as a gift. They also came at no charge with "fancy styles of pens retailing for $6.00 and upward", to quote the 1907 catalog. However, by the mid-teens, the boxes were furnished at no charge only with pens retailing at $10 and above.

The first one was called the Morocco Box, because it's covered with leather (Moroccan leather?). This particular one is probably the smallest that was made, as it accompanies a little Model 71 Baby, which is like the Model 20 but with a Bakelite barrel. As this pen retailed for $6 in the mid-teens, it's likely that the box was purchased separately. I've only seen one of these boxes in this size before, with the same model pen, in the Rock County museum in the Parker Room, which is in Janesville.






The second presentation box was called the Velvet box because, duh, it was covered in velvet. This particular one accompanied a Model 33, which I also have and show below with the original eyedropper. This box however has somehow had all the velvet removed from it, so you only see the underlying material.






The last of the old boxes I have is a box that dates from the late-teens into the 1920s. You see these pop up occasionally on ebay. The catalog just refers to them as a "beautiful velvet lined gift box".








That's it for the old boxes I have. I'm still looking for a red "self filler" box and anything really early.

[BrianMcQueen]

Thanks, John! Those are gorgeous! And the history that went along with them is good to know. Gotta keep all that information in the back of my head somewhere...

[david i]

Suspect this could be a long thread

This green Parker Lucky Curve box might predate the rather parts-ish (but nice parts) pen found in it. The imprint is better than is suggested by the diffuse-light photo. The big chunk missing from the cap is well hidden on the other side. Sigh.

regards

David

[BrianMcQueen]

Here are a couple boxes in current eBay auctions.



This box with the challenger is probably correct for the pen.

[matt]

And they don't have to be particularly old to be interesting. This one is Brazilian:

[BrianMcQueen]

Here are a couple boxes I picked up recently:

[brando090]

Great boxes,

And that set of Flighters David has... wow, what a step back in time!

[Euro Vintage]

This box came with the minty pen and an original receipt dated Oct 1936

Tri

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[david i]

This box came with the minty pen and an original receipt dated Oct 1936

Tri

Ahhh, cheerful envy. My sort of Vac.

Hey, do try putting the images in GALLERY. Then they can be pasted full sized into the thread and can be saved at length.

regards

david

[matt]

Something a bit more recent, a plastic slide top box for the International

[Euro Vintage]

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Ahhh, cheerful envy. My sort of Vac.

Hey, do try putting the images in GALLERY. Then they can be pasted full sized into the thread and can be saved at length.

regards

david
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David

Thanks for the tech tip.

I was lost there wondering how I have photos like yours.

Here it goes, my second try

Tri



1936 Canadian Vac with its original receipt & box

[Rick Krantz]

So I finally dug out a few old Parker boxes to share....

Here is a pair of earl cardboard boxes, nothing special




Next, bunch of 51 boxes, open and closed.....





This early fella...





And dare I say... rare? This one is not seen too often....



How cool, it is a late 50's 51 box, that opens up for holding small change, cufflinks, pen and pencil set, etc...