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[m1928]

Parkers, Parkers everywhere and nary a one have I owned in the past.
I know my early Watermans - I love flexible nibs and using them and have never gone the Parker route.
One of the images of the Vacumatics was "de-keystoned" so the proportions might not be right - the one of the pens opened up was left alone.
One pen person I have done some work with offered me $10 a pen saying they were all standard run of the mill pens.
That may or may not be the case - they will end up on eBay at some point.

The odd "plastic" box - - 2 - 3 inches tall - nice artwork - I have no idea what it ever held - I doubt if it was a pen but cool none the less.

The Parker 61 set - I do not think the fountain pen was ever used -- unless the material that would hold the ink can be cleaned enough to look new.
Two are a set - the fountain pen and pencil. There is a ball point pen with them that does not have the gray jewels and is a little off in the gold color -- but impressive looking set. The outsides have some scuffing as they rolled around loose in the box. The top of the box does not match the pens as it is pretty dirty and has ink stains.

50 - is a good sized BHR pencil - note the size next to pen 51
51 - Autofiller pen - as large as one of my 58s with a nice flexible nib -- yes this one makes me happy. The nib may find its way on my 58 if ti will work as I have beat up the nib on it pretty well.
52 - Is this a Franken pen where someone has combined "their" favorite colors?
53 - a desk pen
54 - Waterman safety - I think it is a 42 with a nice flexible nib.
55 - early ballpoint pen - I like the metal condom they put on the end
56 - also in the box was this random Tiffany pen.


My wife will not let me keep them all -- go figure.
I will post others from the case as I have time.

If you want to share any information about them I would love to read about them because as I said I have been a Waterman guy.

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[BrianMcQueen]

I would definitely offer you double what he offered, and I'd still be getting a steal. A couple of those Vacumatics seem interesting, especially the ones marked 31, 32, 35, and 49.

Edited by BrianMcQueen, 17 May 2013 - 01:42 AM.

[spotted and speckled]

I have seen #49 (should it measure out to be a Maxima) go for as much as $500, restored. Don't be in a rush to get rid of them. Do your research first and then sell them.

Or, if you have a pen friend with a camera and time on their hands, you can offer them half to sell them for you.

[david i]

Few hundred dollars even as parts value just in the first pic. Price goes up as pens turn out to be complete and in decent shape.

regards

david

[BrianMcQueen]

I have seen #49 (should it measure out to be a Maxima) go for as much as $500, restored. Don't be in a rush to get rid of them. Do your research first and then sell them.

Or, if you have a pen friend with a camera and time on their hands, you can offer them half to sell them for you.

Number 49 couldn't be a Maxima. Maximas don't have 3 bands. To me it appears to be a Standard. Still, a nice Burgundy Standard, unrestored, might pull 200 dollars or so, assuming you got some better pictures taken of them. I will attempt to identify the rest of the pens in my next post.

[BrianMcQueen]

31 - 1st gen Standard. Very early pen could possibly be a Vacuum Filler.
32 - 1st gen Junior in reticulated black. Reticulated pens don't crop up as much as normal striped ones do.
33 - 3rd gen Major
34 - 3rd gen Major
35 - 3rd gen long? Major. Will need to know the length and date code.
36 - 3rd gen Major
37 - 3rd gen Junior
38 - 3rd gen Major. Seamed plastic. Nothing too unusual about seamed plastic, but something I noticed.
39 - 3rd gen Major
40 - Challenger?
41 - 3rd gen Major
42 - 1st gen Slender
43 - 1st gen Junior
44 - 3rd gen Sub Debutante
1, 3, 7, 9, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 - Parker 21s
24 - Parker 51 Vacumatic
27 - Parker 51 Vacumatic - Jeweler's Band Cap
6, 28 - Parker VS
29 - Parker "Toothbrush" Duofold
30 - Deluxe Challenger
2, 4, 6, 8, 10/11, 13, 14, 15, 16 - Parker 51 - Note 10/11 have Jeweler's Band Cap
49 - 1st gen Standard
55 - Sheaffer Stratowriter

[Paul M]

Cannot add much to the above regarding the pens.

However:

One pen person I have done some work with offered me $10 a pen saying they were all standard run of the mill pens.
That may or may not be the case - they will end up on eBay at some point.

In your shoes this would have been the last business I came close to doing with this person.

[m1928]

Cannot add much to the above regarding the pens.

However:

One pen person I have done some work with offered me $10 a pen saying they were all standard run of the mill pens.
That may or may not be the case - they will end up on eBay at some point.

In your shoes this would have been the last business I came close to doing with this person.

I agree -
and I counted my fingers after hanging up the phone.

[m1928]

31 - 1st gen Standard. Very early pen could possibly be a Vacuum Filler.
32 - 1st gen Junior in reticulated black. Reticulated pens don't crop up as much as normal striped ones do.
33 - 3rd gen Major
34 - 3rd gen Major
35 - 3rd gen long? Major. Will need to know the length and date code.
36 - 3rd gen Major
37 - 3rd gen Junior
38 - 3rd gen Major. Seamed plastic. Nothing too unusual about seamed plastic, but something I noticed.
39 - 3rd gen Major
40 - Challenger?
41 - 3rd gen Major
42 - 1st gen Slender
43 - 1st gen Junior
44 - 3rd gen Sub Debutante
1, 3, 7, 9, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 - Parker 21s
24 - Parker 51 Vacumatic
27 - Parker 51 Vacumatic - Jeweler's Band Cap
6, 28 - Parker VS
29 - Parker "Toothbrush" Duofold
30 - Deluxe Challenger
2, 4, 6, 8, 10/11, 13, 14, 15, 16 - Parker 51 - Note 10/11 have Jeweler's Band Cap
49 - 1st gen Standard
55 - Sheaffer Stratowriter

[m1928]

31 - 1st gen Standard. Very early pen could possibly be a Vacuum Filler.
32 - 1st gen Junior in reticulated black. Reticulated pens don't crop up as much as normal striped ones do.
33 - 3rd gen Major
34 - 3rd gen Major
35 - 3rd gen long? Major. Will need to know the length and date code.
36 - 3rd gen Major
37 - 3rd gen Junior
38 - 3rd gen Major. Seamed plastic. Nothing too unusual about seamed plastic, but something I noticed.
39 - 3rd gen Major
40 - Challenger?
41 - 3rd gen Major
42 - 1st gen Slender
43 - 1st gen Junior
44 - 3rd gen Sub Debutante
1, 3, 7, 9, 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 - Parker 21s
24 - Parker 51 Vacumatic
27 - Parker 51 Vacumatic - Jeweler's Band Cap
6, 28 - Parker VS
29 - Parker "Toothbrush" Duofold
30 - Deluxe Challenger
2, 4, 6, 8, 10/11, 13, 14, 15, 16 - Parker 51 - Note 10/11 have Jeweler's Band Cap
49 - 1st gen Standard
55 - Sheaffer Stratowriter

I will reshoot the vacumatics -- the one shot is distorted so they may look fatter than they are - the other shot is not messed up in photoshop. I should have left it alone but I thought it would show length comparison better.
I certainly hope there are that many majors but I am afraid my photo may be "a liar"... (not intentional)