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[gweddig]

Found today in a local antique shop.  Date code is "0.", length is about 120mm.  Can I call it a Major based on the cap band alone? (from parkerpens.org):

 

"Major: No blue diamond. Wide single cap band with a boxed ellipse design unique to this model. Bottom tassie girdle. Aluminium Speedline filler."

 

Noticed the unusual band only to realize may be not quite.

Thanks,

--greg

 

[david i]

Hi,

 

Strangely enough, the cap-band well known from Parker's Vacumatic Major -- \\\\\//////\\\\\\//////-  is found on two Parker striped Duofolds that are not Major, appearing on the Senior and the Ingenue starting mid 1942.  The next tier down for striped Duofold is the sort you show, with the box-ellipse cap-band.

 

The larger of the two pens of this sort  5 1/8 or so is the Duofold Major

The smaller < 5" is the Duofold Debutante.

 

regards

 

david

[AeRoberto]

I can only add to the description of the Doctor the fact that the pen should not have the blue diamond.

By the way, the nib is a replacement, it should have a Parker Pen nib, the pen in the photo is from a Vacumatic.

[david i]

I can only add to the description of the Doctor the fact that the pen should not have the blue diamond.

By the way, the nib is a replacement, it should have a Parker Pen nib, the pen in the photo is from a Vacumatic.

 

Quite right.  The only striped Duofolds with Blue Diamond are the  Senior and Ingenue. Thin-Fat-Thin smooth bands until mid 1942, then \\\//\\\/////.

 

Plain Parker nib would be proper in this one, though for nibs in this size, the arrow nib is worth at least as much, so not a big hit.

 

best regards

 

david

[gweddig]

 

I can only add to the description of the Doctor the fact that the pen should not have the blue diamond.

By the way, the nib is a replacement, it should have a Parker Pen nib, the pen in the photo is from a Vacumatic.

 

Plain Parker nib would be proper in this one, though for nibs in this size, the arrow nib is worth at least as much, so not a big hit.

 

Since it is "farm fresh" as they say I want to assume the nib change was made in the first 15 or so years of life (or less).  But assumptions will have to be just that.

Thanks for the great info, I learn something every time I post here!

 

--greg