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#1 Sir. Ebaysalot

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Posted 23 December 2013 - 03:30 AM

I just was outbid on a pretty interesting Parker Fil-O-Matic desk set, which I have never seen before. Although it is not mine, I would still like to know more about it, so any info you have on this set is appreciated.

 

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#2 John Danza

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Posted 24 December 2013 - 02:34 AM

I thought this was something like a dip pen of sorts, where ink went into the base and the pen retained a bit of ink when writing. Sorry I can't be more specific, but I don't recall much more than that.



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Posted 24 December 2013 - 09:08 PM

Saw that and tossed out a low hope-no-one-notices-this-listing bid.  Notice the "slits" in the feed?  Wonder if it has a 61-style capillary filler?

 

There's also the "Guardsman" desk set that has a VP-like section and an open nib that may have come in both 14K and Octanium.  There was a seller on ebay July 2011 who had 10 of them (but I only saw 2 get sold) with an 11-60 instruction sheet.  Has a round base.  Here's one from November that still has active photos:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/301020197084  The Guardsman is adjustable - you adjust the nib by rotating the taper - well before the VP or the 75.

 

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Posted 14 April 2018 - 04:47 AM

Page 70 of the October 2016 issue of Pen World has an article on the Fil-O-Matic.



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Posted 17 September 2018 - 02:55 AM

Fil-O-Matic photos from a recent ebay listing.  Doesn't appear to have an arrow/halo mark anywhere.

 

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#6 Paul-H

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Posted 09 May 2019 - 08:03 AM

The section in the one linked by the OP looks like a standard Parker 45 with nipple for a cartridge or removable converter, like the standard 45

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Posted 12 January 2023 - 04:52 AM

Just found one.  Way earlier than I imagined.  The barrel has a 1950 date code on the second line of the partially visible imprint shown above.  The slotted "cap" under the nib polishes like silver.  Now to find a set of directions.



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Posted 13 January 2023 - 05:32 AM

Pen World, October 2016

 

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