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Parker 51 Fountain Pen
$120.00
$120.00
per item
Company:
The Parker Pen Company was founded by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin, USA in 1888 and produces luxury pens. Parker moved its headquarters from Janesville, Wisconsin to England in 1987; the company was then sold to Gillette in 1993 and subsequently sold to Rubbermaid Newell in 2000. The company is currently headquartered in Nantes, France, having closed down its factories in Janesville and Newhaven, East Sussex, England in 2009.
http://www.parkerpen.com/en-US
Product:
The Parker 51 is a fountain pen with a hooded nib and Parker's signature clip and the pen was first sold in 1941, eventually being dubbed by Parker "The Wold's Most Wanted Pen." The specifications of the pen are as follows:
Review:
The Parker 51 is a unique and classic fountain pen that has historical value and a timeless design. The pen has since been discontinued but newer iterations have become more widely available. The pen can come with either an aero-metric or vacumatic filling system; the pen in this review has an aero-metric filling system, which holds slightly less ink than a vacumatic one. The pen has a unique hooded nib that remains a signature for the Parker 51, though it has been modified and mimicked by other pen brands, such as Hero (a Chinese fountain pen manufacturer).
The Parker 51 also possesses a slip-on cap that can be removed fairly quickly and easily. The cap has the signature Parker clip and can be posted rather deeply and securely on the back of the pen. In addition, the writing experience with the pen is impressive - despite this being an older version of the Parker 51, when it was cleaned with water and inked, it wrote almost immediately with no skipping. The nib writes smoothly (the nib on the pen pictured is a medium one) and the pen can go without use for over a month and still write.
The only salient issue with the Parker 51 is the amount of time it takes to clean due to the aerometric converter. To clean the pen, you use the same method you would to fill the pen - dip the nib of the pen ink water and squeeze and release the converter to draw water into the converter (as you would with ink). This can can several attempts before the converter, nib and feed are all devoid of excess ink. Hence, if ease of cleaning is a major issue for you, this pen may not be highly recommended.
Despite some issues with its filling system and cleaning, the Parker 51 is recommended by Lion Stationers due to its design, functionality and smoothness. The Paker 51 can be purchased from the following vendors:
Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/parker-51
Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/search?q=parker%2051
The Parker Pen Company was founded by George Safford Parker in Janesville, Wisconsin, USA in 1888 and produces luxury pens. Parker moved its headquarters from Janesville, Wisconsin to England in 1987; the company was then sold to Gillette in 1993 and subsequently sold to Rubbermaid Newell in 2000. The company is currently headquartered in Nantes, France, having closed down its factories in Janesville and Newhaven, East Sussex, England in 2009.
http://www.parkerpen.com/en-US
Product:
The Parker 51 is a fountain pen with a hooded nib and Parker's signature clip and the pen was first sold in 1941, eventually being dubbed by Parker "The Wold's Most Wanted Pen." The specifications of the pen are as follows:
- Colors: Varies (Pictured: Dove Grey)
- Filling System: Aerometric Converter
- Material: Metal Cap; Plastic Body
- Nib Color: Silver or Black
- Nib Material: Steel
- Body Length: 127 Millimeters
- Total Length: 127 Millimeters
- Total Ink Capacity: 1.6 Milliliters
Review:
The Parker 51 is a unique and classic fountain pen that has historical value and a timeless design. The pen has since been discontinued but newer iterations have become more widely available. The pen can come with either an aero-metric or vacumatic filling system; the pen in this review has an aero-metric filling system, which holds slightly less ink than a vacumatic one. The pen has a unique hooded nib that remains a signature for the Parker 51, though it has been modified and mimicked by other pen brands, such as Hero (a Chinese fountain pen manufacturer).
The Parker 51 also possesses a slip-on cap that can be removed fairly quickly and easily. The cap has the signature Parker clip and can be posted rather deeply and securely on the back of the pen. In addition, the writing experience with the pen is impressive - despite this being an older version of the Parker 51, when it was cleaned with water and inked, it wrote almost immediately with no skipping. The nib writes smoothly (the nib on the pen pictured is a medium one) and the pen can go without use for over a month and still write.
The only salient issue with the Parker 51 is the amount of time it takes to clean due to the aerometric converter. To clean the pen, you use the same method you would to fill the pen - dip the nib of the pen ink water and squeeze and release the converter to draw water into the converter (as you would with ink). This can can several attempts before the converter, nib and feed are all devoid of excess ink. Hence, if ease of cleaning is a major issue for you, this pen may not be highly recommended.
Despite some issues with its filling system and cleaning, the Parker 51 is recommended by Lion Stationers due to its design, functionality and smoothness. The Paker 51 can be purchased from the following vendors:
Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/parker-51
Etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/search?q=parker%2051