Product Description
Type Fountain Pen
Product Name Parker 61, Mark II. We think of the US Mark II as being the capillary-fill model with the wider clutch ring, but it could be they numbered them differently in Argentina ... these have aerometric filling systems, which wasn't a version of the pen we see in the USA, where the capillary filling system was replaced by a cartridge/converter filling pen and is considered the Mark III.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, Argentina -- 1959-62
Length 5-3/8"
Filling System Fixed aerometric (squeeze) filing system. The earlier Parker 61s had the tricky capillary filling system.
Color Gold lined cap and barrel. Probably gold plated. The section is shiny black. Double pearlized jewels on either end of the fountain pen.
Nib Medium octanium hooded nib. These Argentinian P61s have two metal dots instead of the inset arrow on the hood.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a shiny, all-gold pen with a pattern of grouped lines on the cap and barrel. The barrel has marks caused by the cap lip. Both the cap and barrel have moderate microscratching. The cap has a few scattered dots of pitting. The clip has pitting on the edges and high points. The feathers have some small dots of pitting. The pearlized jewels look excellent. The imprints, including "Industria Argentina" are clear.
