Product Description
Type Vintage Aerometric filling fountain pen.
Product Name Duofold UK Transitional Junior. It has the cap from the New series in the 1970s but the 1950s aerometric filling system.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in England -- 1968-71. The 45-esque cap was introduced around 1968 and in 1971, the filling system and nibs were changed.
Length 5-5/16".
Filling System Aerometric squeeze filler like the later Parker 51s and the Parker 21s. We've tested it and it's working well.
Color Black with Parker 45-esque cap and rounded barrel. The cap has a flat metal clip and simple cap band trim. It also has a metal conical tassie. The trim is gold plated.
Nib BROAD open nib is marked Parker 14k 585 England 10. The 10 indicates that it goes in a Junior size pen. It writes very smoothly with lots of tipping material.
Condition Excellent condition. The pen has low handwear and a bit of trim wear but is nice and shiny in hand. No cracks, chips, or major wear. It's working very well. The sac in the filling system is perfectly clear and may have been never filled with ink.
