Product Description
Type Floating ball aka rollerball pen from the upscale "Heritage Collection."
Product Name Parker Laque Floating Ball Pen (named as such in the enclosed booklet). This pen, coupled with the Presidential and Ambassador versions of the Parker 75 pens, comprised the Heritage Collection. The floating ball pen is slender and considered by many to be part of the 180 product line.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, France -- circa late 1970s.
Length A little over 5-3/16".
Filling System Takes Parker rollerball refills, which are still being made and are easy to obtain. We've removed the refill to prevent any ink leakage, we will enclose a new working refill as well. These slender rollerball pens originally were intended for "floating ball" refills, but they work with the modern Parker rollerball refills.
Color Malachite green Chinese Laquer with gold plated trim. This is the early laque version with the Chinese characters on the back of the cap, which are pronounced "Pah Kuh" as another way of saying "Parker."
Includes Pen, original "Heritage Collection" booklet, original inventory sticker, the fabric-over-metal Parker box, and the outer cardboard box.
Condition Near mint condition, with just a few small light marks of wear and some very light plating wear on the cone from which the writing tip extends. No cracks, chips, dings, dents, or personalization. It's working perfectly. Includes box, outer box, Heritage booklet, extra refill.
