Company History
| 1892 | Parker Pen Company Incorporated On March 8 |
| 1894 | Lucky Curve Feed system Introduced |
| 1898 | Slip On Cap Patented |
| 1899 | Jointless Pen Patented |
| 1911 | Improved Lucky Curve Feed Patented |
| 1912 | New Safety Cap Introduced |
| 1916 | Washer Clip Patented |
| 1923 | Parker Manufacturing In Toronto, Canada Begins |
| 1926 | Permanite Introduced |
| 1931 | Quink Ink Introduced |
| 1935-1963 | Parker Pens Made Under License In Denmark |
| 1940 | Blue Diamond Lifetime Guarantee Introduced |
| 1941 | Valentine Pen Company (Newhaven, England) Purchased |
| 1953 | Parker Manufacturing In France And Mexico Begins |
| 1958 | Eversharp Pen Company Purchased |
| 1957 | T-Ball Ballpoint Refill Introduced |
| 1999 | Janesville, Wisconsin Manufacturing Ceases |
User Guides
Parker Button Filling
System
How to fill your early Parker Duofold or any
other button filler
Parker Duofold Flat-Top Nibs - Plain or
Arrow?
A look at the Duofold nib and why Arrow nibs are on some pens
Advertisement Gallery
Representative Models
| 1894 | Lucky Curve Pen Introduced |
| 1900 | Gold Filigree Pens Introduced |
| 1905-1921 | Black Giant |
| 1906 | Emblem Pen Introduced |
| 1907 | Snake (Sterling Silver and Solid Gold) |
Parker No. 60 Awanyu "Aztec" c1911-1916
| 1912 | Jack Knife Safety Pen Introduced |
| 1913 | Ringtop Pens Introduced |
| 1916 | Button Filler Introduced |
| 1917 | Trench Pen |
| 1920 | Parker Mechanical Pencil |
| 1921-1933 | Duofold |
Parker
Duofold Flat-Top Pens 1921-1929
| 1921-1926 | Lady Ivorine |
| 1922-1933 | Duofold Junior |
| 1923 | Parker Duofold Pencil |
| 1926-1929 | DQ (Duofold Quality) |
| 1926-1933 | Pastel |
True Blues - True Beauties
1928-1929
| 1929-1933 | Streamlined Duofold |
| 1930 | Moderne Introduced |
| 1932 | Premiere Introduced |
| 1932 | Golden Arrow |
| 1932 | Vacuum Filler |
| 1932-c1939 | Televisor |
| 1933-1948 | Vacumatic |
| 1935-1939 | Parkette |
| 1935 | Parker Vacumatic Holy Water Sprinkler Introduced |
| 1935 | Parco Introduced |
| 1936-1939 | Challenger |
Vacumatic Golden Web
1936-1937
| 1939-1940 | Duofold "Geometric" |
| 1939 | Vacumatic Repeater Pencil Introduced |
| 1941-1948 | 51 (Mark I - Vacumatic) |
| 1941-1946 | Duofold "Striped" |
| 1945-c1948 | Valentine (UK) |
| 1945-1947 | Duofold (UK) |
| 1946-1948 | Victory (Mark I and II - UK) |
| 1947-1949 | Duofold NS (New Style - UK) |
| 1947 | 51 Demi Introduced |
| 1947-1949 | VS (Vacumatic Successor) |
| 1948-1969 | 51 (Mark II - Aerometric) |
| 1948-1957 | 21 |
| 1949-1953 | Duofold AF (Aluminum Filler - UK) |
| 1949-1953 | Victory (Mark IV - UK) |
| 1950-1951 | 41 |
| 1950 | 51 Flighter Introduced |
| 1953-1958 | New Duofold (Aerometric - UK) |
| 1953-1958 | Demi Duofold (Aerometric - UK) |
| 1954-1958 | Senior Duofold (Aerometric - UK) |
| 1954-Present | Jotter Ballpoint |
Parker
Liquid Lead Pencil 1955-1962
| 1956-1983 | 61 |
| 1957-1965 | Super 21 |
| 1957-1959 | Lady Duofold (Aerometric - UK) |
| 1958-1962 | Maxima Duofold (Aerometric - UK) |
| 1958-1967 | 17 |
| 1958-1971 | 17 Super |
| 1960-Present | 45 |
| 1960-c1980 | Arrow |
| 1961-1964 | 17 Duofold |
| 1962-1971 | Junior Duofold (Aerometric - UK) |
| 1962-1971 | Slimfold (Aerometric - UK) |
| 1962-1964 | VP (Very Personal) |
| 1962-1964 | Victory (Mark V - UK) |
| 1964-1994 | 75 |
| 1965 | 75 Spanish Treasure Limited Edition (4,821 pieces) |
| 1966 | Touche Soft-Tip Introduced |
| 1966 | 19 (Canada) Introduced |
| 1967-Present | Classic |
| 1967-1983 | 65 |
Parker Classic Space Pen Special Edition
1968 (250 pieces)
| 1969-1972 | 51 (Mark III) |
| 1969 | Varsity Introduced |
| 1970-1971 | T-1 |
| 1970 | 75 Queen Elizabeth Limited Edition (5,000 pieces) |
| 1970-c1975 | Big Red Soft-Tip |
| 1971-1973 | Touche II Soft-Tip (UK) |
| 1972-1982 | 51 (Mark IV - Repairing Version) |
| 1972-1975 | New Slimfold |
| 1975-1999 | 25 |
Parker
Systemark: Parker's First Rollerball Pen - 1975-1983
| 1976 | 75 Bicentennial Pewter Limited Edition (10,000 pieces) |
| 1979-1983 | 50 (Falcon) |
| 1979-1984 | 180 |
| 1979-1982 | 105 (UK) |
| 1981-1986 | Wood Pen |
| 1981 | 105 Royal Wedding Limited Edition |
| 1982 | Arrow Pope's Visit Stainless Steel C/T Rollerball Special Edition |
| 1983-1993 | Premier |
| 1983-Present | 15 |
| 1988-Present | Duofold Centennial (UK) |
| 1990-Present | Duofold International (UK) |
| 1991-Present | Insignia |
| 1993-Present | Sonnet (France) |
| 1995 | Duofold World Memorial Limited Edition (UK-10,000 pieces) |
| 1995 | Duofold Mandarin Limited Edition (UK-10,000 pieces) |
| 1995 | Duofold MacArthur Limited Edition (UK-1,945 pieces) |
| 1996 | Duofold Norman Rockwell Limited Edition (UK-3,500 pieces) |
| 1996-Present | Frontier |
| 1997 | Snake Limited Edition (UK-5,000 Sterling and 250 Solid Gold pieces) |
| 1997 | Duofold Sydney Olympics 2000 Limited Edition (UK-500 pieces) |
| 1998 | Duofold Magritte Limited Edition 1988-1998 (UK-300 pieces) |
Parker Duofold Greenwich
Special Edition (UK) 1999
| 2000-Present | Inflection |
| 2000-2002 | Ellipse |
| 2000 | Duofold Year Of The Dragon Special Edition Maki-e (Parker Japan-15 pieces) |
| 2001 | Duofold Sakura Special Edition Maki-e (Parker Japan-50 pieces) |
| 2001 | Duofold Bamboo Forest Special Edition Maki-e (Parker Japan-150 pieces) |
| 2001 | Duofold Mosaic Blue Special Edition |
| 2002 | Duofold Ichi-Matsu Special Edition Maki-e (Parker Japan-70 pieces) |
| 2002 | Duofold Oi-Matu Special Edition Maki-e (Parker Japan-70 pieces) |
| 2002 | Duofold Accession Limited Edition |
| 2002 | Sonnet Accession Limited Edition |
| 2002 | Duofold Mosaic Red Special Edition |
| 2002 | Parker 51 Special Edition |
| 2002-Present | Fusion |
| 2003 | Duofold Kumo Special Edition Maki-e (Parker Japan-60 pieces) |
| 2003-Present | 100 |
Parker Replica Pens
Parker Duofold Replica by
Chris Thompson Pens 2001
An look at a modern renaissance of the Duofold
Senior
A Parker 51 Fantasy Trip -
Part 1
A Parker 51 Fantasy Trip -
Part 2
A Parker 51 Fantasy Trip -
Part 3
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