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This is the reference book for the parker vacumatic. Page 1 of 2 nos parker quink blue black ink from 1943. Heck, if you even know what a 51 is, you probably need it. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. July 26, 1921 october 16, 1999 was an american storyteller, humorist, radio and tv personality, writer and actor. At one of last years pen shows i was able to get a nice condition parker 51 aerometric demonstrator pen. Parker 51 red band desk pen extremely hard to find. Aug 30, 2010 parker 51 wrolled silver cap posted in post your pen finds.
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The parker 51 book is an invaluable source of information for all parker 51 users and collectors parker 51 by david and mark shepherd hardback 280mm x 210mm169 pagesover 700 mostly colour photographspublished in 2004we have two copies. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. In my own designations, i followed the parker 51 book. Parker vacumatic reference book geoffrey parker, david shepherd, and dan zazove, 2008 hardback, 343 pp. David shepherd is a retired dentist living in brighton. Parker 51 hardcover 1 december 2004 by david shepherd author visit amazons david shepherd page. The fact that so many vacumaticfilling 51s are still in use more than 60 years since the last one was produced is a testament to their success. Parker was careful to print prominent warnings on caps, labels, and boxes that the ink could only be used in the 51 and, later, its economy version, the 21, and would damage any other pen.
Books pendemonium fountain pens, pencils, inkwells, stationery. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Mk i aerometric until 1969, mk ii 196970 and mk iii from 197078 and to make things more clear. Parker 51 by mark alexander shepherd, david mark shepherd. With a career that spanned decades, shepherd is known for the film a christmas story 1983, which he narrated and coscripted, based on his own semiautobiographical stories. First off, ill discuss david and mark shepherd s parker 51, a book both lovely and broad in its coverage of the pen most collectors love if its not your favorite model, its probably in your top five. Ship out in 2 business day, and fast shipping, free tracking number will be provided after the shipment. David and mark shepherd, in collaboration with parker book details size. Following the success of this publication, parker invited david and dan to write the history of the duofold. Since 2004 parker has been published to preserve the rich history and ongoing use of the worlds greatest pen. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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I received a gift certificate to pendemonium for christmas and i had been eyeing up some of their vintage inks to try. In the early 60s, the shiny cap was discontinued and replaced with the lustraloy deluxe cap. The worlds most successful fountain pen book online at best prices in india on. Parker 51 wrolled silver cap posted in post your pen finds. Here is 2004 parker 51 book by david and mark shepherd. Parker 51 double jewel with black barrels and solid gold 14k caps. Parker marketed it as the worlds most wanted pen, a slogan alluding to restrictions on production of consumer goods for civilian markets in the united states during world war ii.
Parker 51 by david shepherd, mark shepherd waterstones. If you collect pens you should definitely have this book as part of your reference library. The photography is amazing and represents the actually sizes of the pens displayed. Whats up at christofs page 70 the fountain pen network. Prior to the full public introduction of the parker 51 in 1941, selected market testing of. Dec 01, 2004 buy parker 51 by shepherd, david, shepherd, mark isbn. The parker 51 is a fountain pen first introduced in 1941. Excellent restored parker 51 vacumatic fountain pen lustraloy cap, fine nib. Read more about the great 51 in david and mark shepherds book parker 51.
Parker david shepherd is a retired dentist living in ighton. Unlike most parker 51 pens with goldfilled, lustroloy or sterling silver caps, this set has solid gold 14k caps, making it a very rare, highly sought out and very valuable pen set. After 1957, the special was no longer advertised, but renamed the standard, although the filler was still marked special. In 2002 parker launched a retro model, the parker 51 special edition in one of its rarest finishes, the empire state building etched cap. David shepherd has compiled the first published history of the parker 51 using privileged information available only through private resources. Parker 51 by david shepherd, mark shepherd alibris. David and mark shepherd, in collaboration with parker. This is a wonderful book, describing the pens amazing design, its evolution and marketing, and more. Buy parker 51 book online at low prices in india parker. Marks input into this book has been invaluable and he is also responsible for. Vintage 1st yr parker 51 dj fountain penpencil cordovan brown high imprint caps.