Parker 75 Ltd Edition RMS Queen Elizabeth Fountain pen 1977

Parker 75 Queen Elizabeth 1977

Parker’s “Diamond Jubilee” Baby: The 75 — and Its Heritage

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In late 1963, after a series of remarkable and innovative pens beginning with the “51”, the George S. Parker Pen Company celebrated its 75th year by introducing yet another classic and one of the most enduringly collectible pens of all time, the Parker 75. Designed as a cartridge/converter pen, the brilliantly ergonomic 75 was initially provided with a squeeze converter resembling the Aero-metric filler in the “51” family. Produced in a variety of body materials that include Lustraloy, sterling silver, gold, and specialty metals such as silver recovered from Nuestra Señora de Atocha, a galleon in the Spanish treasure fleet that sank near Florida in 1715, and brass from the ocean liner Queen Elizabeth, the 75 was introduced and is perhaps best known in its sterling silver Crosshatch (“ciselé”) edition, shown here. (Source: Richards pens) 

Some history: 
MS Queen Elizabeth. In 1977 a beautiful Parker “75” was made from brass that was salvaged form the wreck of the Atlantic ocean liner RMS Queen Elizabeth. Constructed in the 1930’s she was, for the next thirty years, the largest passenger liner ever built. She caught fire and sank in the Hong Kong harbour early in 1972.  The pens had an oval plaque engraved “R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth”. 

Each of the 5 000 pens were numbered on the cap lip and came with an equal numbered certificate. There were two different wooden boxes offered. The larger one was made from mahogany had brass corner fittings and a lock with a key, not unlike a treasure chest. The smaller one was made from walnut wood that had been hand polished. The box sported a large brass plaque that featured a stylised drawing and information about the ship.After several years of searching, 

I have finally found a Parker 75 Queen Elizabeth in box: limited edition fountain pen made from brass from the famous ocean liner, in less common oversize "treasure chest" brass-bound wooden box, with certificate of authenticity, box key, nib wrench, and spare cartridge (converter installed). Unused, noting handling marks to box. It must have been more then 15 years of searching as I have come across either just the pen or the box and without the complete collateral...

Additional information from the internet:

This Transatlantic,the RMS Queen Elizabeth with capacity for 2283 passengers,line covering Southampton-Cherbourg-New York.It was launched in 1938,making its inaugural travel in March 1940,and finished in the Hong Kong Harbour in January 9,of 1972.

Both Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary were used as a troop transport during the war.

As a curiosity in this skeleton already impressive ship, were filmed the scenes of James Bond 007 film in 1974 entitled “The Man with the Golden Gun”, giving life to an undercover British MI6 headquarters.

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Parker 51, 61, VS

When I first collected vintage pens, I have thought that the Parker 51 was produced from the year 1951. The Parker “51,” was ,in fact, introduced in the United States in 1941 and it heralded a new age in pen design. With its streamlined shape like a miniature jet fighter airplane, its hooded nib, and its unique ability to use Parker’s new super-fast-drying “51” ink, it rapidly became one of the most popular pens of all time.

There are a few pumping system for the Parker 51. Until 1948, the “51” used Parker’s proven Vacumatic filling system.

In the previous year, Parker had introduced a short model called the Demi, and in 1948 the Demi was the first “51” to be redesigned to use a new Aero-metric filling system. 

The Aero-metric filler soon became standard across the line and continued in production until the “51” Mark III appeared in 1969. (A cartridge-filler “51” was marketed briefly; it was quickly withdrawn.) The “51“ was famous for its exceptionally smooth performance. It is interesting to note that China made Hero pens have followed the design of the Parker 51.

Parker 61

A Fountain Pen That You Don’t Fill

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In 1956, Parker introduced the first revolutionary fountain pen new filling mechanism that actually fills itself by itself, requiring no action from the user by using the capillary system. No button, no lever, no plunger, no squeeze bar, and no moving parts just unscrew and take off the barrel and put the back end of the Parker 61 into a bottle of ink, and the pen sucks up a fill by capillary action. Advertised as “Unlike any gift in this world…or any other,” the capillary-filling 61 was (and still is) a remarkable pen, but it was ultimately unsuccessful because its somewhat finicky filling system required more care than others. Like the “51” before it, the 61 appeared in numerous variations.

Parker VS

As World War II drew to a close, Parker began thinking about its future product lines. The Vacumatic was quite dated, while the “51” was going strong. To create its next open-nib pen, Parker essentially took the streamlined shape of the “51” and replaced the hooded nib and its collector with an ordinary open nib and feed. The clip came from the striped Duofold line. The result, introduced in 1946, was the Parker VS. The “VS” part of the name is generally thought to have stood for “Vacumatic Successor.” It’s a good looking pen, and Parker did improve the button mechanism to make it easier to work on and more reliable.

(Source: Richards Pens)