Vintage pens hunting in Bangkok 2014

Vintage Pens hunting in Bangkok 2014

This afternoon, I went out for my hunt for vintage fountain pens in Bangkok. Before I start, I goggle as well as asked my hotel staff where are places where one can find fountain pens. After some checking, I was told at Fortune Town opposite Rama IX. 

I have to take a BTS to Asok station and then changed to the MRT to Rama IX. Finally, when I reached there, I have to walk floor by floor to look for the shop that sells pen. After walking almost the entire building, I have finally found the shop.

I have manged to find some NOS Parker 75 and 45 from the shop. I remember meeting a collector Mr. Leong 20 years ago who is the nos 1 collector of Parker 75 in Singapore. At that time, my focus were mainly the early Parker Eyedropper from the 1900s and the early Duofold from the 1920s and Vacumatic from the 1930s etc

Even though I am not focusing solely on the Parker 75, I have managed to form a small collection of Parker 75s consisting of the Black lacquer, the Sterling Silver, the Queen Elizabeth limited edition, and now these two.

It is always a joy to be able to find the vintge items that I like when working and living at different countries as it gives me good memories of the places I visited, I worked and stayed.

Parker 75 Scarce model in the Guirlande pattern with 14k nib

Parker 75 in Ecossais 

Parker 75 in Ecossais & Parker 75  Guirlande

I am trying to learn about the range of Parker 75 from the net (For details, please see www.parker75.com) Complied by a Great Parker 75 collector Mr. Lih-Tah Wong

The Early Pens

• Crosshatch grid, flagship pattern for the 75 family
• Ambassador
• Flighter
• Imperial
• Insignia
• Keepsake
• Presidential
• Rainbow
• Vermeil
• Titanium

 Custom lacquer pens

• Red
• Blue
• Green
• Black

 Lacquer pens

• Woodgrain
• Tortoiseshell
• Jasper red quartz
• Lapis Lazuli
• Thuya brown
• Malachite green
• Burgundy
• Grey
• Black

 Matte pens

• Black
• Red

 Place Vendôme

• Damier
• Diamante
• Ecossais
• Flammé
• Godron
• Grain d'Orge
• Perlé
• Prince de Galles

Silverplate and Goldplate

• Écorce
• Godron
• Gurlande
• Milleraies
• Perlé
• Prince de Galles

Sterling and Vermeil

• Chevron
• Damier
• Filette
• Florence
• Fougere
• Godron
• Grosse Cotes

 Solid 18K Gold

• Bark
• Basketweave
• Chevron
• Godron
• Zebra

 (Please see www.parker75.com)

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Below is the newly found all steel Flighter 
Parker 45:

An additional all steel Parker 45 together with the Parker 45 Coronet

The Parker 45 in gold filled