Saturday, October 29, 2016

Parker 75 Bicentennial from the USA

Parker 75 Bicentennial 

In 1976 Parker wanted to commemorate the 200th year/ bicentennial of the declaration of the declaration of US. It produced a Parker “75” that was made from pewter, basically a tin alloy, widely used in the time period of the colonial years.

It sported a ball ended clip, similar to the Duofolds of the 1920’s. Embedded in the cap top it had a piece of wood from the Independence hall, an American national landmark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mostly famous because the US constitution, and the declaration of independence were prepared in the building.

The wood was removed from the building when it was restored in 1897 and Parker was later able to buy a small quantity that came with certificates of authenticity from the historic society. It came in a handmade chest made form mahogany with an elaborate brass lock to resemble a jewel chest from the 1700’s. The pen cap was engraved “Wood in this limited edition pen / is a relic of Independence Hall / Philadelphia – 1776”. The pens were numbered and 10 000 items were produced. It’s known to collectors as the Bicentennial pen or the American pen.



Source : http://parkerpens.net/limitededition.html






It was packaged in two different forms. One was a handsome cherrywood box while the other was a pewter box with two hinged doors/covers which was a replica of a colonial writing stand.  There was also a desk set containing a ballpoint pen and mechanical pencil though it was in the slim Classic version.




 Source: http://www.parker75.addr.com/Reference/Parker75_Ref.htm











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