📘 THE BOOK – “PARKER PENS: THE PIONEERS”
By Ramón Campos & Daniel Zazove. Printed Hardcover Edition 156 full-color pages – U.S. Only
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The definitive work on Parker Pen in its formative years.
Discover the most authoritative guide ever published on Parker pens, richly illustrated with exceptional visuals from the pre-Duofold era. This encyclopedia presents, for the first time, a complete and detailed catalog of every model manufactured by the Parker Pen Company in Janesville, Wisconsin, before the Duofold.
This reference work offers a wealth of high-resolution photographs and documentation. It features over 400 Parker pens photographed, showcasing a variety of designs and technical innovations corresponding to an anthology covering 147 distinct model numbers.
The collection begins with Parker's earliest fountain pens from 1891 and includes many models and their various versions, ensuring a comprehensive visual exploration of Parker's early fountain pens. These include both design and technical variations—such as barrel materials, filling systems like eyedroppers and button fillers, and cap types with the Jack Knife Safety as a key example.
The book presents all overlays and variants, including repoussé, filigree, precious metal overlays, Mother-of-Pearl, Abalone, and Bakelite barrels.
Documentation of all models—including those once considered “skipped” or “unrecorded”—clarifies longstanding questions about model numbering alongside original patents and manufacturing insights on Parker’s early filling systems and the evolution of the Lucky Curve feed until it crystallizes into the shape known as the "Christmas Tree".
Special attention is given to the identity of Parker’s craftsmen and silversmiths, shedding new light on the creators behind its gold and silver designs.
This book draws on the research of Ramón Campos and Daniel Zazove, co-authors of several articles in The Pennant —the magazine of the Pen Collectors of America—and the team behind www.parkersheaffer.com. Zazove is also co-author of best-selling titles on Parker pens, including Parker Vacumatic and Parker Duofold.
An essential reference for anyone interested in the legacy of Parker pens.
