PA3707 Parker Slimfold Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, boxed. (Semi-Flexible Fine)

PA3707 Parker Slimfold Fountain Pen and Pencil Set, boxed. (Semi-Flexible Fine)

Date: c1960s
Size: Capped - 126mm ; posted - 147mm.

This Slimfold set in glossy burgundy and is in beautiful condition.  The pen, especially, looks to me like it has been used maybe once or twice.  Both pen and pencil have unmarked rolled gold trim.  Barrels and caps are in lustrous and scratch-free burgundy resin.  There are no cracks, splits or chips in either pen or pencil.  This is the earlier model Slimfold with the rolled gold "deco" engraved cap bands and self-coloured cap top "jewels".    

Fountain Pen

The arrow clip and cap band are both free from brassing.  The plastic of both barrel and cap are scratch-free.  The imprint on the barrel is in lovely condition, being deep and crisp.  Still on the barrel and still complete is the original factory-applied chalkmark.  The nib is a lovely shiny and perfect 14 carat yellow gold Parker No. 5 in a fine point.  Opening the pen up, the aerometric filler is shiny and undamaged.  The original pliglass ink sac is still perfectly serviceable and shows no ink staining at all and is still as clear as a bell.   

Pencil

The rolled gold trim is all unmarked and perfect.  The cap and barrel have no scratching and exhibit a lovely "as new" lustre.    On the barrel is a clear imprint and a faded but mostly complete factory-applied chalkmark.  The propel-repel mechanism works faultlessly by twisting the cap.  Taking the cap off, the original pink eraser is apparently unused, but it has hardened over the years.   I have installed a fresh 0.9mm lead into the pencil and it is working perfectly. 

Box

The original paperboard No. L3 box has seen better days - the corners are mostly gone and there is edge wear and overall grubbiness to the outside.  Inside, it has an age-spotted satin pad. 

I have fully serviced this set.  During testing, the pen wrote beautifully.  The nib is very smooth and writes with a wet and consistent fine width line.  It has some lovely softness and will give you some almost effortless line width variation from an extra-fine to a generous medium.