PA3697 Parker Duofold Junior, boxed. (Soft Fine)

PA3697 Parker Duofold Junior, boxed. (Soft Fine)

Date: c1950s

Size: Capped - 136mm; posted - 159mm.

A very attractive burgundy red Junior Duofold in excellent condition.  There are no splits, cracks or chips and not even any noticeable scratches on either barrel or cap.  All trim is rolled gold and again has no damage.  The cap is topped with a burgundy coloured "jewel" which holds on the rolled gold Parker arrow pocket clip.   Below this is a "deco" engraved cap band.  The barrel unscrews to reveal the Aerometric filler.  This is also in excellent condition - the original pliglass ink sac has the usual internal ink staining that these pens will pick up with any kind of regular use.  The nib is a shiny Parker No. 10 in 14 carat gold.  It is a fine point.  The paperboard Parker box is also in nice condition. It is a rather unusual No. L12 grey "fur" textured box with a separate lid and base and a satin covered pad.  I have not actually seen this particular box before!

I have fully serviced this pen.  The nib is very smooth and writes with a lovely wet and consistent fine width line.  The nib on this pen does have a little softness to it and it will provide some understated but very attractive line width variation as you write.  

A smashing example of this very popular pen with a great nib and an unusual box.