Product Description
Type fountain pen.
Product Name Parker T1.
Manufacturer and Year Parker, made in USA -- 1970-71, this was a very short lived model.
Length 5-1/8"
Filling System Takes Parker-style cartridges and converters. A Parker squeeze converter is installed.
Color Brushed titanium pen with gold plated trim. The section and nib are a single unit. There are semi-transparent red "jewels" inset at both ends of the pen. This is the lighter in color of the two brushed finishes.
Nib MEDIUM integrated titanium nib.
THIS NIB IS FRAGILE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH HEAVY WRITING PRESSURE. If the buyer cracks the nib, or the tipping material breaks off, we cannot give a refund, so exercise great care. In fact, most T1s are put in collections and not used. Consider yourself warned.
Lots of iridium and very little wear. The nib adjusting screw is in place. This was originally intended to allow the user to adjust the nib width, but more often than not it caused a crack in the feed. The feed on this pen is not cracked but it does have some marks on one corner; in our opinion these are a consequence of the manufacturing process and not cracks.
Condition Excellent condition with no cracks, chips, dents, or dings. This is a smooth, shiny silver/titanium pen that is sleek and elegant. The barrel has a few shiny marks and some various sized scratches here and there. The cap looks excellent with just very light scratching. The section has moderate scratching caused by capping. The clip and clip ring have light microscratching. The top tassie has some small scratches along the top edge. The top cap jewel and barrel end jewels have a little surface wear but the color is vivid and you can see the Parker logo though the cap jewel. The imprint is clear.
