#parker 45

[urbanadventureleague]

Fountain pen update, January 2025: A couple new ones, and the return of an old one

From left to right: Kaweco Sport piston-filler, Parker 45, Pilot Grance Hello folks! I realize I haven’t had much to say in the fountain pen department as of late. It’s mostly because I didn’t buy much in the way of fountain pens in 2024, instead building up pens in other areas, like with gel pens (Sakura Craft Lab and Zebra Sarasa Grand) or in ballpoint (Uni’s Jetstream series, which I’m…

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[syncallio]

If you want a simple, reliable pen that's on the slim side, you could do worse than the Parker 45.

I have a soft spot for common workhorse type pens, which this one 100% is. Mine's the stainless steel "flighter" with a 14k nib, but most of them are plastic with steel nibs. It came in a bunch of colors (including pink!) and a lot of different nib types. And it was in production from 1960 to 2008 without any significant changes.

It takes Parker cartridges/converters and the hooded nib unscrews for easy cleaning and replacement.

It writes a bit dry. Which isn't bad: you can see it gets nice shading out of boring old Sheaffer Skrip Blue.

One reason I got this one out is that in the 60s and 70s it was a favorite pen in the White House. Jimmy Carter used one. I wonder if he still does?

[ink-pens]

Parker 45 XF

A nice trophy from the flea market in Jaffa.

[jylstudies]

07.10.17 // 3:32 PM It's been a while! Haven't been posting much because I'm still on vacation for 3 more weeks, but hello again! I decided to break my silence since a certain anon asked me about my fountain pens. I still have a couple more in storage, but right now, these are the ones I have in rotation. They're nothing fancy, but I love them still. I used a Zig Cocoiro Letter Pen in extra fine for the brush lettering on top.

[westyxiii]

It's been a little while since I had a Parker 45 in my pocket.

[westyxiii]

Parker 45