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This is a Parker Duofold Over-size or Senior in Black Tipped Lacquer Red Permanite celluloid c. 1926-1927. This 5 7/16 inch long button filling fountain pen was the largest size Duofold and sold for $7.00. The matching pencil sold for $4.00. The pen features a single wide gold filled cap band and a gold filled clip stamped PARKER under PAT SEP 5 16. The barrel is stamped GEO. S. PARKER over JANESVILLE, WIS. Next to DUOFOLD FOUNTAIN PEN over the Lucky Curve banner next to U.S.A. PAT. 4-25-11. This example has a firm gold nib stamped PARKER over DUOFOLD over MADE IN over U.S.A. over A. #pencollecting #fountainpen #parker #duofold #parkerduofold #permanite #celluloid #bigred #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CWeW1qBveQG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Permanite Asphalt, Cawdor, Matlock, Derbyshire, UK © Steve Cordingley, 2018 #photography #contemporaryphotography #derbyshire #derbyshiredales #matlock #cawdorquarry #photographersontumblr #lensblr #abandonedplaces #abandonedbuilding #industriallandscape #dystopia #dystopianlandscape #industrial #permanite #asphalt #industrialarchitecture #urbex

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This is a Parker Duofold Over-size or Senior in Black Tipped Lacquer Red Permanite celluloid c. 1926-1927. This 5 7/16 inch long button filling fountain pen was the largest size Duofold and sold for $7.00. The matching pencil sold for $4.00. The pen features a single wide gold filled cap band and a gold filled clip stamped PARKER under PAT SEP 5 16. The barrel is stamped GEO. S. PARKER over JANESVILLE, WIS. Next to DUOFOLD FOUNTAIN PEN over the Lucky Curve banner next to U.S.A. PAT. 4-25-11. This example has a firm gold nib stamped PARKER over DUOFOLD over MADE IN over U.S.A. over A. #pencollecting #fountainpen #parker #duofold #parkerduofold #permanite #celluloid #bigred #penhero https://www.instagram.com/p/CWeW1qBveQG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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This is a Parker Duofold Streamline Jade Juniorette c. 1930.  This 4 7/16 inch long button filling pen was the smallest model, more slender than the Junior.  The barrel is stamped GEO. S. PARKER next to PARKER over DUOFOLD next to MADE IN U.S.A.  The nib is stamped PARKER over DUOFOLD over PEN over MADE IN over U.S.A.  It’s essentially a Lady Duofold with a clip and no ringtop.  It sold for $5.00 and the matching pencil was $3.25.  Note the discoloration, with some areas browning. 

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This is a Parker Duofold Deluxe Lady in Moderne Black and Pearl Permanite celluloid c. 1928-1929.  The Duofold Deluxe was a response to the new Sheaffer black and pearl celluloid, and according to the Parker Duofold book by Shepherd and Zazove, the Moderne Black and Pearl was a different formulation than Sheaffer's, incorporating real pearl essence.  This more expensive material pushed Parker to price the pens higher than other Duofolds, so they added an additional cap band and a larger nib stamped DELUXE.  This 4 1/2 inch long button filling fountain pen features three cap bands, new for 1928 and the year before the line was streamlined, making this a single year model.  The barrel is stamped GEO. S. PARKER next to DUOFOLD over PATENTED next to MADE IN U.S.A.  This example has a firm gold nib stamped PARKER over DUOFOLD over DELUXE over MADE IN U.S.A.  The trim is gold filled.  Note the discoloration of the cap and barrel, not unusual on these pens.  It also is showing use wear as the cap and barrel have years of rough spots.  It sold for $7.50 in 1929 and the matching pencil was $3.50. 

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This is a Parker Duofold Senior in Black Tipped Lacquer Red Permanite celluloid c. 1928-1929.  This 5 1/2 inch long button filling fountain pen was the largest size Duofold and sold for $7.00.  The matching pencil sold for $4.00.  The pen features a two narrow gold filled cap bands, introduced in 1928, and a gold filled clip stamped PARKER and PAT. SEP. 5-16.  The barrel is stamped GEO. S. PARKER over JANESVILLE, WIS. next to DUOFOLD over the Lucky Curve banner next to FOUNTAIN PEN over U.S.A. PAT. 4-25-11.  This example has a firm gold nib stamped PARKER over DUOFOLD over PEN over MADE IN U.S.A.  The feed is the Lucky Curve type. 

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This is a Parker Duofold Over-size or Senior in Black Tipped Lacquer Red Permanite celluloid c. 1926-1927.  This 5 7/16 inch long button filling fountain pen was the largest size Duofold and sold for $7.00.  The matching pencil sold for $4.00.  The pen features a single wide gold filled cap bands and a gold filled clip stamped PARKER.  The barrel is stamped GEO. S. PARKER DUOFOLD FOUNTAIN PEN over JANESVILLE, WIS., the Lucky Curve banner, U.S.A. PAT. 4-25-11.  This example has a firm gold nib stamped PARKER over DUOFOLD over PEN over P. 

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This is a Parker Streamline Duofold Deluxe Lady in Moderne Black and Pearl Permanite celluloid c. 1929-1933.  Parker streamlined the Duofold line in 1929, tapering the end of the cap and barrel.  This 4 7/16 inch long button filling fountain pen features three cap bands.  The barrel is stamped GEO. S. PARKER next to PARKER over DUOFOLD next to MADE IN U.S.A.  This example has a firm gold nib stamped PARKER over DUOFOLD over MADE IN over U.S.A. over 36.  The last number is a date code indicating 3rd quarter of 1936.  It's possible that the nib is later made than the pen.  The trim is gold filled.  Note the discoloration of the cap and barrel, not unusual on these pens.  It sold for $7.50 in 1930 and the matching pencil was $3.50.