How Do You Identify A Parker Fountain Pen?
The Parker Pen company has been making fountain pens since 1889. As you can imagine, Parker has made many fountain pen models since that time. Yet there are a couple of sure-fire ways to identify a Parker fountain pen. Knowing how to identify a Parker fountain pen is beneficial because a great many of them date far back in time and have relatively high monetary values. Plus, knowing a fountain pen is a Parker helps you to replace parts for the pen. Check the design of the pen clip for the most prominent part of the Parker logo: an arrow, complete with arrowhead and vanes. If the fountain pen has a pen clip, and it is in any way designed as if it is an arrow, almost certainly it is a Parker fountain pen. Check the barrel, cap or metal band of the pen for the Parker name. Some Parker fountain pen models use the Parker name on the aforementioned pen parts. Open the fountain pen. Check the ink cartridge itself inside the barrel for the Parker name and logo. Check for an “H” in a rectangle
