Hi all, I picked up a Parker 45 at an antiques store last year and wondering if anybody has ideas about the era / any other distinguishing features.
I am guessing it's pre-1970s because it has the inverted conical clip screw: image. It's unclear to me, though, if they made these sorts of steel cap / gold clip / plastic body hybrids (e.g. as a variant of the 45 Classic), or if I bought a franken45 with a flighter cap.
In any case, I don't really care because the pen works great! Medium nib, smooth as butter, and I like how it looks. But this is my first vintage pen foray and I'd be interested to know more about it's history!
More images here if helpful (edit:figured out how to get them to display in line!)
Ah! That's an older cartridge! I believe that puts it into the 1960s
Cool - thanks! I think I paid about $20 for it, which seems like a pretty good buy. Appreciate the help!