Serial Number: FP0263
Status: Display
Description:
Parker Vintage Fountain Pen- Black body with gold clip, silver center band.
Geo S. Parker Duofold - 1921 until 1933 The Duofold is the pen that actually made the Parker Company one of the greatest pen-manufacturers of the world. Until the Duofold few pens were made of anything but black rubber. Parker found a method to make the rubber in a red-orange colour, and when the pens began to sell they really sold. The Duofolds had their world premier in early 1921. Marketing the red Duofolds was something of a risky venture since Parker previously, in the early 1900 s, had tried marketing a red pen, the Red Giant, wich was disastrous. Especially the cap proved very brittle and the guarantee became very expensive. The production came to an abrupt halt.
