This fake Parker Jotter has the word “PARKER” inscribed on the front of the barrel with the little logo emblem to the left of the “P”. A REAL Parker Jotter has the same BUT the P and the last R are larger than the other letters. Also on the opposite side of the barrel a REAL Parker Jotter would have inscribed the word “France”.
Parker-style G2 large capacity ballpoint refillThe Parker Jotter is 's second and best-selling retracting refillable. The first was the Hopalong Cassidy ballpoint. (Later a, and were introduced to the line). As with many other ballpoint pens, it can be converted into a by simply changing the refill.
Since 1954, over 750 million have been sold worldwide. It is priced between US$6 for lower end models, and US$20 for higher end models, such as special editions.
Because of its quality, the Jotter has become a de facto standard by which ball pens are measured. Its refill has a ballpoint tip originally called the T-Ball (for ), with a unique textured surface that greatly reduces slipping and failure to transfer ink onto slick paper, known as 'skipping'.
The technology is now commonly used in the pen industry. The pens are also a popular advertising medium and considered a 'premium' promotion. The external design of the Parker T-Ball refill is a configuration copied by many other brands of refillable pens. The Jotter was the preferred pen of. The New Redesigned JotterThe Jotter is distinguished by a plunger and cap made of, a stylized arrow-shaped clip, a plastic or metal barrel and a metal tip end. When introduced in 1954, the pen barrels were made from grooved nylon. Approximately a year later when new colors were introduced, the barrels were manufactured from 'Hercocel W' which was more adaptable to the needs of Parker's marketing department (It could be heat stamped, engraved or imprinted).
Originally, the barrels were produced in black, grey, green and red (rust). More colors were introduced in 1955, i.e. Turquoise, coral, blue, charcoal, gold (mustard yellow) and grey-green. These colors are more difficult to find due to their relatively short production run.
Additionally there were 100,000 demonstrators manufactured in clear nylon and a white version which is somewhat of an enigma. Some believe the white version was developed for the medical field. Others treat it as an experimental color. Whatever the case, it is rare, expensive and eagerly sought after by Jotter collectors.
Shortly after introduction an additional model with a stainless steel barrel was added to the line and marketed as the Laboratory Jotter. The first Laboratory models had a barely noticeable polished band on the upper part of the barrel. The collector is advised to look carefully for this band to assure he or she has a true first-run production pen. Some have exchanged the metal barrel with later production barrels that do not have this polished area and represent them as first series examples.
Recently, a large number of NOS second year Jotters was found in a warehouse in Thailand. The market was flooded with these pens, correspondingly reducing the values of certain colors of Jotters.In over 60 + years of production, the Jotter has been produced in numerous shades, some quite rare. To date it is estimated that more than 100 different colors have been manufactured.
Since the introduction of new colors has usually been tied to various promotions, it is probable that many more will be produced, creating a challenge for the collector. A number of Jotter barrels have a marbleized appearance. They are the result of cleaning the injection molding machines and known as 'lunch room' or 'end of the day' specials. Some color variations are quite attractive and others are simply strange.
If a production run called for blue and the staff had been running gray barrels, the last of the gray material would blend with the blue, producing a blended color barrel.At one time, the company explored the idea of producing these blended barrels, but the concept was never introduced. Some believe the reason was that the company could not maintain consistency since no two barrels would ever be the same. The humor in this decision was in the fact that no two barrels were ever intended to be the same! These pens are collectible and command premium prices when they come on the market. However, they are not prototypes nor production items as commonly thought, but simply a necessary byproduct of the manufacturing process.The so-called 'girl's' Jotter was a smaller version of the original. It was manufactured in the early 1960s and was popular for a time. It came in several colors including black, navy blue, at least three different shades of light blue (teal), bright red, orange, yellow, orange, white, at least two shades of gray, brown, dark and olive green, as well as a clear 'demonstrator.'
Surprisingly, a dark red or maroon version does not appear to have been produced.Management was always trying to expand the market for the Jotter and commissioned the design department to explore new designs and materials. Additionally, employees submitted ideas and models for consideration. Several of these prototypes or concepts exist in ex-employees' private collections. When available, they command premium prices.Additionally, the Jotter has been manufactured in Canada, England, France, Australia, Brazil, West Germany, Peru, Columbia, Mexico, India, China and Argentina. The Jotters manufactured in some of these countries are difficult to find and command higher values than the United States or English versions. Their place of manufacture is usually on the pen's cap.The refill comes in ball-pen and gel styles in multiple colors, as well as in three point sizes.
Early in the history of the pen, refills were also available in extra fine and extra extra fine, but were soon discontinued. Boxed sets have been manufactured since inception and are also considered collectible.History. In 1954, the Parker Jotter had an inverted 'V' style clip without the arrow engraving.
The 1954 Jotter came with red, green, light gray, dark gray and black barrels, made of grooved nylon, not smooth plastic. The following year, because of the popularity of the pen, the choice of colors was extended to include bright red, mustard yellow, bright green and bright orange. These later colors are more difficult to find now.
There are also cap variations resulting from differences in imprints, most noticeably the introduction of the Parker arrow logo and two sizes of the 'MADE IN USA' imprint. Towards the end of production, smooth barrels were introduced without a metal tip. These proved to be prone to splitting and a metal tip was incorporated to improve durability.
These barrels are also found with the early so-called '21' variety (see immediately below). In 1956, the company made the Jotter barrel smooth plastic and changed the clip to the '21' style. This clip used a reversed 'V' rather than an inverted one and incorporated a ball on the clip for pocket retention. This clip remained in use for approximately two years. During the period this variation was in production a metal barrel end (or tip) was added in response to complaints that the early plastic tip broke from pressure. Examples without the metal tip and the '21' clip are relatively rare. There are also some examples of the grooved nylon barrel being mated to the '21' clip and the inverted clip being mated to smooth barrels without tips.
One can only conjecture that this was an effort on the part of the factory to use up surplus parts from different series. Barrels and caps were all interchangeable during this period. And 3rd edition barrels (c. 1963 up) have been found fitted to the '21' caps because of the ease of attaching them. These barrels are of slightly smaller diameter.
Collectors have added these incorrect barrels because they were manufactured in several colors unavailable at the time. These colors demand higher prices for this edition of the Jotter. Before acquiring a '21' mode, one should establish that the attached barrel is the larger diameter if concerned about accuracy and authenticity. It is suggested that the collector should acquire a sample of both sized refills and test the inside diameter of the barrel.
The newer and more colorful barrels will not accept the larger diameter refills. This section possibly contains.
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( December 2014) During this period (1956–1970) a Jotter was introduced with a substantially larger diameter barrel. Most found to date have an unusual moss green barrel. Black and white versions of the large diameter Jotter have also been found. This model was known as the 'Industrial Jotter' as opposed to the standard diameter version known as the 'Commercial Jotter'. Parker's sales staff never liked the original Jotter because the grooves made advertising imprints on the barrel difficult, if not impossible, to print and required clip devices when sold for advertising purposes. They were pleased when the smooth barrel was introduced which appeared to allow advertising imprints. However it was then found that imprinting on the smooth tapered barrel was equally difficult due to the taper of the barrel.
Subsequently, the marketing department successfully lobbied for a model with a larger diameter barrel which would make it possible to easily print corporate messages. This larger diameter adversely affected the overall appearance of the pen, causing the pen to lose its svelte design. The version was not popular with the staff or customers and was discontinued (after a short period of time) when Parker solved the problem of imprinting on the original tapered barrel.
These industrial versions are seldom seen and can be recognized by the sharp taper at the end of the pen barrel. When found these pens command a substantial premium over the standard Jotters of the period. In 1957, the company launched the T-Ball refill, which contained reformulated ink and a textured tungsten carbide writing ball. In 1958, the company added an arrow to replace the ball-clip design. The arrow has remained on all production Jotters since then. When introduced the arrow was without quills. Shortly thereafter, the quills were introduced, making the plain arrow models somewhat rare and commanding a premium in the market place.
These pens are not to be confused with the 50th anniversary pens introduced in 2004. At some point, the interior diameter of the Jotter was reduced and a new refill introduced. There are two barrel variations, the large diameter version and the smaller diameter version. Some pens have been found with early caps fitted to the later small diameter barrels and represented as rarities.
Additionally, there are several cap variations resulting from changing the imprints on the cap. The period from 1958 to 1973 saw many slight design changes, making it difficult for the collector to obtain a representative example of each production specimen. In 1965, the company introduced Jotter desk pens in both metal and metal-and-plastic versions.
In 1973, the company flattened the dome-shaped plunger and placed an imprint of the Parker logo on the plunger. In the 1980s, the company changed the inner cap threads from to plastic. At that time, date codes on the cap were introduced. In 2000, the plunger was modified to illustrate the new company logo. This is to be found mainly on UK versions, although a few pens manufactured in the USA have these buttons. In 2004, the Jotter's Jubilee, the company released a number of special editions.
The flat button was restored to its original rounded shape that it had prior to 1973 and was imprinted with the number '50' signifying the pen's fiftieth anniversary of production. This button was used for only one year. Several new colors were introduced and the special edition pens were attractively finished in sterling silver and lacquer or a new process, the name of which is unknown. The plain anniversary clips have been seen attached to later barrels, and earlier and later plungers attached to later caps, creating even more variations. Earlier colors have been found with later caps indicating that Parker was cleaning out their old inventory. In 2009 Parker again changed their logo to resemble the older arrow logo. Plungers were revised and they no longer were imprinted with the corporate logo.There is a series of 24 k gold-plated versions with plastic barrels.
They have been found in several colors. There is another variation from England that has gold clips attached to stainless caps and plastic barrels with chrome tips. These are in addition to the traditional versions with a gold clip and tip referred to as the 'GT' or Gold Top. The factory also issued a number of variations using left-over inventory.Today's Jotters are similar to the popular 'ruggedized' version that first came out in 1954 when Parker salesmen stood on the nylon barrel to show its durability. Over 750 million Jotters have been produced since 1954 and production continued at Parker's plant in Newhaven, England, after being transferred there from Janesville, Wisconsin, USA, in 1999. Parker closed its factory in England late in 2010 and production was moved to, France. Jotters are now imprinted with '.
Recently one was offered on eBay at an inflated value. As time progresses, the new variation will become available at more reasonable prices. Collectors can check the reverse of the packaging to determine if the Jotter is of French manufacture. Additionally, some Parker products are produced under license in India and China for consumption in South and East Asia. Jotters from India are commonly found for sale on eBay.
Chinese production models are now seen in the large office supply stores.In April 2016 Parker significantly updated the line, introducing a new core range and premium range. Both feature metal barrels, in a variety of colours, named after London Underground stations.
Both ranges feature a NEW clip with an updated arrow design, while the premium range compliments this with more intricate designs on the cap portion of the pen.In 2017 the company introduced a set of four XL models, each of a slightly larger diameter and length using the standard refill.For a number of years, Parker has annually marketed a special set of Jotter, usually in different colors from the standard offerings.Appearances The Parker Jotter can be seen on the TV show being used by on multiple occasions. An easy to spot episode is.Throughout the TV series young Morse is shown using a Parker Jotter, to the point that in some takes the pen lying down somewhere is used as a clue to his presence. It also makes numerous appearances in David Fincher's directed film and produced TV series.See also.
ALOT of people like the zebra f701/ Fxmd. Don't get me wrong they are fine pens. But straight out of the packet they aren't great pens.
Hear me out.A pen is only as good as its refill. If I gave you a montblanc with a bic refill it would be a really nice bic pen.
If I then gave you a uniball signo you would much prefer writing with the signo and you would feel bad about your fancy yet crappy writing montblanc. A pen is only good as its refill.This is the problem with the f701 and others like lamy and waterman and caran d'ache etc that use proprietary refills. Now I'm strictly speaking about ballpoints here. People think a more expensive pen means a better writing experience and thus they think that a caran d'ache 849 or waterman expert ballpoints which are 50 - 100x more expensive than a 50c bic stick will write 50-100x better.
That's not the case.The stock ballpoint refills in f701 are better than the bic ballpoints but they are not that much better.In my opinion edited the stock refills in rotring 600, f701, lamy safari, alstar, lx, waterman, montblanc, are all pretty poor compared to some hybrids that you will find in say a Jetstream or parker style g2 refill. Luckily the rotring 600 accepts a universal parker style g2 refill. The others are stuck and if you don't like the refill then your stuck with that useless but expensive pen body.N.B Montverde make refills for a lot of the proprietary brands and their inks are quite good. Review coming soon.So therefore when a beginner asks me for advice I recommend a pen that accepts the parker style g2 cartridge like the parker jotter. Because they can try out a bunch of different refills and see what takes there fancy. Be it a gel, hybrid or ballpoint.Yes you can mod the f701 but an absolute beginner may not be willing to do that.
Also the f701 and fxmd have quality issues in terms of accepting the space pen refill its a hit or miss. Ive seen so many posts here about problems with them accepting it. Myself included I have multiple f701s and some accept the space refill and some the refill makes the click mechanism very jerky.This is why I do not recommend pens that take proprietary refills to beginners especially the f701.
Its a hit or miss. Caran D'ache 849 works fine with a standard parker refill (though Goliath refills are not able to be used in all pens that take the Parker style refill, 829 works fine with standard international refills, 888 can take tons of thin refills. My Waterman rollerball takes a standard international refill also as does Visconti, Montblanc and a gob of others.The term 'universal' for Parker style refills is a poor choice of words. They are hardly universal. They are just Parker Style. Popularity aside it's a pretty garbage refill size and there isn't a one I like (though Easyflow 9000 is pretty decent if I had to pick). Lamy uses Lamy refills.
Otherwise you have a ton of flat out wrong information. Also it's not 'infact' that they are pretty poor.
That's in your opinion and to your preference. Many prefer pens that don't glide and want an oil refill that's going to never dry out and write predictably dry on bad paper. Many people don't want some dogshit gel insert that's gonna get used up fast, dry up fast, and bleed the hell through the paper.. Thanks for your comments. Just going to address a few points you made. I cant say about the 829 or the 888 as I haven't tried them. As for the 849 I believe you need to undo the barrel a few screws for it to fit a parker style refill which isn't the way the pen was designed.
As for waterman and montblanc I was referring to their ballpoints being proprietary.I think parker style and universal are not the same and I agree with you however they are certainly the 'standard' There are so many different types ive tried about 20 and regularly use about 5. The Schmidt P900 easyflow 9k Jetstream SXR 600, Visconti and monteverde. I have yet to try out the Itoya aquaroller and the ohto flash dry. But those are on the list.You mentioned 'otherwise you have a ton of flat out wrong information' can you please point out each one and comment about it as I have done that would be more useful for me in the future.I can see that you prefer ballpoints over gel/rollerballs and yes in my opinion I prefer the smooth glide of gel/rollerballs over ballpoints. This is my opinion.
I have used many many ballpoints however and I still carry around with me a few. Gel/rollerballs definitely do last a lot less, I haven't had energels or montblanc rollerballs dry up on me ever and they both don't bleed through paper. They may certainly show through on poor quality paper but I haven't had them bleed through.thanks again for your comments. Firstly thank you so much for your detailed reply. I really do appreciate the discourse.
I want to point out that your absolutely right and I am 100% wrong when I said that the caran d'ache 849 requires the cap not to be fully screwed in for it to fit parker style g2 refills I am sorry I was mistaken with another refill.The key theme is that I don't like proprietary refills for BEGINNERS. Companies that make proprietary refills are fine but one you need to justify why you are making a proprietary refill and two your refill needs to be at least on par with or better than what is available in what I would call the standard parker style refill. The Lamy M16 ballpoint refill in my opinion is garbage.
Which makes writing with the ballpoint versions of their safari and al star a mute point.I don't think beginners would be buying waterman's or montblancs and the people who buy them are usually getting them for their aesthetics to justify that price level and not the writing experience. Not to say they don't write well. Just not as well as their price tag would suggest.And if a beginner was to buy a more luxurious ballpoint, it can be worth looking for something that takes standard refills, giving them a huge range of options for refills, with a large range of colours and tip sizes, to play around with. If they wanted a premium Compact pen then I would recommend one that used the 'D1' multipen ballpoint refills, again giving them a good choice of brands and colours.Zebra ballpoints are fine pens for me however they again have proprietary refills but the cost of entry isn't steep and they are usually made pretty well and ink isn't too bad. They are just not as premium or long lasting as I would hope metal pens are.The Jetstream refills do come in D1 size but they have recently been produced in parker style refills which is great.Also I agree ballpoints have their advantages! Ballpoint pens are amazingly reliable, and if they do stop working, usually only need a bit of scribbling to get going again. Choices are almost unlimited, at high or low price ranges.
All refills last a long time - both in terms of writing length and shelf life.Don't get me wrong I will defend ballpoints all day. But personally I've changed to a rollerball if I'm writing with a ball tipped pen.Like yourself 50% of the time I'm using a fountain pen.Finally the P8126 is a rollerball pen and I'm surprised that is your go to refill considering your vitriol for ballpoints.Thanks again for your discourse much appreciated.