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Curve ladies pens similiar to the s but small. The being even smaller.
In early Parker introduced the attractive
slender and small ladies line pen nicknamed the . They were ment
as a ladies alternative to the rather dull black (Duofold quality)
and the , in the low price
range. The sold for
$3.50 for the pens and $3.00 for the pencils. The very
quick became rather popular, much because of the bright and happy
colours they were produced in. The colours were of course a result
of Parker abandoning the the old hard rubber for the new plastic,
known as "permanite".
The followed the in design, filling, mechanism, clip,
attachment and general style. In short in every aspect, save size and
colour. The first colours were:
They all had a black band between the two gold-filled cap bands. Within
a few months a sixth colour was added, the .
ontrary
to other economy pens, Parker advertized the .
Since the imprint didn't reveal the model name, Parker tried to find
a catchy name in the commercials for the little pens.
For some strange reason someone came up with "Parker Patrician".
It was soon pointed out that it was a poor choice in two aspects. First
of all word reached Parker that was
already planning to launch their
piece de resistance, the .
Secondly Patrician means father, or (wealthy) male
leader. So, since
the pen was actually the smallest made by Parker at the time, and
also was marketed as a ladies pen, really
was a bad choice. Some very rare items exist with the imprint but
it was soon abandoned in favour of the old imprint.
so, in late , they chose to market
the pens as instead, inspired
by the colours: "6 alluring color combinations — with
a new moiré
pattern that women adore". Parker had enhanced the look
by adding small stripes to the body and cap (on all colours save the
blue) in a moiré pattern, only to be re-designed again a few
months later, the body lines were now broken.
he
green shade was advertized as and
the pencils now sported a black band on either side of the barrel,
a feature later adopted by the pencils.
A trifle larger pen was also offered with a
single cap band or two rings without the middle black band. The black-lined
(two-ringed) are often referred to as the .
In the
complete line was re-designed and the pens became tapered
in both ends, "streamlined", following the re-design
of the line.
The Pastel
were however phased out before the Duofolds, around 1931-1932. They
are today quite popular among collectors on account of the bright colours,
but since the bright plastic was easily discoloured and that they had
to live in handbags with keys and steel brushes, have made them hard
to come by in perfect condition.
and
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