{"id":55,"date":"2015-09-10T19:25:23","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T19:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parker51.com\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2015-09-23T18:21:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T18:21:47","slug":"caps-page-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/caps-home\/caps-page-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Caps Page 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lustraloy Cap and Barrel (stainless steel) with gold filled bands and clips.\u00a0 Sold by\u00a0Parker as the “Flighter”. Brushed finish.\u00a0\u00a0The later version eliminated the gold bands<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Less Common\u00a0Cap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Late production Lustraloy Cap and Barrel (stainless steel) with gold filled\u00a0clips, ca. 1957.\u00a0 Sold by\u00a0Parker as the “Flighter”.\u00a0 Brushed finish.\u00a0\u00a0The earlier\u00a0version had\u00a0gold bands<\/span>.\u00a0 Caps are unique to this pen and are of a unique design.\u00a0 The cap lip was removed, as in much later versions, but the inside clutch was still of the “window” style.\u00a0 No halo logo on caps.<\/span><\/p>\n

Uncommon\u00a0Cap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Sterling Silver\u00a0Cap and Barrel\u00a0with chrome\u00a0clips.\u00a0 Canadian production.\u00a0 Design is of tapered lines.\u00a0 This version was never made in the U.S.\u00a0\u00a0Rumors exist of a fountain pen version.\u00a0 There is an almost identical-looking version Made in England, but those are marked as RSilver or rolled silver, essentially silver plate.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Gold Filled\u00a0Cap and Barrel\u00a0with gold filled\u00a0clips.\u00a0 Sold by\u00a0Parker as the “Signet” and later renamed the “Insignia”\u00a0 Available in both Full size and Demi size.\u00a0 Unique\u00a0design of 3 parallel lines spaced evenly.\u00a0\u00a0Available with ‘clicker” and Liquid Lead pencils.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Less Common\u00a0Cap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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All Gold Filled\u00a0Cap and Barrel\u00a0with no\u00a0clip and encrusted “jewels” on cap and barrel ends.\u00a0 Smooth pattern, with no design.\u00a0 Sold by\u00a0Parker as the “Princess”.\u00a0\u00a0 A very limited production model, ca. 1955.\u00a0 Made in several versions with different “jewel” colors and shapes.\u00a0 Also had a unique box design, completely covered in velvet, inside and out.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Rare\u00a0Cap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Gold filled cap with rainbow pattern.\u00a0\u00a0Parker experimented with this pattern before the Parker 61 came out.\u00a0 It found the production to be too difficult and costly and did not proceed with it at the time.\u00a0 There is a full version of cap and barrel in the rainbow pattern.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Very Rare Cap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"Solid 14k Gold\u00a0Cap and Barrel\u00a0with 14k\u00a0clip.\u00a0 Sold by\u00a0Parker as the “Presidential”.\u00a0 Smooth design with no pattern, suitable for engraving\/dedication.\u00a0\u00a0Only available in full size.\u00a0 Later version had a gold filled clip.\u00a0 A unique leather presentation box was designed for this pen.\u00a0 A matching pencil was available in “clicker” or Liquid Lead models. Other “Presidential” versions are available from the UK and South America in a variety of gold contents, but the U.S. version was only in 14k, and is the hardest to find.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rare Cap<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Parker Aerometric\u00a0Full Sized Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap with\u00a0chrome plated\u00a0clip.\u00a0 These caps had a matte finish with a brushed thin\u00a0lip.\u00a0 Finish was more\u00a0“brushed” than the earlier\u00a0caps.\u00a0 The finish did not stand\u00a0up to wear too well and quickly wore off.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"nolip.jpg\"Parker Aerometric\u00a0Full Sized Lustraloy (stainless steel) cap with\u00a0chrome plated\u00a0clip.\u00a0 These caps had a matte finish with no\u00a0lip.\u00a0 Finish was more\u00a0“brushed” than the earlier\u00a0caps.\u00a0 The finish did not stand\u00a0up to wear too well and quickly wore off.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Common Cap<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gold Filled\u00a0cap and gold filled\u00a0clip.\u00a0 These very late production caps had “51” added to the cap lip.\u00a0 Available in fountain pen, pencil and ballpoint pen.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Common Cap<\/span><\/p>\n

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Solid 18kt gold cap and barrel “51” in twisted cable pattern.\u00a0 Made by Cartier.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  Lustraloy Cap and Barrel (stainless steel) with gold filled bands and clips.\u00a0 Sold by\u00a0Parker as the “Flighter”. Brushed finish.\u00a0\u00a0The later version eliminated the gold bands. Less Common\u00a0Cap       Late production Lustraloy Cap and Barrel (stainless steel) with gold filled\u00a0clips, ca. 1957.\u00a0 Sold by\u00a0Parker as the “Flighter”.\u00a0 Brushed finish.\u00a0\u00a0The earlier\u00a0version had\u00a0gold bands.\u00a0 Caps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":325,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-55","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":336,"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/55\/revisions\/336"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parker51.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}