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Lion · 10 April 2010, 02:59 AM

I was going through a small box of my father's writing instruments and found a parker #45. I do not know much about it but it has a steel cap, arrow pocket clip and an acrylic(or is it plastic)body. The nib is marked with a "M"(medium nib?)and was made in England. It looks to have an empty cartridge inside and do not know if it will take a converter. Found a web site that describes the different #45s and the years they were made and I think it was made between 1960 and 1962??? Will have to take it to the show at thr end of the month and have it checked out!!!

JBat · 10 April 2010, 04:31 AM

Nice find, Leo!

daveathall · 10 April 2010, 06:27 AM

Great find Leo.

shandy · 10 April 2010, 08:08 AM

Great find Leo!

Chances are that if it still had the cartridge in it will need flushing.
I did this with a friends pen a few weeks ago. I normally put the section with the nib in a bowl of water and leave it for a day. That usually gets everything nice and loosend up and then I just flush it through a running tap.

I think I am right in thinking the 45 was both cartridge and converter fill so you should be able to find a converter at any store that sells parkers!

It is similar to my 51 and knowing Parker the nib will be smooth as butter!

Let's see some photo's when you get a chance!

Lion · 10 April 2010, 09:45 AM

John, Dave and Ian, thanx I'm kind of excited about the find and will take your advice Ian and soak it in water. The other pen I got from my Mom was my Dad's all stainless steel rollerball. There is a store(Paradise Pens) about 35 miles away and they carry Parker pens so I will see if they carry the converter.....

2careless · 10 April 2010, 09:56 AM

Nice one, a heirloom Leo! This one definitely is a keeper!

Lion · 10 April 2010, 10:18 AM

Kai, thank you for the compliment.....I called that pen store and they do not carry the converters so I'm going to have to find one on the internet!!!

2careless · 10 April 2010, 10:53 AM

I'd say try another make's convertor and see if you can flush it first.
Important thing is to make it clean, then fill it with cartridge or convertor what not, no worries.

Lion · 10 April 2010, 11:37 AM

Thanx Kai, I have it soaking as I write tonite!!!

sunburst · 10 April 2010, 08:11 PM

Great find Leo !

Enjoy it and take care of it.
Would love to seemsome pics.

Shangas · 10 April 2010, 08:17 PM

The Parker 45 came out in 1960 and it was discontinued on a very very few years ago. It was a popular, cheaper pen which came with a variety of interchangable nibs.

I have a Parker '45' with a semiflex medium nib.

shandy · 10 April 2010, 11:50 PM

Leo, how did the soak go? Was there a lot of ink in the feed?

Lion · 11 April 2010, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by shandy

Leo, how did the soak go? Was there a lot of ink in the feed?

Ian, there was dried ink in the feeder and I believe I have got it cleaned out. But now I need to find a converter or cartridges for it as there is no one close who carries them. I thought I would wait till the end of the month and the Pen Show or go online and order them!!!

Skullring · 11 April 2010, 12:39 AM

Congratulations on the find Leo. Please put up some photos when you have the chance.

shandy · 11 April 2010, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Lion

Ian, there was dried ink in the feeder and I believe I have got it cleaned out. But now I need to find a converter or cartridges for it as there is no one close who carries them. I thought I would wait till the end of the month and the Pen Show or go online and order them!!!

Great Leo. I am glad it worked! Hope you find the cartridges or converter soon so you can give it a go!
Here is a thought, you could try filling your the cart that was in it if you have the type of syringe that you fill printer cartridges with!

Lion · 11 April 2010, 01:02 AM

Ian, Thanx for the idea but I do not own a syringe to fill the cartridge.....

10 April 2010, 02:59 AM	#1
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Found Parker #45 I was going through a small box of my father's writing instruments and found a parker #45. I do not know much about it but it has a steel cap, arrow pocket clip and an acrylic(or is it plastic)body. The nib is marked with a "M"(medium nib?)and was made in England. It looks to have an empty cartridge inside and do not know if it will take a converter. Found a web site that describes the different #45s and the years they were made and I think it was made between 1960 and 1962??? Will have to take it to the show at thr end of the month and have it checked out!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

10 April 2010, 06:27 AM	#3
daveathall "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Dave Location: England. Watch: Various Posts: 7,304	Great find Leo. __________________ KINDEST REGARDS DAVE

10 April 2010, 09:45 AM	#5
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	John, Dave and Ian, thanx I'm kind of excited about the find and will take your advice Ian and soak it in water. The other pen I got from my Mom was my Dad's all stainless steel rollerball. There is a store(Paradise Pens) about 35 miles away and they carry Parker pens so I will see if they carry the converter..... __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

10 April 2010, 10:18 AM	#7
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Kai, thank you for the compliment.....I called that pen store and they do not carry the converters so I'm going to have to find one on the internet!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

10 April 2010, 11:37 AM	#9
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Thanx Kai, I have it soaking as I write tonite!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

10 April 2010, 04:31 AM	#2
JBat "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: John Location: Washington Watch: 16710, 16610, DJ Posts: 7,329	Nice find, Leo!

10 April 2010, 08:08 AM	#4
shandy Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Ian Location: canada Posts: 1,724	Great find Leo! Chances are that if it still had the cartridge in it will need flushing. I did this with a friends pen a few weeks ago. I normally put the section with the nib in a bowl of water and leave it for a day. That usually gets everything nice and loosend up and then I just flush it through a running tap. I think I am right in thinking the 45 was both cartridge and converter fill so you should be able to find a converter at any store that sells parkers! It is similar to my 51 and knowing Parker the nib will be smooth as butter! Let's see some photo's when you get a chance!

10 April 2010, 09:56 AM	#6
2careless "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, AU Watch: Pepsi Posts: 4,370	Nice one, a heirloom Leo! This one definitely is a keeper!

10 April 2010, 10:53 AM	#8
2careless "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne, AU Watch: Pepsi Posts: 4,370	I'd say try another make's convertor and see if you can flush it first. Important thing is to make it clean, then fill it with cartridge or convertor what not, no worries.

10 April 2010, 08:11 PM	#10
sunburst "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Real Name: Joji Location: KY, So. Cal., NJ Watch: 16800 Posts: 979	Great find Leo ! Enjoy it and take care of it. Would love to seemsome pics. __________________ Rolex Sub 16800 Rolex No Date Sub 114060 Omega Speedmaster Professional Sinn 356 Flieger II, Sinn 556, Sinn ST-140 Marathon SAR, Marathon GSAR

10 April 2010, 08:17 PM	#11
Shangas Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Real Name: Shahan Location: Melbourne, Austra Watch: 1957 Ball RR watch Posts: 312	The Parker 45 came out in 1960 and it was discontinued on a very very few years ago. It was a popular, cheaper pen which came with a variety of interchangable nibs. I have a Parker '45' with a semiflex medium nib.

10 April 2010, 11:50 PM	#12
shandy Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Ian Location: canada Posts: 1,724	Leo, how did the soak go? Was there a lot of ink in the feed?

11 April 2010, 12:39 AM	#14
Skullring "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Phillip Location: Alabama Watch: Triple 6 SD Posts: 1,720	Congratulations on the find Leo. Please put up some photos when you have the chance. __________________ It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye. - Antoine de Saint Exupéry

11 April 2010, 01:02 AM	#16
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	Ian, Thanx for the idea but I do not own a syringe to fill the cartridge..... __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

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