News — Parker Duofold Junior

The Parker Duofold Junior is a delightful pen to use and is also a joy to work on.  I thought it might be useful to show how the pen comes apart for a restoration. The pen dates from the 1930s, it is a 'Streamline' Duofold, so named because of the slight tapering of the barrel and cap, its predecessor was completely cylindrical.  It is a button filler with a 'hanging bar' to compress the ink sac.  This is quite an elegant arrangement and is quite handy during dismantling and reassembly as it allows for the section to be a push...

The odd thing about the Parker Duofold Junior is that there is nothing 'Junior' about it!  It is actually a very long pen at 16 cm., well over 6 inches when posted.  It also has a very 'grown up', distinguished appearance, it's almost as if Parker took the very 'stubby' Duofold standard and stretched it to the correct proportions.  It is even comfortable in my great lump of a hand: And here it is alongside a modern, good sized pen, the Parker sonnet, and the real 'Junior' sized Parker Lady: Apart from being well sized the Parker Junior is also a...