The Parker 21 Mk.1 was only made from 1948 to 1951 when the section and cap design were modified for the Mk. 2 version, a more practical pen than the original. In 1953 the Parker 21 Super, this pen, was introduced. The 21 was discontinued in 1965, probably because the Parker 45 was now a competitor.
In 1957 a 'halo' was added to the cap, the absence of the halo on this pen and the style of the box, only used for the 21, date this pen to before that year.
This is a particularly fine example. Finished in grey, with a stainless steel cap and the redesigned 'arrow' clip, it is in first class, unused condition. The original pli-glass ink sac is clear and unstained.
The barrel and hood are pristine. The colour, a shade or two lighter than it appears in the photographs, is perticularly well matched with the steel cap. It is a most attractive pen.
The original box is also in sound, clean condition.
The Parker 21 is an extremely good choice as an unusual and dependable every day writer and is often favoured rather than the much more expensive Parker 51 to which it bears a close resemblance. Comparisons apart, the Parker 21 Super is an excellent pen in its own right, mint condition pens come along very rarely.