The Parker 75 'Laque Collection' was introduced in Meru, France, in 1979. The 'Thuya' finish, which replaced the 'Tortoiseshell' and 'Woodgrain' finishes, this pen, started in1983. This example carries a clear 'lllA' date code, for the first quarter of 1992, the last year of parker 75 pproduction.
The pen is in mint condition throughout, it has a showroom finish and pristine gold filled trim. The hard Parker box is clean and sound.
The feed is marked 'M' for 'medium' and the nib produces a super smooth medium line and has a very pleasing 'soft' feel.
A cartridge/ converter filler, the pen is supplied with the Parker ink converter fitted for use with bottled ink and a new Parker ink cartridges is supplied so it is ready to write in either configuration.
The 75 is widely recognised as a top quality fountain pen. It has a very solid brass construction and is finished with several coats of a deep lacquer giving it a shine that is impossible to replicate using less sophisticated methods.
The new round shaped gripping section, introduced in 1991, provides room for a Parker 51 style ink collector which acts as a second ink reservoir for improved ink flow.
It is a testament to the very strong design and quality build of the Parker 75 that it continued to be made, with only minor changes, for almost thirty years and that the model has become even more popular since it was replaced by the Parker Sonnet, a good pen but quite boring when compared to its predecessor.