The Parker '17' Lady was introduced into the Parker Duofold line in 1964 and replaced with the Parker Lady Standard in 1968. The same year the pen was redesigned to include a Parker 45 style clip and a cap band at the very end of the cap which extended inside the cap. This pen is this later version the last of the Parker Ladies.
This is a fine example of a Parker Lady fountain pen. It is finished in Green, the least common Parker Lady colour, with Gold filled 'Arrow' clip and cap band.
The pen is in remarkable condition throughout, and in perfect working order. The fountain pen has a clear ink sac, pristine Gold filling and an excellent shine.
The pen has a 14Ct. Gold nib and is a superb writer. It produces a very smooth and consistent medium line, perhaps a touch on the broad side.
For an aspiring collector the Parker Lady is a good starting point. There are only four colours: Black, Blue, Red and Green, and three models so a complete collection is twelve pens. This excludes the Gold filled 'Insignia'. The Parker Lady pens I am listing at the moment are mainly duplicates from my own collection.
Although the Parker Lady is not a particularly rare vintage pen, mainly due to its success in the global market, it is nevertheless not easy to find one of this colour and in such good condition.