The Highlo Pen Museum

The Parker 75

The Parker 75, introduced in 1964, was a revolutionary design, having a contoured grip and an adjustable nib that you could turn to suit your individual style of writing. It's production spanned four decades, sold throughout the world, and still looks modern today.

In the 1960s and 70s Parker made several Limited Editions of the 75. In 1965 came 'Spanish Treasure', a pen made from silver recovered from the treasure fleet of Philip V of Spain, which sank off the Bahamas in 1715. Ten years later came a special pewter 'American Bicentennial' pen, made with a relic from Independence Hall, Philadelphia built into the cap. Next was the 'RMS Queen Elizabeth' fashioned out of brass from the famous liner that sank in Honk Kong harbour.

By the time Parker discontinued the 75 in 1993, the range of finishes varied from 18ct gold to lunar material recovered by Apollo 15.

The Parker 75 succeeded the Parker 51 as  the preferred pen of statesmen, and Parker often custom-made models for historic events. In 1987 Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty in Washington with a pair of specially commissioned sterling silver 75s, followed in 1991 by the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty using sterling silver and 22ct gold plated pens crowned with sapphires.

For everything you will ever need to know about the Parker 75, visit the Parker 75 web site at www.parker75.com

Please note that if you are looking to purchase a pen as a gift and it is marked 'Unboxed', I can supply a black velvet-lined gift box at an additional cost of £3.50. Please mention this when enquiring.

I currently have the following Parker 75s for sale:

	All these pens are in mint condition but are unboxed, and were made in France. They contain a plunger-type filling mechanism, removable to accommodate cartridges and have oblique nibs. Apologies for the poor pictures here, but these finishes don't scan very well].
Silverplate Milleraies (with goldplated trim) £95 P75-02	With fine oblique nib
Silverplated Milleraies (with chrome trim) £95 P75-03	With medium oblique nib.
Silverplate Grain d'Orge £95 P75-04	With fine oblique nib

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20/03/08