I picked this Parker 75 up at a yard sale when I was a kid.

[Axel K]

I just rediscovered this pen I had stuck in a box at the back of my desk drawer when I moving... I know nothing about it, but I have established that it's a Parker 75. It says "Sterling Cap & Barrel" on the cap, and the nib has an "M" on the plastic part, and reads "Parker 14K point" on the gold part. Can anyone date if for me?

 

[Mike H]

You can check sold Parker 75's on ebay to get an idea, but is your nib bent?

 

[jzuzphreek]

You should probably just give it to me. I'll handle all the messy details.

 

[Axel K]

is your nib bent?

Apparently it is! Thanks for pointing that out, I would have never thought that out of the ordinary had you not.

 

[whavens]

Sweet, that is one of the pens on my short list.

 

[nemo]

The dished tassies started around 1970 and were used until the dimpled tassie ('77?)

The flat ones were first. I do not think the nib is bent, my early 75's are a very similar shape, not quite so pronounced but they are not mediums. Remember, don't use anything abrasive on the sterling silver to try and clean it up.

Here is Lih-Tah Wong's informative site--> http://www.parker75.com/

 

[Axel K]

Thanks for all the info!

 

[hariharan]

do u think the following link helps to date parker ?

http://parkerpens.net/codekey.html

 

[jkingrph]

I'm not good enough to identify year, but that is a nice pen, definetly not a cheapie. If it does not work, worth having it fixed. If you need more info there are sub forums by maker, Parker included over on http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ I have a similar model, they are probably worth in the low to mid 100 dollar range used, depending on condition.