1954 - A Good Year

Pictured, my latest eBay find, which arrived this lunchtime: a Parker Duofold Senior fountain pen, which I chanced upon last week. I made a speculative and fairly low bid, then let it be, not going back to check upon or watch its progress. A few days later, I got the message/email notification that I'd won the thing. It came in an [its?] original box, having been cleaned and serviced by the seller. I duly filled it with Diamine Imperial Purple [my favoured] ink, and gave it a go. It's a little broader of nib than my Parker Duofold Maxima, and very slightly shorter of stature, but nevertheless a decent handful of a pen. It goes into my little collection of Parker Duofolds, alongside the Slimfold, the Junior and the aforementioned Maxima; all of which do see regular service. The thing of interest - for me, at least - is that this latest piece of retro writing technology is exactly the same age as me, its year of manufacture being 1954. It of course, was destined to be mine, natch; and along with the others and my sundry other collections of ephemera, books, playing cards, cameras and musical instruments, will eventually pass down to my son on my departure from this mortal coil; for his perusal, approval, disposal or even actual use, according to his whim and wish. Just not yet awhile, one hopes...