Thanks for the video!! My first two fountain pens in high school in the 80s were a Safari in Charcoal and a Parker Vector in stainless steel. Both lost due to my many moves. This year I just repurchased the Vector but found it on eBay from India in a Fine nib. As you said, Parker does have some quality issues with these pens. There was some play between the barrel and a plastic sleeve that lined the barrel that you could feel when you wrote. The nib was scratchy not due to the fine point but it seemed to have a burr. I was able to shim a piece of paper between the sleeve and barrel and spent a couple of hours tubing the nib and it now writes nicely!! No regrets though. For nostalgia, I love having this pen in my collection and I do like the pen. It’s very simple and clean. I also only paid around $10 ($14 CDN) and it came in a blister pack with a Parker key chain and gift box.
That's interesting, I'm not 100% sure about whether it is the one that came after the Parker 25, but it has a long history going back to the early 80's. I still have two unopened Vectors, probably from around late 80's or early 90's. Guess I have to open them some time.
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Thanks for the video!! My first two fountain pens in high school in the 80s were a Safari in Charcoal and a Parker Vector in stainless steel. Both lost due to my many moves. This year I just repurchased the Vector but found it on eBay from India in a Fine nib.
As you said, Parker does have some quality issues with these pens. There was some play between the barrel and a plastic sleeve that lined the barrel that you could feel when you wrote. The nib was scratchy not due to the fine point but it seemed to have a burr. I was able to shim a piece of paper between the sleeve and barrel and spent a couple of hours tubing the nib and it now writes nicely!!
No regrets though. For nostalgia, I love having this pen in my collection and I do like the pen. It’s very simple and clean. I also only paid around $10 ($14 CDN) and it came in a blister pack with a Parker key chain and gift box.
Only love for the Vector. Use one since 14 years. Never let me down. ❤
These pens are legends.
love Parker vector
I love Parker IM Vibrant Rings. I have 2. Excellent writers. Greetings from Belgium.
I remember buying this as a kid. I also bought the Sheaffer No-Nonsense fountain pens. These could be purchased at drug stores, grocery stores, etc
Yes, me too! I had a Jotter, Vector and two No-Nonsense Sheaffers - which I still have. Good times.
Nice video. I assume the Vector is the model that came after the classic Parker 25? (I heard that the designer Kenneth Grange died a few months ago.)
That's interesting, I'm not 100% sure about whether it is the one that came after the Parker 25, but it has a long history going back to the early 80's. I still have two unopened Vectors, probably from around late 80's or early 90's. Guess I have to open them some time.