Parker Jointless
The Parker Jointless "Lucky Curve" is a range of fountain pens released by the Parker Pen Company in 1898. The pen used the Lucky Curve ink supply system, designed to draw ink even when the pen was not in use, which was invented and patented by George Safford Parker in 1894. The pen was named "Jointless" because of its one-piece ink barrel, designed to prevent leakage, an innovation at the time – though the design made the refilling process messy.[1] The pen was Parker's first to be advertised outside the United States. The American government purchased the pens in large quantities and a Parker Jointless was one of the pens used to sign the Spanish–American Treaty of Paris in 1898.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Middle-Joint, End-Joint & "Jointless" Eyedroppers". www.vintagepens.com. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Stead, William Thomas (1900). The Review of Reviews – Volume 21. Office of the Review of Reviews. p. 32. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- "Parker Pens Penography: LUCKY CURVE". parkerpens.net. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
External links
- A newspaper advertisement for the Parker Jointless, featuring letters of praise
- Official website