Parker Duofold
The orange fountain pen known as the Big Red.
The Duofold cost more than other pens and came with a 25-year guarantee. Its orange colour stood out at a time when pens were black.
The pen became a best-seller and has come back in new versions since.
Materials: Hard rubber and later celluloid, gold nib
Manufacture: Made in Janesville, Wisconsin, from 1921.
The orange barrel with black ends.
The large size.
Parker Duofold imprinted on the barrel.
The Duofold appeared in 1921. It was first made of hard rubber in a bright orange and was nicknamed Big Red.
The pen was filled by pressing a button under the rear cap, which squeezed a rubber ink sac. From the middle of the 1920s the barrel was made of celluloid, and the pen came in more colours.
A straight, sturdy cylinder with flat ends, black ends on an orange barrel, a gold clip and a band on the cap.