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Parker 61 The Parker 61 was a fountain pen introduced by the Parker Pen Company in 1956 and produced until 1983. The original pen utilized a capillary filling system. It was replaced in 1969 with a cartridge/converter system, which it had for the rest of its production.

Capillary Model The ballpoint pen first hit the cosumer market in 1945, and, by the early to mid fifties, cheap and reliable ballpoints were becoming readily available. This put the fountain pen in the position