We have hundreds of original pen and ink advertisements! Ads are available from all major pen manufacturers; Parker, Waterman, Sheaffer and Wahl Eversharp as well as many smaller manufacturers. These ads date from the late 1800s to the 1970s.

Old advertisements are a great source of reference for those of you doing research on pen manufacturers, many times allowing us to better pinpoint a pen's date of manufacture or garner other obscure information.

Many of our customers purchase vintage advertisements for framing either for themselves or as a gift. We must admit they look great framed and we have a number of these old ads gracing our own walls!

We've had quite a bit of practice putting together pen and ink ad packages for decorating purposes. If you're looking to put some spiffy ads on your office walls, drop us an email. We can pull together a nice assortment of ads for you, perhaps a grouping of classic fountain pens or pens from a certain time period. We've even matched up ads with customers' birth years - these make wonderful personalized birthday presents!

Parker	Sheaffer	Waterman	Others
Esterbrook	Wahl-Eversharp		Carter's

Parker Advertisements

Many times, Parker put more than one style of pen in an advertisement, we have endeavored to note the primary pen in the advertisement. We suggest you read through the descriptions thoroughly as we try to note other pens that appear with the primary pen.

LUCKY CURVE and PRE-DUOFOLD

PKR222	1920, B&W, 2 1/2x14, Lucky curve, #23 pen shown, “Why the Parker will suit you”	$10
PKR223	1921, B&W, 2 1/2x14, Lucky Curve, #20S, #24L shown, “Let a Parker be your schoolmate”	$10
PKR235	1921, B&W, 2 1/2x14, Lucky Curve, cross section of feed, “capillary attraction”	$10
PKR238	1914, B&W, 5x14, Lucky Curve self filler shown, “new model self filling fountain pen”	$11
PKR-216	Mar 29, 1913, Black and white, 3"x14 inches, Parker Lucky Curve, X-ray view of pen, "Leak? No. Sweat? No. Write? Yes!"	$11
PKR-217	1913, Black and white, 2.5"x7 inches, Parker Lucky Curve Jack Knife Safety, Geo Parker portrait, "I Know that you will like this handy little fountain pen"	$10
PKR-262	Nov 27, 1913 Black and white, 2 1/2x 6 ½ inches, #42 1/2, #20 1/2, #14 Parker Lucky Curve fountain pens shown, “For Christmas What better gift than a handsome Parker Pen?”	$10
PKR-263	Sept 4, 1913, Black and white,, 2 1/2 x6 ½ inches, #20, #42 1/2 Parker Lucky Curve fountain pens shown, “The Pen that Can’t Misbehave”	$10
PKR-740	Parker Lucky Curve 1920 Advertisement, From the July 17, 1920 Literary Digest magazine. Advert measures 3 x 11 inches, the full page measures 8 x 11.5 inches. Bold illustration of a Parker nib and pen. "Science made the Parker Always Clean, Always Ready, Quick to Fill, Safe to Carry". Love the note about how 900 of their 20,000 dealers render local service. Excellent condition for an ad of this age.	$10
PKR-741	Parker Advertisement dates to November 1916 with the clever Lucky Curve Man filling himself up with ink! Santa Claus Suggest Parker Safety-Sealed Fountain Pens with two holiday wreaths encircling expensive Lucky Curve fountain pens. From St. Nicholas Advertisements. Black and white. Measures 6.5 x 9.5 inches. The reverse side of this ad is for Campbell’s Soup Mmm.... good!	$12
PKR-743	Parker Jointless Lucky Curve Advertisement, August 1899, Cosmopolitan Magazine, black and white, ad measures 6.5 x 6.25 inches. Geo. S. Parker's autograph headlines this ad and it touts the perfect Lucky Curve Parker Pens. Small illustration of the Parker Factory at 22 Mill Street in Janesville, Wisconsin.	$12
PKR-746	Parker Advertisement, September 1899, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Black and White, measures 6 x 5.5 inches. Geo S Parker autograph, illustration of two jointless Lucky Curve fountain pens and the Parker factory at 22 Mill Street Janesville.	$10
PKR-747	Parker Advertisement, 1915, Black and White, I solve the Problem of What to Give, Parker Lucky Curve Safety Self-Filling Fountain Pen with the funny little Luck Curve Pen Man filling himself with ink. Measures 5.5 x 6.5 inches.	$10
PKR-748	Parker Advertisement, 1905, Munsey’s Magazine, Black and White, Parker Pens are Grasped by Successful Students Who Recognize their Value. Two crossed Lucky Curve Pens and two Graduates on each side of ad. Parker address noted is: 20 Niska St. in Janesville.	$10
PKR-752	Parker Advertisement, May 15, 1920, Literary Digest, Black and White, measures 2.5 x 11.75 inches. Parker Lucky Curve Safety Sealed Fountain Pens, lovely illustration of the Parker Lucky Curve FP with a white quill in the background.	$10
PKR-766	Parker Advertisement, ca. 1912-1915, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Black and White, measures 3 x 6.5 inches. Leakproof and mighty handy, too. Photo of Geo. S. Parker. No. 22 ½ and No. 20 Jack Knife Safety pens illustrated.	$10
PKR-767	Parker Advertisement, December 1898, Munsey’s Magazine, Black and White, measures 6.25 x 2.5 inches. The Success of the Pen Age. The Jointless Lucky Curve Geo. S. Parker Fountain Pen. Illustration of the pen and close up of the lucky curve and section.	$10
PKR-779	Parker Lucky Curve Advertisement, Youth’s Companion, September 9, 1897, black and white, 2 x 4.75 inch ad on full 15.75 x 10 5/8 inch page. Getting Down to Business Geo. S. Parker Fountain Pen, The Tubular Feeder. 90 Mill Street Janesville address.	$10
PKR-780	Parker Lucky Curve Advertisement, Youth’s Companion, September 11, 1897, black and white, 2 x 4.75 inch ad on full 15.75 x 10 5/8 inch page. You Have Been Disappointed Geo S. Parker Lucky Curve, pen illustration. 90 Mill Street Janesville address.	$10

DUOFOLD

PKR407	1929 Color 8"x12" Duofold desk sets, Albert Keller, "A Shorter Way..A More Productive Day"	$15
PKR704	April 1924, American Magazine, black and orange color, 8x11 inches, "Duofold converts the Die Hards too". Parker Sr Duofold and Lady Duofold are illustrated.	$10
PKR-705	May 1924 - Parker Duofold Fountain Pen and Pencil, Graduation's New Gift, from National Geo, 7x10 inches, black, white & orange.	$10
PKR-706	June 1924 - Parker Duofold Fountain Pen and Pencil, Graduation's New Gift, from National Geo, 7x10 inches, black and white	$10
PKR-707	June 1924 - Parker Duofold Fountain Pen and Pencil in box, Graduation's New Gift Duette, from American Magazine, 8x11 inches, black, white and orange.	$10
PKR-715	June 1926 - Parker Duofold Pen and Pencil Duette, Give this Reward to Graduates, from American Magazine, 8x11inches, black, white and orange.	$10
PKR-717	August 21, 1926 - Parker Duofold Desk Sets, Give us a Fountain Pen Desk Set, from Literary Digest, 8.5x12 inches, black, white and orange. Five different Duofold desk sets are pictured.	$10
PKR-718	September 18, 1926 - Parker Duofold Desk Sets, Only the Parker Desk Pens Lie Level, from Literary Digest, 8.5 x 12 inches, black, white and orange, 3 different Duofold desk sets are illustrated.	$10
PKR-720	November 13, 1926 - Parker Duofold Desk Sets, You can Lay this Pen Down, from Literary Digest, 8.5x12 inches, black, white and orange with sprig of Christmas holly, 5 desk sets shown.	$10
PKR-723	December 1928 - Parker Duofold Desk Sets, Always in Postition, from American Magazine, 8x11 inches, full color, Shows 4 different desk sets with desk Duofold fountain pens in jade, lapis and red.	$10
PKR-726	1930 - Parker Duofold Desk Set with Convertible fountain pen in black and pearl, Like Two Pens, from National Geo, 7x10 inches, full color. Back cover advert shows some light wear on edges.	$10
PKR-728	December 1930 - Parker Duofold Desk Sets, A Gift Pen having Twice the Value, from American Magazine, 8x11 inches, full color. Five different desk sets with pens shown including one with lamp, also the Pocket-Desk Convertible fountain pen in sea green pearl.	$10
PKR-271	Dec 1925, Full color, 7x10 inches, National Geographic back cover, Parker Duofold Duette set, “The Chief Attraction at Christmas Headquarters”	$12
PKR-274	Dec 1927, Full Color, 7x10 inches, National Geographic back cover, five Parker Duofold desk sets “Not cut prices on Something Old but Lower prices on something new!”	$12
PKR-287	Dec 1924, Black and white, 7x10 inches, National Geographic, Parker Duofold Fountain Pen and Lady Duofold fountain pen, “Santa Claus, They’re Here! Parker Duofold Duette”	$14
PKR-293	Sept 1924, Black and white, 7x10 inches, National Geographic, Parker Lady Duofold shown, “To make rugs safe from spilly inkwells Have a Duofold on the Home Desk”	$14
PKR-489	Dec 1929, Black and White, 5x14 inches, American Boy - Youth‘s Companion magazine, Duofold fountain pen & pencil in jade green, two desk sets, Santa at top, “Page Mr. Santa Claus, Boys!”	$12
PKR-576	Parker Duofold Christmas Advert, December 1926, National Geographic back cover, full color, 7x10 inches. Santa in his sleigh with woman in lap, three Parker Duofold illustrations, "First Christmas for Parker Desk Sets! The Ones That Let the Pens Lie Down Without Drying"	$12
PKR-585	ca. late 1920s, 7x10, full color, National Geographic back cover, Parker Duofold, Sea Green Pearl convertible pocket/desk pen, four Duofold desk sets illustrated, “This Christmas, Parker offers A Gift Pen having Twice the Value” Tape mark in upper right corner, otherwise very nice.	$5

VACUMATIC

PKR-268	June 1934, Black and white, 7"x10 inches, Parker Vacumatic, Ripley's cartoon, "This Laminated Beauty is Rated by Students as the Grandest Graduation Gift Pen"	$11
PKR-301	June 1937, Black and White, 4.5"x13 inches, Vacumatic fountain pen, 2 graduates holding boxed set, "Parker’s Luminous Laminated Pearl Vacumatic Pen" “The Gift They’d Pick if the Choice Were Theirs”	$8
PKR-302	June 1936, Black and white, 4.5"x13 inches, Vacumatic fountain pen & pencil with bakelite box, "America's No 1 Graduation Gift" “It will turn their Ideas into Money!“	$8
PKR-434	June 1934, Black and white, 5 x 12 inches, American Magazine, Vacumatic fountain pen, “Rated by Students as the Grandest Graduation Gift Pen”	$11
PKR-632	1937, 22x14 Double Page ad, Full Color, "a New and Superlative Model of the Revolutionary Vacumatic", Illustrations of 3 Vacumatics and 1 Vacumatic Pen and Pencil Set.	$12
PKR-643	Nov 1935, Woman's Home Companion, 5x14, B&W, "This Smart Plaskon Utility Case for Cigarettes, Jewelry or Boudoir Trifles, and outright gift-no charge whatever with the purchase of a Parker Laminated Vacumatic Pen and Pencil set", illustration of Parker Vacumatic Fountain pen, and Vacumatic pen and pencil set.	$10
PKR-646	Dec. 1936, Woman's Home Companion, 5x14, B&W, "Jean Abbey Discovers America's Most-Wanted Christmas Gifts!", illustration of Parker Vacumatic.	$10
PKR-742	Parker Vacumatic Advertisement, ca. 1934, black and white, measures 6.5 x 10 inches. This is a holiday ad with the headline "To Discover The Wished-For Gift Gaze into the Magic Crystal! Touts the visible ink supply and how this pen holds 102% more ink. Plus free engraving to help prevent theft. Three different Vacumatic fountain Pens are featured in the ad.	$10
PKR-768	Parker Vacumatic Advertisement, ca. 1934, National Geographic, black and white, measures 6.5 x 10 inches. This is a holiday ad with the headline "The Gift that your Loved Ones will Carry Over their Hearts!” Touts the visible ink supply and how this pen holds 102% more ink. Vacumatic boxed set and three very nice Vacumatic Desk Sets are featured in the ad. Neat Hamilton Watch ad on reverse side.	$10
PKR-769	Parker Vacumatic Advertisement, ca. mid-1930s, National Geographic, black and white, measures 6.5 x 10 inches. "Grandest Graduation Gift Pen!” according to Ripley’s Believe it or Not survey. Large Vacumatic fountain pen featured in the ad along with the Ripley‘s illustration.	$10
PKR-770	Parker Vacumatic Advertisement, December 1936, National Geographic, black and white, measures 6.5 x 10 inches. “The Most Talked of Gift on the Christmas Horizon”. Large Vacumatic fountain pen featured against a snow covered mountain, also a Vacumatic boxed set shown. Several testimonials on left edge from Jean Abby, Preston Carnes and Kathleen Howard. Fabulous Plymouth advert on backside.	$10
PKR-771	Parker Vacumatic Advertisement, February 1934, American Magazine, black and white, measures 5.5 x 11.5 inches. “They’re the Pace-Makers of the New America” Large Vacumatic fountain pen shown with photographs of the “Buyers - The Users of this Revolutionary Pen.	$10
PKR-777	Parker Vacumatic Advertisement, ca. early 1930s, black and white, 5 x 13 inches. Now He Offers You a “Double - Duty” Pen, photo of George Parker top right, Duofold Streamline Fountain Pen and Desk Set in black and pearl.	$10

PARKER 51

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PKR-144	May 1951, B&W, 3 1/2x10, 51, set in box shown, "Graduate them to New Parker 51"	$4
PKR-158	1952, 7x10, 51, Burgundy & Lustraloy slim, & Brown & gold demi, groom & bride, "Trust this gift"	$6
PKR-166	1952, Full Color, 11x14, Parker 51, two Parker 51 Demi fountain pens; one in cocoa and one in black, one Parker 51 Special in blue and one New Parker 21 in burgundy, "Spring Gift Showing"	$9
PKR-246	1949, Full Color, 11x14, 51, 3 sets & 1 desk stand shown, "How to be the best Santa"	$10
PKR-253	Nov 1947, Full Color, 11x14, Santa's hand presenting "51" Fountain Pen with holly, "Take it from Santa Parker 51 is the world's most wanted gift pen"	$10
PKR-255	Dec 1947, Full Color, 11x14, Parker 51 Magnetix Desk Sets, "new...magnetic", four different Magnetix desk sets shown, also Parker Superchrome Ink mentioned.	$10
PKR-322	1952, Full Color, 11x14, 51,"Spring Gift Showing"	$9
PKR336	May 17, 1952, Full Color 1952, S.E.P., 51,”Spring Gift Showing” demi & regular	$9
PKR-452	1950, Full Color, 7x10, Demi size 51 burgundy/gold, "a New Parker 51"	$8
PKR-462	1950, Full Color, 7x10, 51 Green/Gold, "Aero-metric Ink System!"	$8
PKR612	1948, National Geographic, 7x10, Full Color, "The most valued of your friends...Perfect gift to keep them thinking of you! It gives individuality to your good wishes!", illustration of Parker 51 pen and pencil set.	$10
PKR-616	1950, National Geographic, 7x10, Full Color, "When you give him this pen hell discard all his others...New Parker 51 with the exclusive Aero-metric Ink System", illustration of Parker 51 boxed pen and pencil set, 3 Parker 51 Fountain pens, and the inside of the Aero-metric Ink System.	$9
PKR675	1952, The National Geographic, 7x10, Full Color, “Parker Spring Gift Showing! Choose this gift... and all will know your heart is in the giving! New Parker 51 pen”, illustration of Demi-Size 51 in blue, Regular Size 51 in blue.	$9
PKR-162	1949, 7 x 10 inches, full color, National Geographic, Aero-metric Parker 51, Shown in Santa’s hand and as a boxed set with sprig of holly, “Clever to Choose Certain to Please, World’s most wanted gift pen”	$7
PKR-374	Sept 5, 1953, Full Color, 11x14 inches, Saturday Evening Post, Parker 51 and 21 fountain pens, 5 squares illustrate the electro polishing process, “Something new that‘s hard to believe!”	$9
PKR-755	Parker Advertisement, March 16, 1942, Life Magazine, Full Color, measures 10 x 14 inches. The Pen made for the Ink - The Ink made for the Pen. Crisp photo os Parker 51 fountain pen and a small photo of Parker 51 Ink. Pastel illustrations of soliders and people commenting on the Parker 51.	$9
PKR-758	Parker Advertisement, October 11, 1947, Saturday Evening Post, 51 writes dry with wet ink, Parker 51 world’s most wanted pen. Black Parker 51 with Lustraloy cap in the hand of Santa.	$9
PKR-773	Parker 51 Advertisement, March 27, 1948, Saturday Evening Post, full color, 10 x 13.5 inches. 51... The world’s most wanted pen, Writes dry with west ink! In the hand of Vilhjalmar Stefansson world famous explorer and scientist.	$9
PKR-776	Parker 51 Advertisement, 1947, full color, 10 x 13.5 inches. In the Hands of Americans Everywhere, Parker 51 World’s Most Wanted Pen, 5 different illustrated hands holding five different Parker 51 fountain pens. Along the right side of ad are testimonials from eight different “everyday” people who use Parker 51 pens.	$9

PARKER 61

PKR-759

Parker Advertisement, 1964, Full Color, measures 10.5 x 13.5 inches. How to rate great big grins instead of polite little smiles this Christmas. Give a Parker Pen. Illustrated are the Parker 45 Convertible Pen, Parker 61 red boxed set and a Parker 45 Desk Set.

$6

PARKER 45

PKR-104	Sept 9, 1961, Black and white with gold, 11"x14 inches, Parker 45 convertible fountain pen, the ingenious converter illustrated, “Why did Parker put a 14K gold point on their new convertible pen?	$5
PKR-105	1961, Black and white with gold, 11"x14 inches, Parker 45 convertible fountain pen, “Why did Parker put a 14K gold point on their new convertible pen?	$5
PKR-760	Parker Advertisement, 1961, Black and white with gold border, measures 10 x 13 inches. You expect a pen like this from Parker but you don’t expect to get it for $5 The new Parker 45 It’s Convertible. Photo of a Parker 45 showing the gold nib and a smaller photo of Parker 45 fountain pen in box.	$6
PKR-738	Parker Advertisement, 1962, Black, White and Gold, 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Parker 45 Fountain Pen, Quink Ink Cartridges and Bottle of Quink Ink illustrated. “Fill ‘er up two ways!”, Big Back-to-School Value info inside ruler border.	$10
PKR-783	Parker Advertisement, 1962, Black, White and Gold, 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Parker 45 Fountain Pen and converter illustrated. “Go Back to School With A “convertible” that Writes.	$10
PKR-784	Parker Advertisement, 1962, Black, White and Gold, 10.5 x 13.5 inches. “A $5 pen that looks and lasts as if you’d paid twice as much” Parker 45 Fountain Pen and Wedding Band illustrated.	$10
PKR-785	Parker Advertisement, 1962, Black, White and Gold, 10.5 x 13.5 inches. “An unreasonably good pen for only $5” Parker 45 Fountain Pen and 1932 Coin illustrated.	$10
PKR-786	Parker Advertisement, 1960, Black , White and Gold, 10.5 x 13.5 inches. “ Christmas Shopping made easy … or how to check two important names from your gift list with one $10 bill. Parker 45 and holiday gift boxes illustrated.	$10

PARKER 75

PARKER JOTTER

PKR-59

Dec 17, 1971, Black and white, 3x13, Parker Jotter Ballpoint, “Would you believe a fine gift pen could cost just $1.98?”

$3

INK and MISC PENS

PKR-103	1964, Full Color, 22x14 inches(cut in 1/2) Parker 61, Parker 45. Parker VP, Parker International Flighter set, Jotter and Parker 45 desk set shown "Graduation Gifts from Parker"	$7
PKR-170	Parker Advertisement, ca. 1962, black and white, Parker International Flighter Ball Pen, A little luxury that does a man a world of good. Photo of the International Flighter in hand. Measures 10 x 13.5 inches	$6
PKR-417	July 28, 1947, Full Color, 11"x14 inches, Parker Superchrome Ink, blue & white canister bottle, rainbow, Parker 51 fountain pen, "NEW! The most brilliant ink in the History of Writing"	$10
PKR-448	1979, full color, 7x10 inches, Parker Classic Imperial Ball Pen, “The Mark of Distinction”.	$5
PKR-699	1963, 7x10, B&W, Nat Geographic, Parker VP, adjustable nib is illustrated in a close up view across the top, full pen illustrated across bottom of ad. Caption reads "Dial the writing angle to suit your style"	$5
PKR-731	Parker 75 and Classic advert, ca. 1977, black and white, 6.75 x 10 inches, “Give your hand a promotion”. Parker 75 sterling silver ballpen and Slim Parker Classic ballpen illustrated.	$5
PKR-735	Parker Advertisement, August 17, 1940, Saturday Evening Post, 10x14 inches, full color. “Nice Work and you can do it with Parker’s Surprising new Writefine Pencil”. Three different colors of Writefine pencils, Writefine pencil leads, Parker Vacumatic fountain pen and pencil set, accounting papers.	$10
PKR-765	Parker Advertisement, 1951, Give a Parker Flaminaire Now and it will Light, and Light, and Light without refueling till Next Fall! 6 Months of Lights without Refueling. Several nice photographs of the Parker Flaminaire Lighter.	$9

Parker	Sheaffer	Waterman	Others
Esterbrook	Wahl-Eversharp		Carter's

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