PEN RESURRECTION SUNDAY: Episode 1 - 1967 Parker 45 Insignia Restoration
Channel: Inkquiring Minds
Date: 2022-09-11

This is the first in a series of pen resurrections I hope to present in the next few Sundays. 
Today's Sunday pen back from the dead is a 1967 Parker 45 "Insignia". I show the condition the pen was in when I bought it and then show how I restored it to like-new, writing condition and do a writing sample.

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Chapters:
00:00 Start
00:16 Introduction
01:44 History of the Parker 45
05:13 Original Condition of the 45
06:36 Disassemble/Clean a Parker 45
11:45 Size Comparisons
13:06 Measurements
13:21 Writing Sample
16:23 Thoughts on the Parker 45

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