I love the look of the Duofold

The material that Parker called 'Laidtone'.
I want one. But not at the prices i'm finding them for. Anything else that has a material that looks like them, at a more affordable price?

Neat stuff. This is the material from the "DuoVac"?

Yep, they used it on a few different pens.

Larry Sargle has a few pens that have that look I believe. dont the wasp pens have similar materials ? as well as a bumch of others, at least in look

syngent said:

Larry Sargle has a few pens that have that look I believe. dont the wasp pens have similar materials ? as well as a bumch of others, at least in look

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The Waterman W5 is similar, but not quite as colourful.

Unfortunately, I don't have a Duofold, but that is definitely on my short list of things to look for when I go to the DC show in August.

From my collection, here's a couple of "Majestic" pens (a "third tier" U.S. manufacturer) that are somewhat similar in appearance. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.





(The top pen has a very different nib...it's an untipped italic nib with two slits (three tines). It's very wet, super flexible, and is like writing with a paintbrush!)

The Wearever Pacemaker is another near-identical copy of the striped Duofold Parker pen.


(not my photo)

I have a near mint DuoVac with a "V" for victory nib. It's gorgeous and is also a fantastic writer.

-Andy

I've got this 1941 DuoVac in "Sub-Deb" size with a gold Parker flex nib. It needs a new diaphragm but writes beautifully when I dipped it.




-Xander

syngent said:

Larry Sargle has a few pens that have that look I believe. dont the wasp pens have similar materials ? as well as a bumch of others, at least in look

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Larry Sargle?

Wasn't there also some Sheaffer in that material?


-X

rearviewmirror said:

Larry Sargle?

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I answer to almost anything...

fast14riot said:

Wasn't there also some Sheaffer in that material?

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Many of the Sheaffer Balances from the late 1930s and 1940s used a striated celluloid material similar to the Parkers, but they have a different look; basically black plus stripes of a base color.

Here's some examples: