The
PENNANT

Vol. XVI, No.2
Spring 2002

The "Greatest Pen"

Suits You to a .T.6
by Saul Kitchener

The Costs Today: A New Parker 51
by Jack Leone

Grandpa's 51
by Lemuel Stephens

The Club 51 Awards
by Ernesto Soler

The Development of the Parker 51
by Michael Fultz, Daniel Zazove & Geoffrey Parker

Everyday Life
by Tom Rehkopf

Parker 51 First Year Catalog

Chicago Penning
by Kristin Hernberg

Waterman's Autograph Book
by Melissa Lowry

Thomas Edison's Electric Pen
by Frank Dubiel

The Sterling Fountain Pen Company
by Sterling & Catherine Picard

Iridium Kiss
by Ron Dutcher

Wahl Cap Discoloration
by David Nishimura

Letters to the Editor

From the Editor
by Rick Propas

Gone to the Last Pen Show
by L. Michael Fultz

From the President
by Sam Fiorella

Notes from the Board
by Dan Reppert

Readers' Forum
by Yasmin Haug

Collector Profile: Mark Blumer
by Anna Lawson

Repairs and Restorations Q & A
by Frank Dubiel

Tech Notes: The Parker 51
by Victor Chen

The Los Angeles Pen Show
by Anna Lawson

Upcoming Pen Shows

Local Focus-Michigan
and Pan Pacific Pen Clubs
by Sally Hinrich

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