Parker Giants, Waterman #58, Montblanc 149 Fountain Pens

Parker giants, Waterman #58 & Montblanc 149

For those who are into vintage fountain pen will know about the Parker Giant, a large eye dropper pen from the early 1900s. From below photo, you can see Two Parker Giant next to Waterman #58 and the largest Montblanc plus a normal ball pen on the left side for size comparison. 

The waterman #58  at 154mm, it is the second largest model made by the American firm Waterman second only to #20. It comes in Black, Ripple and red cardinal ebonite. I hope to be able to find one Waterman 20.

Left: Ball Pen for size comparison, Black Giant, Black Giant, Waterman #58, Montblanc 149


The significance of this Parker Giant Fountain Pen, for those who do not know, was the largest pen Parker made. In addition, these are considered one of the "holy grail" fountain pens for Parker collectors that rarely come up for sale. The Parker Black Giant was first introduced in 1905 and production stopped in 1922



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