The table below shows the various tassies seen on the end of caps and barrels used on Parker 75 fountain pens. Special tassies are also shown, but may not be matched, so the corresponding cap or barrel may be omitted as it is usually one of the others previously shown. For example the barrel tassie matching the cabochon found on the Custom Lacque 75 is the dimpled tassie.
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This tassie has a slight bow outwards as compared to the flat tassie. Seen here at an angle next to the flat tassie. More photos can be found here. |
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Dish Update
of 03-28-2004:
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Spanish Treasure Limited Edition |
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Bicentennial |
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Alternative 1
Alternative 2
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The flat circular indentation that gives the tassie a dish-like appearance was rumored to have been an idea from Parker's marketing department to make the Parker 75 more appealing as a corporate gift item. The idea here was to put a company logo or some other personalization on a circular disc that would be glued into the indented dish. Indeed I have seen lettering stencils allowing the 75 to be easily personalized by its owner.
Indeed the difference between the dished and dimpled look was the simple addition of a flat circular aluminum disc. It was 'gold-washed' so was quite prone to wearing out and losing its gold coloring which is what you see in the dished picture above.
This tray of tassie patterns was found at the Parker archives in Newhaven, UK. A few are recognizable since they were used in 75s, most notably the Spanish Treasure Fleet limited edition.
