New "Old" Pens: Parker 45 Coronet and Ms. Parker

Daddy dearest handed down to me two of his Parkers he found while doing his Spring (it's almost autumn now ) cleaning. After a 2 day internet search I found out the two Parkers to be ...
- Parker 45 Coronet (metallic red/burgundy barrel)
- Parker 180 or Ms. Parker (Gold plated)
**links above go to images on www.parkerpens.net

He, (my dad), remembered the 45 was a gift in 1970. And he received the Ms. Parker, also as a gift when he was transferred from Kelantan to Sarawak in 1980.

The dates checked out when I referred to this site http://www.parkerpens.net. These are 2 oldest pen I have, currently.

Both pens were clogged up with dried ink. The Parker 45 was quite easy to clean. I just unscrew the nib, immerse the nib and the nib section in the ultrasonic cleaner for a few minutes. A few hours later I was using the pen already. The pen has been my daily writer for a couple of days now, filled with Pelikan Brilliant Brown, and I liiiikeee it!!!!

Ms. Parker is giving me a little bit of a problem. I can't remove the nib so I put the whole nib section in the ultrasonic cleaner. This pen got the same treatment as the 45 but I can't get the parker 108 to write as good as the 45. The nib is still good and smooth, just that the ink skips intermittently ... like the ink flow is blocked or something. Maybe I'll try another cycle of ultrasonic cleaner with a few drops of dish detergent ....

Some pix ...