A
variant of the
Parker duofold. The color is officially called "
Pompeii Brown," it appears to be orange. In any case, prior to the Big Red's introduction in
1921,
fountain pens came in any color you wanted--so long as it was black. Production ceased in the early
thirties with the rest of the original Duofold line.
A Big Red was used to sign the Japanese surrender to World War II.
Parker revived the Big Red name in the seventies for a cheap ballpoint pen. Then, in the mid-nineties, a quality fountain pen returned.