Parker Jotter Pen: A Bond Prop or Not?

I currently have in my possession an unused standard Parker Jotter pen. My question today is, can the normal Parker Jotter be legitimately considered a 'Bond prop' of sorts, given its appearance in GoldenEye? Or has the design/model changed since then and this no longer applies? Can anyone with more prop knowledge than me help to clarify this?

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  • Alex1995Alex1995 France/GermanyPosts: 339MI6 Agent
    I definitely consider it as a Prop and the model seems pretty identical to me.

    Moreover, you may have seen it in Ed thread, you can go crazy about thinking how the grenade is made.
    I post here again Ed interpretation of the Pen which I find great

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    I have another question to Prop experts: does the original prop had a led?
    In the Archive Tokyo catalogue(or the Italian version), the pen has a red light... ?:)

    Any insight???

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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    They made ones with a flashing LED, but they were never used on screen. Purely as it would have been a continuity nightmare during the scene with Boris clicking it on and off constantly. Plus, it was too obvious.
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  • frommeyerfrommeyer ChicagoPosts: 418MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    They made ones with a flashing LED, but they were never used on screen. Purely as it would have been a continuity nightmare during the scene with Boris clicking it on and off constantly. Plus, it was too obvious.

    The idea that Q would create a secret bomb that calls attention to itself with flashing lights doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I'm glad they didn't go with that.
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    I've definitely got the deluxe GoldenEye VHS boxed edition somewhere which came with a Parker pen; I can't remember if it had the GoldenEye logo on or not without digging it out..?
    frommeyer wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    They made ones with a flashing LED, but they were never used on screen. Purely as it would have been a continuity nightmare during the scene with Boris clicking it on and off constantly. Plus, it was too obvious.

    The idea that Q would create a secret bomb that calls attention to itself with flashing lights doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I'm glad they didn't go with that.

    He did make a bug detector that beeped though! :D
  • SilentSpySilentSpy Private Exotic AreaPosts: 765MI6 Agent
    I think the design is the same. I remember watching a video about the design and manufacture a few years ago.
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  • AndBAndB Posts: 11MI6 Agent
    The design of the clip has changed somewhat since then but pens from that era are pretty easy to find second hand!
  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    The newer design has a rounded end to it and the arrow clip is slightly different.

    The screen accurate jotter has a recessed end to the clicks bit with the Parker P engraved inside it.
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  • Alex1995Alex1995 France/GermanyPosts: 339MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    The newer design has a rounded end to it and the arrow clip is slightly different.

    The screen accurate jotter has a recessed end to the clicks bit with the Parker P engraved inside it.

    Here to illustrate Jeff remark ;)
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    7.GF 8.TLD 9.TND 10.SF

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  • tsholdtshold TorontoPosts: 212MI6 Agent
    I would definitely say it is considered a Bond Prop. It's a great way for $10 to have an Invisible Bond Moment as David at The Bond Experience likes to say.

    I found one on Amazon on sale for 40% off here >> https://amzn.to/3gGtbEE
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  • 005005 Posts: 138MI6 Agent
    AndB wrote:
    The design of the clip has changed somewhat since then but pens from that era are pretty easy to find second hand!

    Are they easy to find? I haven't had any luck. In Aus - looking on ebay + gumtree + fb marketplace
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,483MI6 Agent
    005 wrote:
    AndB wrote:
    The design of the clip has changed somewhat since then but pens from that era are pretty easy to find second hand!

    Are they easy to find? I haven't had any luck. In Aus - looking on ebay + gumtree + fb marketplace

    Probably one of the most common pens anywhere.
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  • Westward_DriftWestward_Drift Posts: 3,085MI6 Agent
    I recently picked up a vintage 1995 pen off ebay. It's been mailed but hasn't arrived yet. Not hard to find.

    I feel very old now that 1995 is vintage. :#
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