Parker catalog appraisal request
 

I have just acquired a 1937 Parker catalog from a friend, and to be honest I don't know much about Parker catalogs. From what I understand this is the last catalog Parker/Remington produced. I would love to hear from someone who is experienced with collecting Parker catalogs who could give an rough estimate on what this particular catalog might be worth.

There are a couple small water spots on the cover, and one corner has a small dog ear. I would say the inside pages are in excellent condition, with no missing pages or tears. I have included a couple pics that might help.

Look at sportingcollectibles.com to find out what Pat McKune thinks they are worth. His prices are high, probably not negotiable, and he sits on them a while, but he has nice stuff. I think it's worth at least $325. Most are advertised for more.

Thanks for the info Bill. That is definitely more than I thought it was worth, now I feel kind of bad that all I did in exchange for it was some simple gunsmithing. It was one of those situations where he was thinking of what to give me for the work I did. He went digging around in some boxes, pulled out the catalog and said "you have a couple Parkers don't you?" Maybe I should go buy a lottery ticket too.

Thanks again.

I have seen them sell from $200 to $450. Bill is in the ballpark.

I didn't want to bring this up in my original post, but Pat is asking $475 for one with stains on the cover. To be honest, I would not sell my "Wirebound" for any less because I don't know when the supply is going to dry up. When that happens, they will be in the stratosphere. "Whoever dies with the most Parker paper wins."

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Very well said Bill, Cheers! :cheers:

Forrest, If your friend happens to pull another old Parker catalog out of his box and it has a Clown on the cover, you will probably see Murphy get really excited...;)

Beware the Parker paper affliction, once you start, the hunt for more undiscovered double gun related ephemera never ends...

Best, CSL
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Well said Chris.

From a paper addict,
Jeff

Clown catalogs are a bit like Wood Duck posters. When you think there are more than a couple of them floating around, you find out that you have been looking at the same ones more than once.

There's a 1937 wirebound on ebay right now and I have the high bid. I love competition so have at it.

there is a Parker story on ebay also at $350.