Parker stock curiosity

[Rick Riddell]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

It is PB. Pearson T. Bannister. Head stock maker for a time until his death in 1912. He was a life long employee of Parker. He is the only stock maker that I have observed to mark stocks that he made.

I did write an extensive Parker Pages article on Bannister a few years ago. It was a pretty big undertaking for me that was over a year and a half of work and research.

this topic coming up suggests to me that maybe all my work was for nothing. ?

I wouldn’t say all for naught, you wrote an article in a very selective magazine, if I had access to it I never would have posed this question. I’m glad I did, I got my answer, and now know there is an article out there I can search for.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

It is PB. Pearson T. Bannister. Head stock maker for a time until his death in 1912.
This topic coming up suggests to me that maybe all my work was for nothing. ?

Far from it Brian. Your several articles, some not specifically about a gun but nevertheless very informative and educational, lend a great deal to our Parker knowledge base.

Dean

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[Bill Murphy]

Brian, I have gotten ZZZZs on decades of internet posts and articles. It's a sign of the times, even among educated and interested readers. It doesn't mean that your "stuff" is unread, it only means that the readers are too lazy to respond. I, for one, will keep writing, even though a response is a dream in my own mind.

[B. Dudley]

I had just observed that the join dates on the posters not knowing about the mark were before my writing of the piece.

I know that things will get regurgitated from time to time.