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The Parker 51 fountain pen, designed by Marlin S. Baker (1906–1982) and Kenneth S. Parker (1895¬–1979) and introduced in 1941, was compared to the sleek, aerodynamic North American P-51 fighter. Parker proclaimed, “it looks for all the world as if it had been planned by aircraft designers!” "Streamlines: Air Age Aesthetics for Industrial Design" is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. http://bit.ly/Streamlines
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