Denmark
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Penol advertisement from May 5, 1945
I’m always on the lookout for old magazines that contain advertisements for fountain pens. This week, I was lucky enough to stumble across an important newspaper in a flea market....
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Penol 3K
In the mid-1930s, Penol introduced two faceted models, the 8K (for “kanter”, the Danish word for “edges”) and the smaller 3K. In 1937, the 3K was updated to have a...
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Rønnings Ink Bottles
For one more bottle, see this posting.
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A pair of Editors
One of the smaller Danish fountain pen brands was for a stationary store in Aarhus called ‘Editor’, owned by Kay Petersen. In fact, the store still exists today online, where...
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Rønning & Gjerløff ink bottle
This is a now-empty bottle that contained archival ink from the P. Rønning & Gjerløff chemical factory. These days, it’s not unusual to find Rønnings bottles at flea markets in...
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Montblanc button filler
This pen took a little work and a little time to identify, but with the help of Claus Holten, co-author of ‘Montblanc in Denmark 1914-1992: The Untold Story‘ I found...
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Penol Standard ballpoint
These are two Standard ballpoint pens from the late days of Penol production in Denmark. They released the Q-Pen in 1949 and the factory shut down in 1966. I don’t...
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Montblanc 223D
This mechanical pencil was one of the last models made by Montblanc in Denmark. Produced from 1954-1958, it was identical to the 223, but with the top portion coved with...
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Silver safety pen
This safety pen was either used or sold by a company in Vejle, Denmark called HP & Søn. Thanks to Claes who pointed me to a little history about this...