Author: geoff
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Pelikan Engraving Machine
This pen engraver would have been used at a Pelikan dealer to engrave the name of the owner. The system is a pantograph, where the operator uses a stylus to...
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Papeterie H. Künnemann
I love twacking (a word from Newfoundland meaning “to look around a shop, most often without any intention of buying”) in stationary and pen stores. However, more often than not,...
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Parker 51 set
Not much to say here, since much has been written about the 51. This is just a pen and pencil set from Denmark, including the filling instructions in Danish. The...
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Parker Striped Duofold – Junior
The Striped Duofold (also known as the Duovac) was released for sale in 1940 and the production ran until 1948. There were 8 variants of this design, most easily distinguishable...
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Montblanc 34
The Montblanc 34 was in production in Hamburg from 1961 to 1970 and, along with the 32, were designed to be lower-cost variants of the 22 and 24. This is...
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Parker Victory MK V
The Parker Victory has a history ranging from the MK I that started production in 1941 to the MK V that ended in the 1960’s. The full story can be...
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Montblanc 244
This is a Danish-made 244 in dark green marbled celluloid with an integrated ink window, made between 1941 and 1954. Following the numbering system of the time, this means that...
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Montblanc Meisterstück 14
This is a Meisterstück 14, with a medium nib. It had a single owner from Copenhagen who purchased it around 1960 and then sold it to me 50 years later…...
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Imprint and Trace
I’m currently reading “Imprint and Trace: Handwriting in the Age of Technology” by Sonja Neef, and I can recommend it highly. It’s not an easy read – but it’s wonderfully...