Vintage
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Montblanc 206
This Montblanc 206 was made in Denmark between 1950 and 1954. As with many Montblanc’s of the era, it is coral red celluloid This pen is a button filler and...
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Penol deLuxe O
Penol’s top-of-the-line pen in the late 1930s was the deLuxe model, made in Denmark from 1935 or 1936 until the early 1940’s. According to this book, there were three versions...
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Montblanc 146 barrel with a 246 cap and nib
I purchased this pen without knowing enough about it. After some digging around (and with some help from the friendly people at fountainpennetwork.com) it turns out that this is at...
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Miller Royal 408
This Royal 408 was made in Denmark by the Miller Pen Company. It has a somewhat unique filling system called a stretch vacumatic which I’ve described in this posting. The...
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Hoover 883
Hoover (along with Orion, London, and Gefion) was one of the sub-brands of the Danish Miller Pen Co., started by Johannes Iversen in 1908 – although the Hoover name didn’t...
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Matador Click 123
This Matador Click 123 has an extra-fine nib with an easily-controlled flex and an unstained ink window. It is a piston-filler, made in Germany, date unknown. The writing was done...
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Three Danish Duofolds
Three Parker Duofold NS pens made in Denmark by the Chr. Olsen (Penol) factory around 1947. V201709 (Burgundy) V201744 (Olive Green) V201720 (Black)
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Skribent “Senior 6”
Skribent was a sub-brand of the Chr. Olsen factory, better known for the Penol and Parker pens in Denmark. The origins of the name “Skribent” are debated, although it is...
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Sheaffer Valiant II
This is a second-generation Sheaffer Valiant, made around 1947 or 1948, since the cap band is slightly smaller than that of the 1945-46 model (see comparison photos here). It is...
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Osmia / Faber-Castell 883 & 189
This set is dated 3.9.57 as was therefore probably made in the 1950’s. The 883 fountain pen has a Fine nib with a nice flex and a clean ink window, and is...