Author: geoff
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Penol buys Gold
This full-page advertisement in Illustrert Familie Journal, Nr. 36, 1945 says “Gold is worth more than gold to Penol” with the text saying that Penol would buy your gold for...
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Parker adverts
From Danske Drenge, 1926 Nr .5 This Parker advertisement is from the Illustrert Familie Journal, Nr. 39, from the 25th of September, 1951. From Illustrert Familie Journal, Nr. 48, 1958....
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Penol adverts
This full-page back cover ad is from Billed-Bladet. Nr. 49, 3rd of December, 1940. This one is from Hjemmet magazine, Nr. 48, from the 30th of November, 1948.
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The Belleoram
This pen is made of cumberland ebonite (the barrel and cap), black ebonite (the section / grip), and brass (for the threaded portions of both the barrel and cap). The...
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Three of a kind
Two Parker Falcon 50s and a T-1. As can be seen in the photo below,the Falcons don’t have the nib stiffness adjustment of the T-1.
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Peroklinika and Penkala
In the main square in Zagreb, Croatia, you can find this building: And if you walk up to that arch, you’ll see this plaque. Walk down the alley in the...
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Cursive W
This blog posting has some interesting examples of the cursive “w” that might be useful for calligraphers.
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Montblanc 206
The 206 is the largest of the three models in the 202/204/206 series, all made at the Danish factory in Copenhagen from 1950 to 1954. They were available in two...
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Parker adverts
These are some magazine advertisements for Parker pens in Denmark. I don’t have the magazines – only the pages, so I don’t know much about them.