The modern Penol company has started to put photos of the Christian Olsen Collection online. Anyone interested in Penol pens will find this to be a great resource for identification – or just browsing.
Category: Penol
Penol No. 8 Aëro
This Penol No. 8 was made by the Christian Olsen Fabrik in Copenhagen around 1940. It is one of the “Aëro” filler designs, which means that it has an ink sac attached to a section with a transparent body. That READ MORE
Penol deLuxe O
Penol’s top-of-the-line pen was the deLuxe model, made in Denmark from 1935 or 1936 until the early 1940’s. According to this book, there were three versions of the pen, the early models with a solid-colour barrel (1935-36), models produced from READ MORE
A short and a long history of Penol
Penol-ogie website For a more thorough history, Penol Pencils and Pens is recommended
A plethora of Penols
Five vintage Penol fountain pens and an ink blotter holder Looking at the photo above, from left to right: (top to bottom in the photo below) Ambassador Special (January, 1947) Ambassador Senior (December, 1946) Ambassador Senior 15 (November 1944) 1252 READ MORE
Penol Ambassador No. 5
This pen was made by the Christian Olsen factory in either 1946 or 1947. Unfortunately, unlike most Penol pens, there is no date stamped on the barrel. It’s the dark brown marbled variant of the Ambassador No. 5 model. There are READ MORE
Penol Modern
Material: Green Marbleised Nib: “Parker Duofold 14K Pen” Nib size: # Length, capped: mm Length, uncapped: mm Barrel diameter: mm (max) Cap diameter: mm (max) This pen was made in December, 1946 (as indicated by the “1246” on the barrel). Its cap is READ MORE
Penol No. 3
This pen has led a difficult life it seems. My guess is that someone tried to use it with some kind of permanent ink which was more than difficult to remove – even from the nib. Obvious traces of it READ MORE
Penol No. 220
Material: Green Marbleised Lead diameter: 1.18 mm Bands: 3 Length, capped: mm Length, uncapped: mm Barrel diameter: mm (max) V201642
Penol No. 1N Aëro
This Penol 1N is a small pen, and was made around 1940-1941. It is an “Aëro” pen, meaning that it is a button filler with an ink sac – however, as can be seen in the bottom photograph, there is READ MORE