Category: Penol
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Penol de Luxe B.O.
Penol first released their “de Luxe” model as their high-end pen around 1936. There were 4 variants of the pen, from largest to smallest: the “A.O”, “B.O.” “C.O.” and “O”...
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Penol Ambassador Special
This Ambassador Special piston filler in “green paintbrush” celluloid was made in November, 1942 and serviced at the Christian Olsen factory in October, 1943, as can been seen in the...
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Penol Ambassador Gold Overlay
Around 1942, Penol introduced its new “Ambassador” model, replacing the “de Luxe” as its high-end pen. In production until the 1950s, the Ambassador was released in many variants. This one,...
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Penol Ambassador Senior
This is a green striped Ambassador Senior made by the Christian Olsen factory. The imprint includes the number “845”, which indicates that the pen was made in August of 1945....
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The Christian Olsen Collection
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...
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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...
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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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A short and a long history of Penol
Penol-ogie website For a more thorough history, Penol Pencils and Pens is recommended
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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)...
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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...