Category: Denmark
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Penol Q-Pen
The Penol Q-Pen ballpoint was launched in 1949, however, the company’s fountain pen production had already started ramping down before this. Notice the small hook that pops up below the...
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Penol No. 1 N
Penol introduced its economy line “N” series in November of 1940, with a range of 5 models. The 1 N, shown here, was one of the smaller models. This particular...
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Montblanc 204
The Montblanc 204 was made in Denmark from 1950 to 1954 and was available in two colours: coral red and black. It’s a button filler made of celluloid, and (as...
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Penol Ambassador #5
Penol’s top-of-the-line pen was the Ambassador series, which started production in 1942. The third series in the line was started around October of 1946 and lasted less than a year....
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The Avondale
This was the first pen I’ve made using cumberland ebonite, so I decided to make it a little homage to the Waterman 7. The curves on the cap are more...
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Penol 3K
In the mid-1930s, Penol introduced two faceted models, the 8K (for “kanter”, the Danish word for “edges”) and the smaller 3K. In 1937, the 3K was updated to have a...
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The Barachois
This is my first attempt at making a “self filling” pen in the style of vintage pens. This one is a button-filler, which uses a latex sac shellacked to the...
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The Petley: Construction
This is a pen made for a friend who makes hand-crafted knives in the Scandanavian tradition. I already own one of his knives, and it was time for me to...
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The Petley
This pen was made for a friend, primarily to be used as a signing pen. It’s made of desert ironwood, with bands of mammoth tusk, brass, and and ebonite section...
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Orion 474 / Montblanc hybrid
I bought this pen on an auction in Sweden, taking a gamble that it was a Montblanc #2 Safety pen from the early 1900’s. Once it arrived, I could easily...