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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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Repairing a Miller stretch vacumatic fountain pen
I just acquired a Danish Miller Royal 408 today and started dismantling it – this reminded me of the problems I went through fixing a Miller 698 some time ago....
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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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The Balena in bog oak and mammoth tusk
This pen was made out of bog oak which is anywhere between 600 and 8500 years old, although based on how easy it was to turn, I would estimate it to...
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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...