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...
Category: Nib Style
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Parlament art deco style
This is a Parlament pen, made in Denmark, and obviously styled after the Eversharp Skyline. It’s made of ebonite and brass and actually feels considerably more robust than the Skyline....
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Parker Duofold Special
The Parker Duofold has a long history and many different incarnations. This particular example is a Duofold Special, made in Janesville, Wisconsin, probably sometime in the mid-1920s. There are two...
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Penol 3N
Penol’s N-series of pen, ranging from the 0N to the 3N were made in the early 1940s. This 3N, made in Denmark in either 1940 or 1941, is an example...
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Montblanc 20
This is a Montblanc 20 in coral red – but not a “taper cap” design, which means that it was made in Germany and not Denmark. Import restrictions on German...
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The Toslow
This is a prototype for a new design made in black walnut. Not much to say about this one, since it’s just a prototype. I’ve put a new Conklin flex...
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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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Wahl Eversharp Gold Seal Personal Point
This Personal Point, probably from 1929, has a Gold Seal flexible nib, but is otherwise quite different from this one. The barrel does not have an aluminium lining, and is...
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Miller 649
The Miller Pen Company was established in 1908 by Johannes Iversen and was located in Copenhagen. The company was initially called “Johannes Iversen”. The name was changed to the “Orion...