Category: Denmark
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Penol Adverts
This full-page magazine advertisement would have been from around 1940 – 1942. Unfortunately, I only have the page – not the full magazine, so I don’t have nearly enough information...
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Rouge et Noir advert: 1917
This magazine – a little like an almanac – is from 1917 and includes some advertisements on the back pages, including this one: Notice the ad on the right side...
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Montblanc 214
The 21x-series of pens was made by Montblanc in Copenhagen from approximately 1955 to 1959. There were three pens in the series: the 212, 214, and 216 with the last...
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Penol Repair Log
I found this at a flea market yesterday. It’s the repair log from the Chr. Olsen company, dating from the 1960s. I’ve scanned only two of the pages with data...
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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...