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Montblanc 146 (1950's)


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How can you tell when it is from?

 

It's in fact quite easy (the 50's models, I mean), even in photos. Here come some cues:

1) With cap screwed on, look at the general shape: the blind cap looks less "pointy" then their modern counterpart and, if you can see them side by side, noticeably shorter (see photo above). And its golden ring is not flat but convex.

2) The star on the cap looks creamy instead of snow white.

3) Cap screwed off, the section is concave, instead of straight, and the nib is bitone and "simpler" than the modern one.

4) If you can see the feed, the "skyslope" one is from first half of the fifties and the "rounded with grooves" comes from the second half.

 

Then, come the problems. Being celluoid, specially the cap tends to shrink with age (you can see it in the photo above).

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Just a matter of control of humidity. Celluloids will thrive within humidities: >50% & < 80%. It is common knowledge for owners of wooden instruments such as harps, piano’s and treble recorders.

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~ This thread has been an interesting read.



A lone B nib 146 sits on my writing desk.



Purchased four years ago, I had no idea how it might differ from older models.



Reading the comments here was helpful.



Tom K.


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Love it! Thanks for the to-the-point review - and nice photo of a beautiful vintage pen!

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Wow. Cant believe I wrote that review 5 years ago. I have gone through a slew of 50s and earlier montblancs since I wrote this review and my opinion has not changed even though I do not currently own any early mbs ...my collection primarily consists of Japanese pens now. Hard for me to feel comfortable using a vintage pen with my typical daily routine-I put a lot of miles on my pens. - not that these pens couldnt take it, I just dont feel comfortable putting that extra wear and tear on them

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Wow. Cant believe I wrote that review 5 years ago. I have gone through a slew of 50s and earlier montblancs since I wrote this review and my opinion has not changed even though I do not currently own any early mbs ...my collection primarily consists of Japanese pens now. Hard for me to feel comfortable using a vintage pen with my typical daily routine-I put a lot of miles on my pens. - not that these pens couldnt take it, I just dont feel comfortable putting that extra wear and tear on them

 

~ Sblakers:

 

You're a highly considerate fountain pen user.

The older models write so well that I've extensively used them for writing in all-day sessions.

At this point, no Japanese fountain pens sit on my writing desk.

I worked for years in Japan, buying brushes but not fountain pens.

Maybe it's time to consider them.

Again, many thanks for your excellent review of five years ago.

Tom K.

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