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This pen was part of a bulk purchase I made a few weeks ago. This is the first time I have ever come across a vintage Montblanc. The pen is constructed of black hard rubber, is a lever fill and is labelled MontBlanc on the Cap. The body is labelled Sim Plo Original along with a symbol and near the tail end of the barrel there is a number and letter code 4BB. The nib is stamped Simplo 4.

There seems to be quite a lot of information pertaining to the vintage MB twist fillers bur very little about lever fillers. I will appreciate any information you can give me about this pen.

 

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Wow, I wish I could help you date it, but I think you've got a really nice pen there. Maybe there's a sample of this pen (or a similar one) in Collectible Stars?

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Montblanc lever fillers were produced between 1921 & 1929 according to Rösler. The nib with the SIPMLO & TRADEMARK imprints dates between 1919 & 1925. But the real key is the lever. The lever with the MB star and no "MONT-BLANC" imprint narrows it down to 1922-1924.

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I'm sorry it has taken me this long to get back to the board. Thanks to all for your help.

 

 

 

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Montblanc lever fillers were produced between 1921 & 1929 according to Rösler. The nib with the SIPMLO & TRADEMARK imprints dates between 1919 & 1925. But the real key is the lever. The lever with the MB star and no "MONT-BLANC" imprint narrows it down to 1922-1924.

 

Speaking of, this is what's on his (Rösler) collectors guide, I had tried to look for lever fillers with a straight section but didn't find any on the web, and acb's reply today remind me i got the book last week, look at #7, lever filler with a straight section, it says No.1 grande, his might not be a grande or with the unusual clip, but it certainly looks a lot like it

 

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