[Fantasy] Montblanc 149 Demonstrator On The Bay

[Calamus plasticus]

The Demonstrator is original MB.

 

And there is nothing wrong with "tribute" pens if advertised correctly!

 

Cheers

 

Michael

That's right: no problem if you describe correctly and honestly what you're selling.

The problem with the Ebay pen was precisely that it was being sold as a true Montblanc, not as a fantasy pen. And that's a fraud.

[Calamus plasticus]

The Demonstrator is original MB.

 

And there is nothing wrong with "tribute" pens if advertised correctly!

 

Cheers

 

Michael

That's right: no problem if you describe correctly and honestly what you're selling.

 

The problem with the Ebay pen was precisely that it was being sold as a true Montblanc, not as a fantasy pen. And that's a fraud.

[clear149]

I just bought this pen from Korea and the seller can not tell me much about it due to the language barrier. I know it is not a real demonstrator, but can anyone help me out on what it is and what it may be worth. It is beautiful and writes amazingly.

[zaddick]

Why post this here and then post your own topic? It is unnecessary.

[kenny]

A fantasy pen is one that the factory never created, but in the style of genuine manufacturer pens. Often they also use parts from original pens and different bodies, colors, or materials that were never offered.

 

This particular pen might have been all MB guts, including the piston, but all the plastic was made by someone else. If done in the right spirit (not trying to pass as genuine) and by a real craftsman, the results can be very satisfying. You see more of these in the Parker 51 pen shape with fantastic creations by Kulloc, Torelli, and Prather. They give you demonstrators that never existed, wild colors, beautifully hammered caps and other combinations the factory could have never dreamed of.

 

This one was passed as genuine MB and that is definitely illegal. It used the name and the copyrighted logo on the cap cone. Both are big no nos as far as MB is concerned.

 

 

I seem to remember; wasn't there an issue a few years ago when Roger Cromwell from Penopoly was selling a modified MB on his site? If I remember, he didn't even do the modification, but did sell it. It was an actual MB pen with post-market modification; fairly elaborate, if I remember. But, in the end, I think he was sued by MB for copyright infringement, or something like that.

 

Does anyone remember the particulars of that situation? I think it serves as a case to illustrate when a pen modifier/builder is considered to be crossing a copyright/trademark infringement line.

Edited April 21, 2016 by kenny

[kcnib]

I love demonstrators but a 149 should be black.