Have You Ever Been Gifted A Montblanc?

[Wolverine]

Have you ever been gifted a Montblanc? Who gave it to you? Which model was it?

[zaddick]

Yes, a Kafka writer's edition for Father's day from my daughter.

[penparadise]

... it was in 1970 a #126 Meisterstück fp with a sterling silver chased cap and a black chased barrel. It had (and still has) an OBB 18ct white gold nib. I got it from my father when I successfully passed my first exam after school during my training on the job.

Yes, I still have it.

[thygreyt]

Plenty...! My grandma gave me her 144, my godfather gave me his 149 (he bought it new in the 70s), and my parents the Leonardo.

I have the Twain which I bought for my daughter, and I'll give it to her when she is old enough.

[Tom Kellie]

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/312503-my-original-montblanc-149-background-and-age-estimation/

[Barkingpig]

Yes, after a friend found out I had renewed my interest in fountain pens after almost 50 years, she gave me her late Husband's pens, among them was a MB 146.

[kuli1961]

I was gifted this lovely 149 from my mother, when I obtained my university diploma in law science,1987. Since then, I use it on a daily basis.

[jar]

I've given several to other people, a modern 144 to a then ten year old girl, a modern 146 to a friend who wanted to know what all the fuss was about and a Slimline to another friend that likes skinny pens but I don't remember ever being given a Montblanc.

[CS388]

Never. I've had to buy every single one!

[jmccarty3]

I have been given two 149s, one by a friend, and another by a former employee. They both required minor restoration, but now are in excellent shape.

[Wolverine1]

In 2011 I suffered a series of strokes. When I recovered, and after 4 months of physical therapy, I was able to write with my pens, all be it my handwriting had gone to hell. A friend gave me a MB 149 as a gift to help me celebrate the fact that I could write again.

[penmanila]

An Ernest Hemingway, given to me a couple of years ago by a friend who knew I'd been dreaming of one for ages. The only thing he wanted back for it was for me--a writer and a teacher of writing--to hold a writing seminar for teachers at a university, which I gladly did. (Would've done it without the Hemingway, but was very happy for the bonus.) I now use it almost exclusively for grading student papers, in honor of the context in which it was given

 

 

[FredRydr]

Have you ever been gifted a Montblanc?

 

 

Yes, the prior president of Montblanc gave to me a platinum faceted LeGrande rollerball, only a handful of which were made.

 

A friend who also happens to be fellow member of this forum kindly gave me a Montblanc: a 50ml bottle of very special ink! It's nice when things like this happen. :-)

 

Fred

[niksch]

In 2011 I suffered a series of strokes. When I recovered, and after 4 months of physical therapy, I was able to write with my pens, all be it my handwriting had gone to hell. A friend gave me a MB 149 as a gift to help me celebrate the fact that I could write again.

Glad to see you back on the forum Sid. Not everyone acts like a c0ck, like many used too. Me included.

[Moonshae]

Not yet, but I'm anticipating one when I finish grad school in 2 weeks. Looking at a Platinum 149 but trying to decide on a nib.

[MrsHobie]

My husband gifted me 2 MB ... A Greta Garbo, nearly 2 years ago, and last year a 1906 Corail edition.

And I don't think it can really be thought as gifts, but every year for Christmas, my parents give me money, and since my grand-mother's death, the amount is enough to buy MB Princesse Grace de Monaco, and the Ingrid Bergman that was left in the town shop ... (I think I should write a post about the "Muses series", as I have the 4 of them now ...)

[Sasha Royale]

Aunt Kate's Montblanc Meisterstück 144 :

My cousin knows of my hobby. No one in our family can better appreciate, or serve better stewardship of her late mother's Montblanc, than I. It bears an EF nib that writes smoothly, and delicately with Montblanc ink. It is the only MB that I own.

[Sandy1]

Hi,

 

After completing my 2^nd Thesis my family gifted me with a 149 + B nib. It came bundled with the iron-gall BlBk.

 

even after writing for hours on duty, churning-out grist for the mill, I'll grind some Sumatra beans, ink-up the 149 then write until the owl is asleep and the rooster crows.

 

Bye,

S1

Edited April 28, 2017 by Sandy1

[PaperDarts]

I received a burgundy 144, F nib, when I completed my graduate degree in the early 1980s. It has a new converter now but is still going strong. It's my only MB aside from a vintage 342G that I bought recently from another FPN member.

[Cordovian]

Does self gifting count?