Zenith-2 - Polish Or Czechoslovakian?

[blizzardboy]

For my 1st post I present my latest FP: a black Zenith-2 (a Parker-51 lookalike.)

The seller listed the pen, which came with a lovely 2-pen case, as being made in Czechoslovakia.

However, other internet pages indicate that Zenith pens were made in the PRL i.e. Poland under Soviet rule. Does anyone here have an opinion as to where they think this lovely little pen was made?

 

[kawuska]

Made in Poland.Zenith was made by Częstochowskie Zakłady Materiałów Biurowych ZENITH, their predecessor was known pre-war pen maker "Omega".After WW2 it was nationalized (stolen) by communists and renamed to CZMB.

[Tefolim]

I think it used Chinese instruments.

China sold instruments for manufacturing model 100, 581, 215 to Poland during 1961-1962.

This Zenith looks like "581" Hero.

And the Bar is “215” Lucky/Xingfu style(after 1957).

 

"100" Hero and "581"Hero are P51 style.

"215" is Sheaffer Triumph-like nib

[senzen]

So made in Poland with Chinese machines, still means made in Poland?

[Tefolim]

So made in Poland with Chinese machines, still means made in Poland?

Yes.

 

The four earliest Chinese Fountain Pen Makers used Japanese or American machines, their products still mean made in China.

 

Besides Poland, Vietnam and DPRK also used Chinese machines.

 

And If the relation ship between China and Cuba did not go bad in 1960s, there would be P51-like iridium tipped fountain pen made in Cuba with Chinese machines.

Edited March 23, 2018 by Tefolium