Help Identifying A Mint Blanc Pen

[aitch1990]

Hi everyone, brand new member of the club here! Please forgive my ignorance if this pen is a common one, Im afraid I have very little prior knowledge of pens.

 

I was clearing out my grandfathers house and came across a Mont Blanc pen he was binning along with a load of other bits from drawers (it was a lucky spot!!) which he said he didnt want and I could have. It has 3x boxes of gold colour cartridges with black ink inside.

 

He doesnt remember where it came from or know anything about its history, any help working out what age it is or anything else would be greatly appreciated. We think he got hold of it sometime during the 1970s. Thank you in advance.

 

Pics posted below (sorry, the serve wont let me upload many as the images are too big)

[OCArt]

Hello and welcome to this friendly corner of the universe from a fountain pen user in San Diego. There is such a wealth of information waiting for you to discover on this site. I am not a MB expert but I doubt that it is a fake, however you'll get some knowledgeable advice soon.

[PAKMAN]

Hello and Welcome to FPN!! Glad to have you as a member!!

[jar]

Welcome home. Pull up a stump and set a spell. 1970s would be right and it's one of the SlimLine iterations.

[RedDingo]

Welcome aboard, I hope you enjoy your stay.

 

You may find lots of information about Montblanc pens in the Montblanc Forum.

 

I have a ballpoint and pencil version similar to your pen. I too have much to learn about the pens of the 70's.

[northstar]

Hello and welcome to FPN.

[tamiya]

Welcome!

 

I'm no MB expert but afaik that shape is rarely faked. In the 1970s MB was just transitioning from pen maker to the luxury goods Maison it is today; their pens were higher-class but not necessarily uber expensive.

Edited December 8, 2018 by tamiya

[ThomasB]

Hello and welcome from Baton Rouge, Louisiana...Enjoy your time here

[Wahl]

[mitto]

Greetings and welcome to FPN.

[Jerome Tarshis]

As jar said, it is a SlimLine. The one I own writes very smoothly. If you get along with slim pens, as I do, this can become a lovable companion.

[Henricum_Tropen]

Hello and welcome to FPN, from Cape Town, South Africa.

 

I think its a Montblanc Noblese. Late '70's/early 80's.

[aitch1990]

Thank you all very much, appreciate it! I think either SlimLine or Noblese sound like good calls - they look very similar in pictures. Interesting to know that they were transitioning in the 1970s too. Does that mean that the quality of their pens increased after this one was made, or just the price point? I have tried to upload another pic but the server really isnt keen on mobile use to upload multiple at once!!

 

What an amazing community for discussion and advice, thank you all so much for your warm welcome.

[aitch1990]

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Edited December 11, 2018 by aitch1990

[jar]

Until Montblanc was bough by the Richemont group it was a full line pen manufacturer with pens from the student level to the very high luxury level. Many would say that if anything, quality today is somewhat less than it was 50 years ago.

 

I'm pretty sure your pen is a Slimline. The Noblese and Noblese Oblige were other variations on the slim cylindrical theme. The first such Montblanc was actually made for Montblanc by Aurora and was based on the Aurora Hastil and IIRC called the VIP. Montblanc also added student level versions of the slim cylinder called the Carrera and Caressa.

[aitch1990]

Thank you very much for letting me know. I appreciate it!