Show Off Your Non-German Mbs

[farmdogfan]

Here is my recently acquired MB 204 coral red celluloid pen and pencil set. They come in their original MB box. The nib of the pen is nicely semi-flexible. I am enjoying writing with it along side with my LE ST Dupont pens and vintage Waterman pens with pink nibs. I didn't think I would ever be buying any MB pens, but as soon as I have found out about the vintage flexible MB nibs, I started looking for them.

 

They were made in Denmark in the early 1950's and I believe the coral red celluloid pens have only been made in 1 to 2 years in those days.

Very nice, i like those red pens.

 

The 204 was made from 1950 to 54 (according to the book "montblanc in Denmark" by Holten/Lund).

[ivyman]

Here is the most recent addition to my pen collection - a vintage MB celluloid pen made in the 1950's in Spain.

 

Manufacturer/Model: Montblanc /44 /Spain

Year of production: Early 50's
Filling system: Piston filler
Nib: Solid 14K 585 gold; Ultra flexible wet noodle nib. Size EF extra fine, flexes to BBB with ease
Material: Tortoise brown striped cellulose, gold filled clip and ring
Length (pen closed): 132mm, Posted 154mm

Condition and information:
The is now one of the most special pens my collection, a rare celluloid pen made in the Spanish Montblanc factory, the model 44, in mint condition. It has been perfectly preserved.

 

The pen was made in the early 50's, by the small Montblanc factory in Barcelona, Spain. After WWII, Spain did not allow any import of German made goods, so in order to resurrect Montblanc in this market, a German family Wiese opened a small factory which produced original Montblanc pens with rights on all Montblanc patents from Germany. This model is based on the 50's Montblanc pens such as 342, 344 and similar models. The pen is slightly larger then the 342 and slightly smaller then the 344 model. The mechanism and build quality are identical, though the materials and design are different, these Spanish models were the only brown stripped Montblanc pens at the time, and thus are one of the rare and collectible Montblanc pens; only a handful of these are known to exist. The pen is simply astonishing design, perfectly shiny and reflective due to the tortoise pearl design. Very beautiful long yellow ink window, (the cap does not cover the entire ink window, so one can read the ink window even when the pen is closed.)

 

The best part about this pen is the nib; 14K 585 solid gold EF, extra fine, and is a wet noodle nib which flexes to BBB with ease. I feel like writing with a paint brush.

 

The old Montblanc Mountain Range logo is located on the side of the cap and the Mountain star logo is on top of the cap. It is an unique vintage masterpiece, one of the rare vintage celluloid Montblanc pens that I am glad I am able to add to my humble pen collection, along side with my LE St Dupont pens and Waterman pens with pink nibs.

Edited July 13, 2016 by ivyman

[farmdogfan]

Here is my recently acquired MB 204 coral red celluloid pen and pencil set. They come in their original MB box. The nib of the pen is nicely semi-flexible. I am enjoying writing with it along side with my LE ST Dupont pens and vintage Waterman pens with pink nibs. I didn't think I would ever be buying any MB pens, but as soon as I have found out about the vintage flexible MB nibs, I started looking for them.

 

They were made in Denmark in the early 1950's and I believe the coral red celluloid pens have only been made in 1 to 2 years in those days.

The pencil matches a 214 though and not the 204 ( different clip).

Edited July 15, 2016 by farmdogfan