100th Anniversary editions

[NoType]

8 hours ago, digitorum- Leonardo_W said:

 

Hopefully they will do it right @NoType 

@digitorum- Leonardo_W From your lips to the fountain pen deities’ ears!

[SpecTP]

apparently Montblanc shipped out stock, because my local boutique got some inventory and I finally got a Origin 149.

[NoType]

2 hours ago, SpecTP said:

apparently Montblanc shipped out stock, because my local boutique got some inventory and I finally got a Origin 149.

@SpecTP That is wonderful news!  Congratulations on eventually receiving your The Origin 149.

[fpupulin]

It may well be that I arrived late to the party and that the theme has already been noticed and discussed, but I had not taken note of it until yesterday.
 

Yesterday morning I had the opportunity, for the first time, to hold in my hands the fountain pen The Origin 145 Classic in green resin (one of the models celebrating the one hundred years of Meisterstück) and I could see that in this model too the resin of the cap is delightfully marbled, with streaks of a warmer amber green color, on the British green background of the rest of the pen.

 

A truly beautiful effect.

[NoType]

1 hour ago, fpupulin said:

The Origin 145 Classic

 

1 hour ago, fpupulin said:

that in this model too the resin of the cap is delightfully marbled, with streaks of a warmer amber green color, on the British green background of the rest of the pen.

 

A truly beautiful effect.

@fpupulin Yes, indeed, so much so that one just now found its way to my desk, back from a complimentary nib exchange to BB, despite it not being a piston filler.

 

[fpupulin]

My warmest congratulations, @NoType. It is a beautiful pen, in a color that is truly and extraordinarily beautiful.

 

I too have had B and BB nibs fitted to many of my smaller pens, because I find the contrast produced by a smaller pen when it delivers a broad, wet stroke, with clear variation and visible shading, to be particularly effective.

[NoType]

35 minutes ago, fpupulin said:

My warmest congratulations, @NoType. It is a beautiful pen, in a color that is truly and extraordinarily beautiful.

 

I too have had B and BB nibs fitted to many of my smaller pens, because I find the contrast produced by a smaller pen when it delivers a broad, wet stroke, with clear variation and visible shading, to be particularly effective.

@fpupulin Thank you very much.  Like you, I was enchanted by the colour when I held The Origin Classique, and although not having intended to purchase the pen, found that I could not return home without one.  

 

It has been only a few years since I began using B, BB, and broader nibs, following decades as an EF enthusiast, and that also usually in pens of LeGrand and 149 size, so the contrast you most eloquently describe above is still a wonderful novelty.  

[NoType]

On 2/10/2025 at 4:27 AM, digitorum- Leonardo_W said:

 

Congrats, Beautiful The Origin Classique @NoType !  This green and gold version is simple gorgeous !

How does it write ? any quick sample you could gift us ? (barely to see the line width ) 

@digitorum- Leonardo_W Thank you very much!

 

The BB nib is juicy and buttery smooth.  

 

Clockwise from top right:

Montblanc Desk Accessories Instrument Tray

   mod  84037

   ident  111466

   (circa 2015)

Montblanc Writers Edition G B Shaw Conference Folder (A4)

   ident  103413

   lim  0642|3000

   (circa 2008)

Montblanc Meisterstück The Origin Classique Fountain Pen 

   mod  M23003

   ident  131342

Montblanc Meisterstück The Origin Green Ink

   ident  133069

 

 

Here is the writing sample.  (Please forgive the many errors incurred while attempting to multitask.)

Center: 

Montblanc Handcrafted Meister-Bütten Stationery Gift Set

   mod 31100

   ident 10450

      (2 sheets from large boxed set of handmade deckle-edged          items: 5 cards, 15 envelopes, 15 loose sheets)

   (circa 1990)

      (please see link below for additional information)

 

 

[NoType]

8 hours ago, digitorum- Leonardo_W said:

@NoType Thank you for complete sample of visuals and presentation of your writing set along with is a full letter of writing sample with this beautiful pen.

I like a lot this BB nib, it produces quite an interesting line. Personally, I have no pens in that size, i think I've read earlier that many of your Montblanc fountain pens are in that BB seize. 
Enjoy It ! It has a very interesting line width being a sort of italic.

@digitorum- Leonardo_W It was my pleasure.  In my rush, I am afraid the writing is somewhat slapdash, and I neglected to include swirls and cross hatches focussing on the BB nib’s capacity for line variation.  It is kind of you to overlook these deficiencies in this, my first official writing sample.  

 

One clarification: the nature of the paper seems to have contributed to the particular look of the writing here.  Unfortunately, it did not occur to me at the time to write shorter samples on other, more widely available paper, such as Sugar Cane-based Staples, hp Premium32 32# laser print paper (practice); Black & Red Oxford Optic 90g, Fritz Schimpf Feinpost, Leuchtturm1917, Original Crown Mill 100% cotton, Rhodia 90gsm (medium-end); Clairfontaine Triomphe CR, Crane & Co Kid Finish, Fabriano Studio Watercolour Hot Press, Smythson of Bond Street, Wren Press (high-end); Amalfi, Crane, G Lalo Diane de Poitiers, Rössler, Thornwillow (laid paper); and C M Fabriano, Smythson (handmade).  To say nothing of Montblanc notebooks.  I do happen to have sheets and pads of Premium32, Feinpost, Leuchtturm1917, Rhodia, and Triomphe, as well as some Montblanc notebooks, but none were easily at hand when I quickly wrote the note for you.  (Presently, my desk drawer is chock full of loose sheets of both Meister-Bütten and Handcrafted Meister-Bütten, from various decades-old refills of 100 sheets each, to the exclusion of paper from other manufacturers.)

 

As such, in light of the omissions of cross hatches and swirls, and oversight of not using other paper manufacturers, the writing sample above lacks usefulness in demonstrating the true performance of the BB nib in the The Origin Classique fountain pen.  An unfortunate example of style over substance, regrettably all too widespread in today’s age.  Your discretion in not rightfully making this point is highly appreciated, if not wholly deserved.

[CBK]

48 minutes ago, NoType said:

@digitorum- Leonardo_W It was my pleasure.  In my rush, I am afraid the writing is somewhat slapdash, and I neglected to include swirls and cross hatches focussing on the BB nib’s capacity for line variation.  It is kind of you to overlook these deficiencies in this, my first official writing sample.  

 

One clarification: the nature of the paper seems to have contributed to the particular look of the writing here.  Unfortunately, it did not occur to me at the time to write shorter samples on other, more widely available paper, such as Sugar Cane-based Staples, hp Premium32 32# laser print paper (practice); Black & Red Oxford Optic 90g, Fritz Schimpf Feinpost, Leuchtturm1917, Original Crown Mill 100% cotton, Rhodia 90gsm (medium-end); Clairfontaine Triomphe CR, Crane & Co Kid Finish, Fabriano Studio Watercolour Hot Press, Smythson of Bond Street, Wren Press (high-end); Amalfi, Crane, G Lalo Diane de Poitiers, Rössler, Thornwillow (laid paper); and C M Fabriano, Smythson (handmade).  To say nothing of Montblanc notebooks.  I do happen to have sheets and pads of Premium32, Feinpost, Leuchtturm1917, Rhodia, and Tromphe, as well as some Montblanc notebooks, but none were easily at hand when I quickly wrote the note for you. 

 

As such, in light of the omissions of cross hatches and swirls, and oversight of not using other paper manufacturers, the writing sample above lacks usefulness in demonstrating the true performance of the BB nib in the The Origin Classique fountain pen.  An unfortunate example of style over substance, regrettably all too widespread in today’s age.  Your discretion in not rightfully making this point is highly appreciated, if not wholly deserved.

@NoType Should the inclusion of those items be considered requirements as opposed to the proverbial "icing on the cake" then I would posit that most members of this sub-forum would be disqualified from posting writing samples.  I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone on here who didn't thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the time taken to prepare, photograph, and post that sample.  Might I also gently remind you that the usefulness of your submission is in the eye of the receiver(s); and - in counterpoint to your invocation of "style over substance", I submit the perhaps more appropriate, we are appreciative of what is given.

[ak47]

2 hours ago, CBK said:

@NoType Should the inclusion of those items be considered requirements as opposed to the proverbial "icing on the cake" then I would posit that most members of this sub-forum would be disqualified from posting writing samples.  I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone on here who didn't thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the time taken to prepare, photograph, and post that sample.  Might I also gently remind you that the usefulness of your submission is in the eye of the receiver(s); and - in counterpoint to your invocation of "style over substance", I submit the perhaps more appropriate, we are appreciative of what is given.

Kindly words

I agree

[NoType]

2 hours ago, CBK said:

@NoType Should the inclusion of those items be considered requirements as opposed to the proverbial "icing on the cake" then I would posit that most members of this sub-forum would be disqualified from posting writing samples.  I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone on here who didn't thoroughly enjoy and appreciate the time taken to prepare, photograph, and post that sample.  Might I also gently remind you that the usefulness of your submission is in the eye of the receiver(s); and - in counterpoint to your invocation of "style over substance", I submit the perhaps more appropriate, we are appreciative of what is given.

@CBK Your kindness and consideration honour me.  Thank you for this generous reassurance, for reminding me that the true judge of a submission is the reader, and for correcting my my misconception of writing samples.  I am gratified that my post was well received.

[NoType]

14 minutes ago, ak47 said:

Kindly words

I agree

@ak47 Thank you for your concurrence with @CBK’s generous sentiments.  This reassurance is quite helpful.

[fpupulin]

On 2/10/2025 at 1:36 PM, NoType said:

[...] The BB nib is juicy and buttery smooth.  [...]

 

 

 

In the photo of the writing sample attached to your post, @NoType, I particularly appreciate… anything! The disposition of the different objects on the desk, the open bottle of the 100 Anniversary Green ink, letting visualize the true color of the ink inside the cap, the horizontal and vertical symmetries, the beautiful paper that looks like a quality laid paper, the small but great Classique in British Green and gold, and last but not least, your handwriting, which I found very personal and at the same time very readable, and made interesting by the line variation produced by the BB nib.

 

Very well done!

[NoType]

15 minutes ago, fpupulin said:

 

In the photo of the writing sample attached to your post, @NoType, I particularly appreciate… anything! The disposition of the different objects on the desk, the open bottle of the 100 Anniversary Green ink, letting visualize the true color of the ink inside the cap, the horizontal and vertical symmetries, the beautiful paper that looks like a quality laid paper, the small but great Classique in British Green and gold, and last but not least, your handwriting, which I found very personal and at the same time very readable, and made interesting by the line variation produced by the BB nib.

 

Very well done!

@fpupulin Your approbation is a huge compliment and vastly generous.  That you enjoyed the post means a great deal to me.  Many thanks.

[NoType]

45 minutes ago, digitorum- Leonardo_W said:

@NoType Couldn't answer earlier..
I am grateful for it and for this exercise of photo composition, with every items referenced in the text. I never heard of that Meister-Bütten Montblanc paper, very interesting. I appreciate every piece of information on rare - discontinued products and those forums in the following years become encyclopedia to the diggers of the past.
Let me reassure you and as others said it, your post contained enough substance to satisfy my curiosity along with a very Montblanc and sober style we all appreciate, for which I am grateful. Execution beats strategy every time. 

@digitorum- Leonardo_W Thank you for your kind words and reassurance.  The pleasure was all mine.  Like you, I am always happy to learn about discontinued and unusual offerings from Montblanc’s catalogue in this subforum.

[fpupulin]

Despite all the pens I own, the 149 The Origin has earned its place on my desk and in my heart. It's a pen I use every day, along with a few other trusty pens and a few that pop in and out of rotation. As the Latin saying goes, "Consuetudo est altera natura," habits are second nature.

 

[NoType]

4 hours ago, fpupulin said:

Despite all the pens I own, the 149 The Origin has earned its place on my desk and in my heart. It's a pen I use every day, along with a few other trusty pens and a few that pop in and out of rotation. As the Latin saying goes, "Consuetudo est altera natura," habits are second nature.

 

@fpupulin This is quite the testimonial for the Meisterstück Origin 149, and what a lovely composition with which to make it, adding a dash of mystery as the viewer attempts to read the bewitching script depicted in the nested image.

 

Along with your alluring trio of Florentine pen cases, and a teasing peek of part of the equipment utilised to create memorable images, I am happy to see that your impressive set of Meisterstück Solitaire Sterling Silver desk accoutrement — in immaculate, mirror-polish — remains on your escritoire past the winter holidays.  These elegant, handsomely proportioned, and supremely tasteful silver-and-crystal writing accessories should see more use than only during the festive season, though they seem particularly suited for those decorative occasions.  I particularly like how the silver’s reflective shine is echoed by the Meisterstück Origin 149’s platinum-coated fittings.

 

Writing one’s thoughts and reflections with a marvellous fountain pen every day is a wonderful habit to form, to say nothing of utilising a graceful and beguiling script such as yours.  Many thanks for this glimpse of beauty today.

 

[fpupulin]

Something that is really and entirely to the advantage of those who frequent a forum like this, because they certainly love to write: "Qui scribit, bis legit", says the Latin adage, "he who writes, reads twice". Written with 149 The Origin and Salix ink by Rohrer & Klingner.

 

The card at the bottom right is produced by Amatruda in Amalfi, and I bought it last summer in Italy. The paper is "hard" as stone, but also gives the impression that what is written on it will last as if it were engraved in stone.

 

It is interesting to know that Frederick II, Emperor of the Romans, crowned in Aachen in 1215 and in Rome, by the Pope, in 1220, prohibited the use of "charta bambagina" (Amalfi paper) in the official acts of the curia of Naples, Sorrento and Amalfi, urging the populations to continue using the use of parchment, considered more durable. Despite the fears that led to its use being banned, ancient sheets of Amalfi paper have been preserved after about six centuries, reporting documents from the 15th century.

 

The last line of the text (in Ancient Golden Green, again by Rohrer & Klingner) is written with 149 Calligraphy Flessibile, and in its specific subject (https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/354196-the-meisterstück-149-calligraphy-appreciation-thread/page/63/#comments) there is a photograph where The Origin is at rest and another Amalfi card appears.

 

[NoType]

1 hour ago, fpupulin said:

Something that is really and entirely to the advantage of those who frequent a forum like this, because they certainly love to write: "Qui scribit, bis legit", says the Latin adage, "he who writes, reads twice". Written with 149 The Origin and Salix ink by Rohrer & Klingner.

 

The card at the bottom right is produced by Amatruda in Amalfi, and I bought it last summer in Italy. The paper is "hard" as stone, but also gives the impression that what is written on it will last as if it were engraved in stone.

 

It is interesting to know that Frederick II, Emperor of the Romans, crowned in Aachen in 1215 and in Rome, by the Pope, in 1220, prohibited the use of "charta bambagina" (Amalfi paper) in the official acts of the curia of Naples, Sorrento and Amalfi, urging the populations to continue using the use of parchment, considered more durable. Despite the fears that led to its use being banned, ancient sheets of Amalfi paper have been preserved after about six centuries, reporting documents from the 15th century.

 

The last line of the text (in Ancient Golden Green, again by Rohrer & Klingner) is written with 149 Calligraphy Flessibile, and in its specific subject (https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/354196-the-meisterstück-149-calligraphy-appreciation-thread/page/63/#comments) there is a photograph where The Origin is at rest and another Amalfi card appears.

 

@fpupulin This enchanting image that brightens the weekend is a delight to behold, with the pleasing symmetry of the classic Meisterstück black resin-and-crystal trio of pen stands flanked by the camera lens and handsome wristwatch, the arrangement softened by the slightly offset Meisterstück black resin-and-crystal blotter balancing the side placement of the Meisterstück Origin 149, whilst the pen’s colours are echoed by both the wristwatch and the desk accessories, the Hemingway pen providing a pop of orange complementing the lovely burgundy background of the escritoire’s surface.  A striking composition framing the decorous yet elegantly refined scripts messaging pithy and thought-provoking sayings.

 

Thank you also for the fascinating background of the stationery from Amalfi; your mention of the thirteenth century pope brings to mind Pope Francis’ current health struggles amidst the well wishes of billions across the globe — representing those of all faiths, agnostics, and atheists alike — for the leader’s speedy recovery.

 

Of special aesthetic quality is the Old Golden Green ink by Rohrer & Klingner, displayed to maximum effect by the broad nib of your Meisterstück Origin 149 and your skilled hand.