146 Green Striated Fountain Pen

[byrdmanojvk]

Hi..I know this pen is the holy grail for quite a few people...The 146 Green Striated Cellulite Fountain Pen with straight striations is a very rare piece...I have put up one for sale on the classifieds and it is in perfect working condition...Except for the slight ambering on the barrel the striations are very beautifully radiating...I am attaching the pics so that it may be a treat for your eyes...Enjoy & pl add your comments on the pen...

[hari317]

Nice find Manoj! JB: Jawahari brothers in Bombay, the erstwhile sole MB agent In India, or so I have heard.

 

Edit: I see from your Sale post that you already know about the JB story.

Edited September 23, 2011 by hari317

[byrdmanojvk]

Thanks Hari...Its really nice to get a commendation from a seasoned FPNer as yourself....I had a tough time taking the pics though since I am not that good at taking snaps...

[Makar]

Hi Manoj

 

Thanks for posting pics of your pen. Can you tell me where the idea of swirled pattern celluloids in the greens or grey from this era being thought of as commoner comes from? I was led to beleive that it was the other way around - hence the name 'striation' or 'striped' as that is the way they are most commonly represented.

 

Thanks and good luck with your sale

 

Stephen

[Soot]

Not mine-- showing only for reference.

 

http://pencluster.com/images/pen/montblanc/144_green_stripe_3285/01.jpg

[byrdmanojvk]

Hi Manoj

 

Thanks for posting pics of your pen. Can you tell me where the idea of swirled pattern celluloids in the greens or grey from this era being thought of as commoner comes from? I was led to beleive that it was the other way around - hence the name 'striation' or 'striped' as that is the way they are most commonly represented.

 

Thanks and good luck with your sale

 

Stephen

 

 

 

Hi Stephen,

Thanks for the wishes... I am looking forward to buying more MBs with the proceeds...;-) Regarding your question I almost started panicking when I couldn't remember from where I got the notion about Swirled & Straight Straitions..Then after intense browsing I got the page from where the notion originated... The phrase goes "I purchased this pen fromGary Grossman, and he is a true gentleman in the deal he gave me. I waslooking for one of these for a very long time, and he finally set me up withone. This is exactly the same in form and function as a black 14X seriespen. What sets it apart is the beautiful AND rare Green StripedCelluloid. This is the smallest pen in the 14X line up, yet it is largeenough to be a comfortable daily writer. It has the same telescopicpiston filler as all the others, so it holds more ink than it looks like itwould. The pen has beautiful line variation. One of the common problemswith these pens is brown discoloration as a result of ink being in directcontact with the barrel for substantial periods of time. While this issomewhat present here, the pen is a good example. This pen was madespecifically for export. We can tell by reading the cap band which reads"Masterpiece" rather than "Meisterstuck". Aninteresting variation on these pens are the ones with the straightstriations. Most are semi swirled. The straight variationpens are worth significantly more. These also come in grey striated. Very beautiful examples of Montblancs 1950's Meisterstuck." I hope the orignal author doesn't mind me using his text...The link to the above is http://www.azpens.co..._142_Green.html

Edited September 23, 2011 by byrdmanojvk

[Makar]

Thanks for that Manoj. I have not heard that before nor could I find any relation to that thinking. Certainly all the ones that Soot shows two posts up are striated quite uniformly and I seem to remember Tom Westerich mentioning, of my grey 146, that he had handled it at a show in Trieste and it was significant for its incredible swirls.

 

No doubt some of those few peeps who have handled many of these can come in and state whether a stright lined green or grey celluloid should be any rarer or not. I have only seen and held my own pen in the flesh/celluloid. Mu knowledge therefore limited to reading.

 

thanks

Stephen

[byrdmanojvk]

Thanks for that Manoj. I have not heard that before nor could I find any relation to that thinking. Certainly all the ones that Soot shows two posts up are striated quite uniformly and I seem to remember Tom Westerich mentioning, of my grey 146, that he had handled it at a show in Trieste and it was significant for its incredible swirls.

 

No doubt some of those few peeps who have handled many of these can come in and state whether a stright lined green or grey celluloid should be any rarer or not. I have only seen and held my own pen in the flesh/celluloid. Mu knowledge therefore limited to reading.

 

thanks

Stephen

 

Thank YOU for raising this issue..Given the benefit of doubt I have removed the pattern of the striation note from my ad..;-) But I fully look forward to the experts clarifying this for our own enlightenment....

[Makar]

Manoj - wasn't suggesting anything about your ad, just about the pattern and these pens. Please don't feel you need to change this because of my question! I ask just from a position of not knowing!

 

thanks you

Stephen

[byrdmanojvk]

No prob...We are all "One PENny Family"

Edited September 23, 2011 by byrdmanojvk

[ozwill45]

Hi,

 

I have 4 green striated MB and they all have some variation, none are perfectly straight.

 

I also recall that the straightest are the most sought after. I can't find the reference.

[shrinknib]

Hi,

 

I have 4 green striated MB and they all have some variation, none are perfectly straight.

 

I also recall that the straightest are the most sought after. I can't find the reference.

 

That is perfectly outrageous Bill!

:notworthy1:

 

I only have one... :embarrassed_smile:

But it is a nice one.

 

The grey one I have is mint and I think as with Soot's pen the grey ones are extra special .

i am not so fussed about the exact characteristics of the lines unless it is to be placed in a museum.

 

Good luck with your sale, although the condition is not great..

[shrinknib]

Thanks for that Manoj. I have not heard that before nor could I find any relation to that thinking. Certainly all the ones that Soot shows two posts up are striated quite uniformly and I seem to remember Tom Westerich mentioning, of my grey 146, that he had handled it at a show in Trieste and it was significant for its incredible swirls.

 

Stephen

 

 

a grey 146!! :notworthy1:

please post a pic Stephen

[Makar]

a grey 146!! :notworthy1:

please post a pic Stephen

 

 

A couple up from the bottom you can see my 146 with a newish grey 142 - #629 onwards MB 146 & 142 grey

 

I need to get a nice photo of them...I have been thinking about it for some while! A period style photo with some artefacts that give a feel for the early 1950s - maybe in B&W. Getting an old photographer pal to come and stay soon - hope to encourage a day of indoor photography!

 

thanks

Stephen

Edited September 25, 2011 by Makar

[siamackz]

Nice find Manoj! JB: Jawahari brothers in Bombay, the erstwhile sole MB agent In India, or so I have heard.

 

Edit: I see from your Sale post that you already know about the JB story.

Jawahari brothers or Jhaveri Bazaar? I have been told it is the latter by some oldnindian pen dealers

[niksch]

I thought it was against the rules to advertise pen sales in this forum.

[Kalessin]

I thought it was against the rules to advertise pen sales in this forum.

 

I'm not sure I'm seeing an advertisement posted. This thread was revived in 2019 from a last previous post in 2011.