Pan Fountain Pens

[Balder]

I have come across a Pan 16 Superpoint fountain pen ca 1960. I havn't been able to find any information on this brand, other than it is a West Germany origin. Does any of you on FPN know anything about Pan?

 

Regards, Balder

[Brian]

Is it possible this is a peter pan? Would be a small pen in colorful plastics. Would also be somewhat well before the 1960s. Do post pictures.

[Tweel]

I think that they made a ballpoint which filled like a fountain pen (piston filler?), and that the point was a removable unit with Esterbrook-compatible threads.

[Strand]

There was also a Norwegian pen called Pan. I am not sure whether it was manufactured there or just branded and distributed though.

[Kaweco]

Oberrheinische Federhalterfabrik Zahn, Leser & Compagnie Heidelberg and Mannheim/ Germany, since 1947

pic: My PAN collection

Kind Regards, Thomas

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/myPANcollection.jpg

[welch]

Oberrheinische Federhalterfabrik Zahn, Leser & Compagnie Heidelberg and Mannheim/ Germany, since 1947

pic: My PAN collection

Kind Regards, Thomas

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/myPANcollection.jpg

 

Thomas, that is a handsome collection!

[Brian]

Very nice collection and pens. Hope we see more about these.

 

 

[TomSch]

Hi!

@ KaWeCo/Thomas.

A wonderful fountain pen family, indeed!

Whereof did you get this information? In a new thread of the German penexchange forum the brand PAN is unknown and it would be very appreciated to get some more information about it.

Best regards, Thomas

[LamyOne]

Oberrheinische Federhalterfabrik Zahn, Leser & Compagnie Heidelberg and Mannheim/ Germany, since 1947

pic: My PAN collection

Kind Regards, Thomas

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/myPANcollection.jpg

 

Hello Thomas,

 

Nice collection; I can see from the clips where they were trying to mimic Parker.

 

Best regards,

 

Chris

Edited September 12, 2014 by LamyOne

[Kaweco]

 

I can see from the clips where they were trying to mimic Parker.

 

I cannot see this, is there a worldwide Patent for arrows? On the other hand: Parker was never a "most wanted" fountain pen in Germany. Parker left the co- operation with Osmia immediately after 2 years because they could not sell their writing equipment , so why make a Parker copy there?

[rwiker]

Oberrheinische Federhalterfabrik Zahn, Leser & Compagnie Heidelberg and Mannheim/ Germany, since 1947

pic: My PAN collection

Kind Regards, Thomas

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/myPANcollection.jpg

The Pan 16 Superpoint that I have does not look like any of those. The example I have has a cap band similar to some other Pan pens that I have, as well as the same logo as the other Pan pens I have.

 

I'm 100% sure that these pens were made for the Norwegian market, but using at least some parts that were made in Germany (nibs by Bock, for example).

[Azuniga]

I found a PAN pen, looking for information I found this thread and could see the Thomas nice collection of Pan... I add two images in case somebody has more information even if this is an old thread...

 

 

[Kaweco]

Hi Ariel

Oldies but Goldies! Yes, this is one of the nicest nibs ever made. I have the same type in a silver coated PAN fp.

rwiker from Oslo is possibly right. But I think that the PAN producers emigrated to Norway, now called Pan jr.. The Bock nibs had been imported to Norway, I have the original nib imprint stamp (rather scarce).

There is a showcase with PAN / Pan jr. fountainpens in a museum in Oslo.

Until today I don`t know the actual meaning of the acronyme PAN.

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/PAN3.jpg

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/PAN2.jpg

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/d8b752fe-5a8e-4063-a23b-9b60146bd685_zps4ce46abf.jpg

Kind Regards

Thomas

[Azuniga]

Hi Ariel

Oldies but Goldies! Yes, this is one of the nicest nibs ever made. I have the same type in a silver coated PAN fp.

rwiker from Oslo is possibly right. But I think that the PAN producers emigrated to Norway, now called Pan jr.. The Bock nibs had been imported to Norway, I have the original nib imprint stamp (rather scarce).

There is a showcase with PAN / Pan jr. fountainpens in a museum in Oslo.

Until today I don`t know the actual meaning of the acronyme PAN.

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/PAN3.jpg

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/PAN2.jpg

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/Thomasnr/d8b752fe-5a8e-4063-a23b-9b60146bd685_zps4ce46abf.jpg

Kind Regards

Thomas

 

Thomas

The acronym PAN could be a reference to 'the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs' but that is all coming to my mind at this point... bur most probably it is the need of an immediate satisfaction... when not knowing is always a satisfactory speculation... The silver overlay one you just included is simply beautiful, very attractive ! I love the lines under the clip and in the barrel. Thanks for the image...

 

Regards, Ariel

Edited March 26, 2016 by Azuniga

[Whoneedsasword]

They certainly seemed to make some beautiful pens! I wonder where they were in terms of quality compared with Pelikan, Kaweko and Reform?

 

I have a Stylographic/technical pen by the same company which seems to be of a high quality construction. I'm unsure of when it might have been made, but it's stamped 'MADE IN GERMANY' on the barrel and '(PAN)' on the cap. The cap and barrel look like celluloid due to the striated pattern and the ink view section has an unusual diagonal line running around it.