Papermate W. Germany Who really made them?

April 1, 2010

I have just taken delivery of a Papermate fountain pen. It is incredibly well made with a superb brushed-steel finish and stamped

PAPERMATE . W.-GERMANY .

It has a single slit (no hole) 'double heart' steel nib grade 'm' which writes very smoothly indeed.

I have heard tell that Mont Blanc made some pens for Papermate. Is there any way of telling who made this pen and when?

PH

April 2, 2010

I have just taken delivery of a Papermate fountain pen. It is incredibly well made with a superb brushed-steel finish and stamped

PAPERMATE . W.-GERMANY .

It has a single slit (no hole) 'double heart' steel nib grade 'm' which writes very smoothly indeed.

I have heard tell that Mont Blanc made some pens for Papermate. Is there any way of telling who made this pen and when?

PH

I don't know who made them - but I agree that they're fantastic writers - consistently the smoothest that I have owned.

Andrew

April 2, 2010

I have just taken delivery of a Papermate fountain pen. It is incredibly well made with a superb brushed-steel finish and stamped

PAPERMATE . W.-GERMANY .

It has a single slit (no hole) 'double heart' steel nib grade 'm' which writes very smoothly indeed.

I have heard tell that Mont Blanc made some pens for Papermate. Is there any way of telling who made this pen and when?

PH

I don't know who made them - but I agree that they're fantastic writers - consistently the smoothest that I have owned.

Andrew

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/29730-paper-mate-fountain-pen/

Papermate made fountian pens, certainly in the 1970s and probably into the early 80s, I only recall seeing one basic design in the better quality pens, a slim cylindrical body with a longish cap made to look longer by the cylindrical end cap above the clip with a recessed but not hooded nib, this model was made in a number of finishes, brushed stainless, gold electro-plate, matt black and assorted mostly matt lacquer colours, I have several, one in a burgundy sort of colour another in grey and a set of FP/BP/MP in stainless, I think that a mid to dark blue, green and a brighter red were others. These pens use international standard cartridges or converters.
Most of the nibs were plated but I think the very top of the range used 14ct, these top end pens were in the same price range as Parker's everyday 61s, or even a little more, so I would be surprised if they didn't have gold nibs. The nibs on the pens that I have I find smooth and quite stiff, they seem to run a little thinner than the marked equivalent in the Parkers of the time.

Edited April 2, 2010 by Spector

April 2, 2010

there was a discussion about this a year or two ago. I don't recall the name of the company but the most likely maker of them was a third party pen maker that made pens for both Papermate and Mont Blanc at that time. The do have gold nibs. At least the one I have does and it is presumed that these pens were never available for sale in the US.

Edited April 2, 2010 by ANM

November 13, 2015

I just got a similar pen. It is very well made and the nib is really smooth. Nib is golden in color, but I have no idea about actual material. Seems to have good quality, but I got it without any box or documents on an open market for less than $9 so I am very curious what is it. I would love to have more pens of the same company, although I cannot link it to the Paper Mate I knew before. Here is the picture (sorry for the quality, I shot it with my phone)