Identified : The Girls In Their Little Black Dresses ...

[Dickkooty2]

... you remember them ... the German Rockettes:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/291699-that-little-black-dress/

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/Screen%20Shot%202015-06-02%20at%207.10.08%20PM_zps0v9xawkf.png

 

Well, here are the names of each Links-Recht

 

The left side of the line:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/Left%20light_zpsci5wpuut.jpg

 

1. Ibis 2. J. Faber 43E Jupiter 3. Kaweko Dia 85M 4. Tropen Gold 5. Tintenkuli 6. ERO Unser Bester 7. Rapidograph 8. Matador Click 9. Artus Prinz 10. Brause Zweistufentank 3032

 

The right side of the line:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/Rght%20Light_zps6cbb6ic3.jpg

1. Tropen Mein Stolz 2. Wartime unknown found in suitcase 3. Osmia Progress Supra 4. Luxor

5. Garant 6. Monoplo 375 7. GEHA Schulfuller 8. Goldfink 9. Sonnecken in dire need of restoration

10. Rappen

 

The middle of the line:

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj157/dick168/Mid%20light_zpsbsmjbnye.jpg

 

1. Monteblanc 254 2. Monteblanc 32 3. Reform 4. Pelikan 150 5. Pelikan 120 6. Pelikan 140

7. Senator 8. Unknown 9. Lamy 99 10. Unknown with Senator nib.

 

Well, I think I got 23 brands out of 30 pens, not counting repeats and unknowns. I needed to do some cheating to get the line-ups looking right.

 

There were a lot of German pen manufacturers who did seem to offer the Little Black Dress as a required alternative.

 

My IDs may be off and time periods may be inaccurate (Ibis, Rappen). Also I have cheated the heights, particularly with the three Pelikan sisters in the middle. In the Hollywood of old, if an actor in a two shot was shorter than his leading lady, the director would call "Hit him with a half-apple". The apple box was the equalizer and came in two sizes. I have used both sizes for the Pelikans.

 

My thanks to Christof for setting me straight on style and the use of black. This has been a project strictly for my own amusement and has little or no accuracy for the true pen collector.

 

Dick

[Bo Bo Olson]

2. Wartime unknown found in suitcase"""".....I have one of them, and it has the sharpest chasing of any of my pens.

I have both a wartime Reform and Centa, (made by Reform.) very solid pens. No cap ring, just a pressing with sort of little xxxx's.

 

I got a few others too.....at least half of mine or so it feels are black and gold.

When I said no more black and gold....half what I did buy afterwards were black and gold.

[Dickkooty2]

This is my mistake ... please see below.

[Dickkooty2]

2. Wartime unknown found in suitcase"""".....I have one of them, and it has the sharpest chasing of any of my pens.

I have both a wartime Reform and Centa, (made by Reform.) very solid pens. No cap ring, just a pressing with sort of little xxxx's.

 

I got a few others too.....at least half of mine or so it feels are black and gold.

When I said no more black and gold....half what I did buy afterwards were black and gold.

Bo Bo ...

 

Yes, there is an appeal to the black and gold in the classic shapes!

 

Speaking of classics, if you are anywhere near these cities ... Max Rabbe / Palast Orchester

 

http://www.palast-orchester.de/en/dates

 

 

What a kick.

[Bo Bo Olson]

They are pretty big in Germany for the last 4-5 years. Doing the 1920's German cabaret style. I see them on German TV twice a year. My wife drew my attention to them.

 

They also had a time when as a group of 6 or so, they did it with only voice. Also quite good.

[Dickkooty2]

They are pretty big in Germany for the last 4-5 years. Doing the 1920's German cabaret style. I see them on German TV twice a year. My wife drew my attention to them.

 

They also had a time when as a group of 6 or so, they did it with only voice. Also quite good.

 

Yes,I believe they took the Comedian Harmonists as a model

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedian_Harmonists

 

Just a still picture, but a comparison of cacti!

Here is a live performance

 

The bio movie is quite good as is this book:

 

The Comedian Harmonists: The Last Great Jewish Performers in Nazi Germany Paperback – October 13, 2010

by Douglas E. Friedman

TMI, I know.! But the comparisons between the groups is quite interesting. There is a group using the name and arrangements and appearing on occasion with Andre Rieu

OK, I know I am usurping my own post, but just one more fahren:

Comedian Harmonists

From the movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle 1930 apparently with the actors, but I wonder if it was dubbed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8h8ca5zn5Y

More production data at the youtube site.

Here they are in the movie as The Singing Cooks

Max Raabe

Ein Freund, Ein Guter Freund!