Show us your Montblancs

[rogerb]

It may be vulgar and tasteless to say it, in such company, but it just may also say something about the size of your bank balance :embarrassed_smile:

 

 

Hi Roger, I don't think this is true either, I enjoy the Montblanc brand as well as many others, and I don't have an endless bankroll. I think that saying something like this is a little offensive.

I personally know I will never own a Montblanc Skeleton 333, but I appreciate someone sharing their pictures, and I thought thats what this web site was all about. Sharing our excitement and shared interests in writing instruments. Not, comparing bankrolls...

Though, everyone has their opinion about pens, and what he/she should spend on them, your comment does not really contribute to this forum. I feel it just adds a negative presence that was not there.

Just my opinion...

B

 

As I said to the OP, Bryant, it wasn't meant to offend, and I apologise to those who were offended.

 

It was, as I said, just a reaction to seeing collections which are so far beyond anything I could aspire-to owning, even if I wished-to.

 

Regards

Roger

[Maxpens]

 

Dear all members, the headline was "show us your Montblanc, a pen anthology" and not a discussion about money. Let us enjoy the different pens of each other. In my world a good collection depent not on the banc acoount. It is the fun to collect his own "treasure".

I will send more pict. this evening ( Hamburg time )

 

 

kind regards

 

Max

 

More old pens

 

 

 

 

 

I only have old pens :embarrassed_smile: maybe I am to old for modern pens

 

Max

Edited April 29, 2008 by Maxpens

[RedRob]

Hi Max, not only is your collection of old MBs beautiful, it is also let's say, educational. I had never before seen what looks to be the inspiration for the Fitzgerald, namely the 8th pen (from the left) on your second tray. Also, the 1st pen on the second tray does look like the inspiration behind the Friedrich II, unless I am mistaken.

 

Is the clip on the Giulio II Patron's pen the same as the beautiful one on the 14th pen of the first tray? If not, I don't know what they're waiting for to use it again.

 

I remember having the pleasure to talk to Jonathan Steinberg at the DC pen show of 2006. I bought from him a copy of his book Fountain Pens, Their History and Art. He also had some beautiful vintage MBs and Astorias overlays for sale BTW. Anyhow, he told me how he had a meeting with some director(s) at MB in the early 1990s where he showed them some of the vintage MBs in his collection, namely an octogonal silver overlay from the 20s. The director(s) was (were) apparently unaware of the vintage MB designs and he (they) did like them very much. Lo and behold, a year or so later, MB came up with the Medici LE, which was inspired from the FP he had showed at that meeting. The rest is history.

 

Sometimes (when looking at the Cervantes or the Faulkner for instance) I wonder if Jonathan shouldn't pay MB another visit one of these days and remind them once again of the beauties in their past. Your trays of pens indicate that there are is a lot more interesting mining material in their archives.

Edited April 30, 2008 by RedRob

[Deirdre]

Max, I really love the stripy pens in the middle of the second tray!

[Maxpens]

Hi Max, not only is your collection of old MBs beautiful, it is also let's say, educational. I had never before seen what looks to be the inspiration for the Fitzgerald, namely the 8th pen (from the left) on your second tray. Also, the 1st on one the second tray does look like the Friedrich II inspiration, unless I am mistaken.

 

Is the clip on the Giulio II Patron's pen the same as the beautiful one on the 14th pen of the first tray? If not, I don't know what they're waiting for to use it again.

 

Hello RedRob, I agree that most of the Writers Editions are inspired by the older pens of the 20th to 40th. Not a completly body, only some details like the Clip or shape / surface. It is funny to hear that an external collector has given the idea to the Medici pen, but why not. The Marcel Proust is very similar to other old pens of the 30th, I have also some octogonal pens with silver overlay, most of them are based on the second and third series of the 30th.

 

kind regards

 

Max

[ma0ca]

 

Very nice and interesting pen collection...

 

Best regards

[RedRob]

The Marcel Proust is very similar to other old pens of the 30th, I have also some octogonal pens with silver overlay, most of them are based on the second and third series of the 30th.

 

Hi Max,

 

Would you happen to have a picture or a link for the pens that inspired the Proust?

 

Thanks

 

Robert

[cafzal]

Look, these are actually beautiful pens. I was truly amazed when I saw the J. P. Morgan, he (the person) represents such unattainable wealth, and yet what a beautiful pen those folks at MB created, which can actually fall into many more hands than correlate to his level of wealth. On the one hand I can only hope it represents some correlation between what it cost to design, and marketing, and what some of our brothers and sisters could afford to pay. I am a professor in America which means something just North of what democrats consider middle class and what republicans call the poverty line. Its about how you spend your time, not your money. We all take care for our families and pay our bills. Then, some of us write and enjoy the process and want to connect with a century of of fellow writers. Pens this beautiful give us the the dream of writing in such a rarefied atmosphere that in a sense its worth it as long as what's traded is not food and shelter, but a mediocre day at the mall.

Edited May 3, 2008 by cafzal

[Diamondback]

I finally got time to snap a few pictures of my Montblanc collection to date. I was waiting for the latest addition to the collection to arrive before posting. As you can see, my focus has been on the Writers Editions to date, although I would like to add a few more Patron of the Arts pens once my budget recovers a little.

 

 

They are in order from left to right:

1. 147 Traveller (Left Foot OM)

2. Agatha Christie (M)

3. Voltaire (M)

4. Dumas (M) - correct signature

5. Dostoevsky (M)

6. Poe (M)

7. Proust (M)

8. Schiller (M)

9. Verne (F)

10. Kafka (M)

11. Francois I (F)

12. Ramses II (M)

13. Czar Nikolai (M)

14. 149 (F)

 

Missing from these photos is my Montblanc 22 Fine (ca 1960s). I ran out of pen tray slots.

 

Below are two more photos with a slightly closer view.

 

 

[sokiu66]

I finally got time to snap a few pictures of my Montblanc collection to date. I was waiting for the latest addition to the collection to arrive before posting. As you can see, my focus has been on the Writers Editions to date, although I would like to add a few more Patron of the Arts pens once my budget recovers a little.

 

 

They are in order from left to right:

1. 147 Traveller (Left Foot OM)

2. Agatha Christie (M)

3. Voltaire (M)

4. Dumas (M) - correct signature

5. Dostoevsky (M)

6. Poe (M)

7. Proust (M)

8. Schiller (M)

9. Verne (F)

10. Kafka (M)

11. Francois I (F)

12. Ramses II (M)

13. Czar Nikolai (M)

14. 149 (F)

 

Missing from these photos is my Montblanc 22 Fine (ca 1960s). I ran out of pen tray slots.

 

Below are two more photos with a slightly closer view.

 

WOW, nice collection! The 11. Francois I is such an elegant pen that I don't want to put it down when holding it.

 

I'm a new collector and nice to meet everyone here.

 

Regards,

Sokiu

Edited May 17, 2008 by sokiu66

[ma0ca]

Very attractive pen collection. Congratulation!

[Diamondback]

WOW, nice collection! The 11. Francois I is such an elegant pen that I don't want to put it down when holding it.

 

I'm a new collector and nice to meet everyone here.

 

Regards,

Sokiu

 

Sokiu,

 

Thanks. I was surprised when I first handled the Francois. I was lead to believe that the cap was made of precious resin. However, I now know it is metal (not sure what sort) with beautiful black lacquer coating. I really purchased it because the tiger eye semi-precious stone barrel is complimentary to the lapis lazuli of the Ramses and the malachite of the Czar Nikolai.

 

 

Very attractive pen collection. Congratulation!

 

ma0ca,

 

Thanks. Half the fun is in the hunt for discontinued editions.

 

[RedRob]

I finally got time to snap a few pictures of my Montblanc collection to date. I was waiting for the latest addition to the collection to arrive before posting. As you can see, my focus has been on the Writers Editions to date, although I would like to add a few more Patron of the Arts pens once my budget recovers a little.

 

Thanks for these inspiring pictures. It is now pretty clear that I have to buy a Schiller. Wow. What a classy underrated pen.

 

That François Ier is also very special. It looks very different from one picture to the other. I guess I'll have to see it in real life to set my opinion. Do you feel the engraving on the metal bands is deep enough? It's so hard to tell from the pics. Also, how do you feel about that extra cap band on the turning knob? I've not quite understood it yet, just like the intriguing way the cap meets the barrel between those two gold bands like some kind of reverse or negative of a picture. I'm still processing... All in all a very special pen indeed...

 

What Patrons of the Arts are you looking for next?

 

PS I've just noticed the second François Ier picture. Stunning. Thanks!

Edited May 18, 2008 by RedRob

[Diamondback]

Thanks for these inspiring pictures. It is now pretty clear that I have to buy a Schiller. Wow. What a classy underrated pen.

 

That François Ier is also very special. It looks very different from one picture to the other. I guess I'll have to see it in real life to set my opinion. Do you feel the engraving on the metal bands is deep enough? It's so hard to tell from the pics. Also, how do you feel about that extra cap band on the turning knob? I've not quite understood it yet. All in all a very special pen...

 

RedRob,

 

I agree about the Schiller. It is a close call between the Proust and the Schiller as to which I like best of the Writers Editions. I think the amber resin cap with the retro clip is stunning. In my opinion, this pen is very underrated in the series.

 

I attached attached a few additional photos I took today of the Francois that I think will dispel any concerns you have have about the depth of the engraving. I also think that the extra ring on the piston nob makes the pen. It gives it that extra touch of class you expect from a Patrons.

 

 

[RedRob]

Thanks for the engraving pics. They are not only 3dimensional, but also original. On first impressions there's something XIVth and something XIXth about them. Still have to figure it out. I also feel better about those bands and you're so right that the extra band on the turning knob is like the signature of this pen, very eye-catching and unique.

 

You bet the Schiller is underrated. Big time. Thanks for making me realise this with your pictures. It goes right at the top of my MB wish-list.

Edited May 18, 2008 by RedRob

[Diamondback]

What Patrons of the Arts are you looking for next?

 

RedRob,

 

The Charlemagne is my next Patrons. The "twisted" sterling silver barrel and cap is a very unique design. Your original posting helped me firm up my decision.

[RedRob]

What Patrons of the Arts are you looking for next?

 

RedRob,

 

The Charlemagne is my next Patrons. The "twisted" sterling silver barrel and cap is a very unique design. Your original posting helped me firm up my decision.

 

Believe me, you won't be disappointed. It looks A LOT better in pics than in real life and there's a Middle-Ages Renaissance exuding from the pen.

Edited May 19, 2008 by RedRob

[giuli8p]

What Patrons of the Arts are you looking for next?

 

RedRob,

 

The Charlemagne is my next Patrons. The "twisted" sterling silver barrel and cap is a very unique design. Your original posting helped me firm up my decision.

 

Believe me, you won't be disappointed. It looks A LOT better in pics than in real life and there's a Middle-Ages Renaissance exudating from the pen.

 

Is it good?

[RedRob]

What Patrons of the Arts are you looking for next?

 

RedRob,

 

The Charlemagne is my next Patrons. The "twisted" sterling silver barrel and cap is a very unique design. Your original posting helped me firm up my decision.

 

Believe me, you won't be disappointed. It looks A LOT better in pics than in real life and there's a Middle-Ages Renaissance exuding from the pen.

 

Is it good?

 

Of course not. Look what this pen did to my brain.

 

[Yurigia]

Hi, thank you about your comments. In fact, I am a collector and I don't use them. As you may observe I like pens which are made from silver or white gold. I don't like pens made from yellow or pink gold. As far as it concerns Georges Pompidou it cost me 16000 euros from a MB boutique in Paris.

 

Best regards

 

Hi Ma0ca,

 

I see that you are interesting in the white gold Montblanc pens and you have some pieces that have an high value...

 

I have one good friend that have a great pen to sell, a Montblanc Teatro alla Scala, and maybe you are interesting in it....

 

This is the model:

 

Link 1

 

Link 2

 

This pen is the 78 pieces edition... if you are interesting I can send you a real photo of this pen....

 

Good morning,

 

Juri