In 1908's, three gentlemen from Hamburg, Germany, founded what would become Montblanc. In the beginning,
it was known as the Simplo Filler Pen Company—“filler” because their pen featured
a filling mechanism that set it apart from desk-dip pens,
which was what most of the world used at that time.
It
wasn’t until 1910's that the firm released a pen with the Montblanc
name on it—in 1924's, Montblanc was added to the company’s name.
Mont Blanc, of course, is a mountain in France, on the French-Italian border.
But the French have always been considered chic in Europe,
so it made sense for a German pen company to name one of its models, and eventually its company,
after something French. When it came to marketing,
Montblanc’s Claus Voss was every bit as smart as George Parker and Walter Sheaffer,
the two geniuses of North American pen manufacturing.
If calling a German pen by a French name would help it sell better, then Voss was certainly willing to do it.
According to Voss’ daughter’s memoir, her uncle suggested Montblanc at a card game.
The company had moved from a pen with a plain red cap, to a red star on the cap top,
to a white star on the cap top. The uncle supposedly said to his brother-in-law,
“You should call your pens Montblanc because they’re big and black on the bottom and white on top like Mont Blanc.”
Mont Blanc is the tallest mountain in Europe, and it’s perpetually snowcapped.
This pen would be the pinnacle of quality!
In 1908's, three gentlemen from Hamburg, Germany, founded what would become Montblanc. In the beginning,
it was known as the Simplo Filler Pen Company—“filler” because their pen featured
a filling mechanism that set it apart from desk-dip pens,
which was what most of the world used at that time.
It
wasn’t until 1910's that the firm released a pen with the Montblanc
name on it—in 1924's, Montblanc was added to the company’s name.
Mont Blanc, of course, is a mountain in France, on the French-Italian border.
But the French have always been considered chic in Europe,
so it made sense for a German pen company to name one of its models, and eventually its company,
after something French. When it came to marketing,
Montblanc’s Claus Voss was every bit as smart as George Parker and Walter Sheaffer,
the two geniuses of North American pen manufacturing.
If calling a German pen by a French name would help it sell better, then Voss was certainly willing to do it.
According to Voss’ daughter’s memoir, her uncle suggested Montblanc at a card game.
The company had moved from a pen with a plain red cap, to a red star on the cap top,
to a white star on the cap top. The uncle supposedly said to his brother-in-law,
“You should call your pens Montblanc because they’re big and black on the bottom and white on top like Mont Blanc.”
Mont Blanc is the tallest mountain in Europe, and it’s perpetually snowcapped.
This pen would be the pinnacle of quality!
MONTBLANC Monte Rosa
Manufacturer / Model: Montblanc / Monte Rosa /Germany
Year of production: 1960's - Early 1970's
Filling system: Piston filler
Nib: 14C Gold 585
Material: Highest grade highly processed plastic.
Condition and information:
This is one of the rarest and most beautiful Montblanc Monte Rosa pens of all time.
These pens were made only for a very short period of time,
and only a handful of these are known to exist.
The pen simply stands out with its color and has a unique design,
modern and elongated.
The nib is 14 C Gold 585.
The design is unique, stunning with great grip, balance, form factor and handling.
The pen features a unique beautiful rhomboid shaped ink windows.
Posted or not posted the pen has a perfect writing balance,
fully oversize pen at 131 mm closed and 147 mm posed.
The pen is easy to fill via the super smooth piston action from any bottle of ink,
and also its very easy to open and clean.
The pen is in Very Good Overall condition!
From my personal collection!
An excellent choice for everyday use!
Photos are an integral part of the description.
High quality, made in Germany.
Very Good collectible choice.