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Montblanc travel inkwell with ribbed screw cap 1920s or 1930s

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Montblanc travel inkwell with a ribbed screw cap — from the 1920s according to the page; the dating is not established

Black, oblong body with rounded narrow ends; at one end on top a ribbed screw cap, next to it the lettering “MONTBLANC” as one word, raised in an elongated panel; a grooved panel on the side. One narrow end is translucent and shows the ink level.

Key facts

Production
1920s according to the page; “Collectible Stars” I lists travel inkwells from 1912 to 1942. The Diary dates a travel inkwell with a similar ribbed screw cap and raised “MONTBLANC” to c. 1936 — the date of this piece remains open1
Purpose
for filling the safety pens — according to “Collectible Stars” I this was what the travel inkwells were mostly used for2
Sources and notes
  1. Text of this page; “Collectible Stars” volume I; “The Montblanc Diary & Collectors Guide” (travel inkwell of c. 1936).
  2. “Collectible Stars” volume I; forum post of 26 November 2004 (the known Montblanc travel inkwells only for safety pens).
Montblanc travel inkwell with ribbed screw cap – inkwell
Montblanc travel inkwell with ribbed screw cap – inkwell

Not to be confused with

  • Travel inkwell with side cap

    Flat bottle with a tall, rounded cap at one side.

    See Travel inkwell 3

  • Travel inkwell with central cap

    Tall, glossy bottle with a rounded cap in the middle.

    See Travel inkwell 4

Literature

  1. aJens Rösler, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars I — MONTBLANC 1908–1947”. 2014. ISBN 978-3-00-044233-9. On this website “Collectible Stars” volume I. more about the book ›
  2. bJens Rösler: “The Montblanc Diary & Collector’s Guide”. Christians Verlag, Hamburg 1993. ISBN 3-7672-1174-2. On this website “Diary” for short. more about the book ›