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Montblanc Pix in silver, 1934–1955

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Metal Pix in silver, faceted, with barleycorn guilloche and a plain name field “MONTBLANC Pix” — one of the metal Pix that “Collectible Stars” I lists from 1934 to 1955; the number cannot be seen in the photos

Faceted silver barrel, each face with barleycorn guilloche and plain lines at the edges; a plain rectangular field with “MONTBLANC” and below it “Pix” in script; silver-coloured clip with stamps at its base that cannot be read in the photos; conical tip; cylindrical push button with a white star on a black ground and a faint, illegible imprint on its side. Whether the barrel is six- or eight-sided cannot be determined with certainty from the photos.

Key facts

Production
metal Pix according to “Collectible Stars” I 1934–1955, depending on number and pattern until 1942, 1943, 1953 or 1955; gold and rolled-gold Pix according to volume II 1935–1955; the page gives 1935–19551
Possible numbers
eight-sided 710 (12 cm) and 720 (9.5 cm), Ø 0.85 cm; six-sided 750 (12 cm) and 760 (9.5 cm), Ø 1.05 cm; the round 730 and 740 are ruled out, as is the only eight-sided 730 in the book (rhomboid and stick chasing, ball clip, probably a prototype) — the Pix in the photos has no ball clip2
Mechanism
push mechanism “Pix” with feed clutch; 1.18 mm leads3
Silver
hallmarked 835 or 900; clips also stamped “Alpacca”, “Double” or “Walzgold”4
Patterns
well over 20 guilloches, many made to customer order; there is no complete survey4
Push button and clip
push button with enamelled star 1934–1936, then a different form; spade clip 1934–1936, diamond clip 1936–1953, tie clip 1938–1955 (in the overview of clips from 1927 to 1952 in the same volume 1935–1952)5
Number
not imprinted on the metal Pix according to the collectiblestars.com database6
Sources and notes
  1. “Collectible Stars” volume I; volume II; maxpens.de (silver Pix 1935–1955).
  2. “Collectible Stars” volume I (length ± 0.4 mm, diameter ± 0.05 mm).
  3. “Collectible Stars” volume I (leaflet of 1934); Diary (ten leads of 45 mm). Dealer information on metal Pix at penboard (1.18 mm lead).
  4. “Collectible Stars” volume I.
  5. “Collectible Stars” volume I.
  6. collectiblestars.com database (“no number” on all metal Pix 710 to 760).
  7. “Collectible Stars” volume I.
  8. “Collectible Stars” volume II.

Many versions, patterns and imprints were made from 1934 to 1955.

Montblanc Pix in silver
Montblanc Pix in silver
Montblanc Pix in silver

Not to be confused with

  • Precious-metal twist pencils7

    Silver and gold pencils with a twist mechanism, 1926–1936 — not a Pix.

    See Twist pencils of the 1930s

  • Four-colour pencil in silver

    Likewise eight-sided and guilloched, but with four leads and colour selection by an “arrow”.

    See Four-colour pencil No. 61

  • Pix 772 in silver8

    A Pix of the 1950s, also made of silver in 1951–1954.

    See Pix of the 1950s

  • Pix 72 and L72

    The black Pix in hard rubber.

    See Pix 72 · Pix L72

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, Stefan Wallrafen: “Collectible Stars — Montblanc writing instruments from 1946 until 1979”. 2001. On this website “Collectible Stars” volume II. more about the book ›
  3. cJens 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 ›