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Montblanc Pix 372

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Pix 372 of the third series — black push pencil, 1951–1958; neither a twist pencil nor a fountain pen

Black barrel imprinted “MONTBLANC” and “Pix”; gold-coloured conical tip with a slit; narrow gold-coloured centre ring; clip with a drop-shaped end; black push button.

Key facts

Production
black 1951–1958; in petrol blue and burgundy 1952–1958, for export only1
Mechanism
push mechanism “Pix”; the three slits in the tip are intended2
Lead
1.18 mm1
Number
at the barrel end1
Star
embossed in the push button; coloured push buttons also occur1, 3
Set
with the fountain pens 342 and 3444
Sources and notes
  1. “Collectible Stars” II (ID 1181–1183).
  2. According to a forum post of 19 October 2005; “Collectible Stars” I.
  3. maxpens.de (star embossed in the push button); collectiblestars.com database (coloured push buttons, engraved star).
  4. According to a Fountain Pen Network post of 29 July 2013.
  5. “Collectible Stars” II.
Montblanc Pix 372
Montblanc Pix 372

Not to be confused with

  • Twist pencils5

    Pencils with a twist mechanism, such as the OO2 and OO4 of 1952–1967, are not Pix.

    See pencils of the 1960s

  • Pix 72

    The older shape, 1935–1950.

    See Pix 72

  • Pix 36 of the 1960s

    The pencil of the third line in the forms attributed to Albrecht Graf Goertz.

    See pencils of the 1960s

Literature

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