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Montblanc Vintage 1960–1989 Collection Madame — pens for women, 1971 to 1975

Described on this page

Collection Madame — twist pencil 940 and ballpoints 945, 946 and 955, 1971 to 1975

No photos on this website; the table links to individual pens at penboard (new tab) where there are any.

Key facts

Production
1971–19751
Finish
940 and 945 gold-plated, 946 gold-plated and chased; 955 in Silvre, matte, plain or chased1
Name
“Collection Madame”, also on the packaging2
Versions
5 entries — see table

Not to be confused with

  • Noblesse

    The slim metal pens from 1973.

    See Noblesse

Sources and notes
  1. “Collectible Stars” volume II (there “Colection Madame”).
  2. forum post of 14 December 2011.

The “Collection Madame” was a small range of pens for women (forum post of 14 December 2011). All the pens date from 1971–1975; the name also appears on the packaging (forum post of 14 December 2011).

The pens

  • the gold-plated twist pencil 940
  • the ballpoints 945 and 946, gold-plated and matte, the 946 also chased
  • the 955 in Silvre, a copper-nickel alloy with a silvery sheen, matte, plain or chased

Why they are rarely seen

They were ordinary mass-produced pens (forum post of 1 May 2015). A forum post cautiously explains how little one finds about them by the fact that mainly men collect pens; in any case they are not often seen (forum post of 14 December 2011).

All versions 1971–1975 5 entries

Each version on its own row. A dash (—) marks missing information. “Photos” links to a page of this website or to an individual pen at penboard (↗, opens in a new tab).

Ballpoints 4 entries

No.YearsTypeVersionFilling system · nibSourcePhotos
9451971–1975Ballpointgold-plated, matte finish—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1595—
9461971–1975Ballpointgold-plated, matte, chased—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1596—
9551971–1975BallpointSilvre, matte finish—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1597penboard ↗
9551971–1975BallpointSilvre, matte finish, chased—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1598—

Twist pencils 1 entry

No.YearsTypeVersionFilling system · nibSourcePhotos
9401971–1975Twist pencilgold-plated—“Collectible Stars” II, ID no. 1594—

Sources

Facts from the following sources: “Collectible Stars” volume II (Rösler/Wallrafen), model catalogue “MONTBLANC Schreibgeräte 1980 – 2015”, forum posts in the archive of this website, in the Penexchange forum and on the Fountain Pen Network, individual pens at penboard (only as a link to photos) and the pages of this website.

This page gives no values or prices — neither original shop prices nor current offers.

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 ›