The History of Mont Blanc Pens

Mont Blanc was founded by a Hamburg stationer in 1906. Originally called the Simplo Filler Pen company, they altered the name to Mont Blanc in 1911. They have been manufacturing quality writing instruments ever since.

Since the start Mont Blanc has been making many of the world's most fantastic pens. Without doubt, the most favored in the Mont Blanc range of writing instruments are those in the Meisterstuck line. Meisterstuck is actually German for masterpiece and no one could argue that this title doesn't suit these famous pens. Each pen manufactured by the company over the years is a masterpiece, without any doubt.

Mont Blanc have obviously gone on to create new pens in their range, but so far none of them has come close to the iconic status of the Meisterstuck. I would say the most distinctive feature of the Meisterstuck pen is the central inscribed ring, found within two plain, thinner equidistant rings and normally made of gold. Wonderful attention to detail in the production process makes Mont Blanc the most luxurious of fountain pens and legendary in the world of writing instruments.

This brings us to the new generation of writing instruments manufactured by Mont Blanc, led by the StarWalker range. Having a modern name and styling to match, the Mont Blanc StarWalker still keeps to the tradition of producing pens of wonderful and flawless design with true master craftsmanship. The StarWalker pen collection, as with other collections, contains a fountain pen, ballpoint pen, mechanical pencil and a rollerball pen. These new pens by Mont Blanc are cleverly designed, stylish, practical and very easy to write with. Place it in your hand and you will never forget how it feels to write with, how it flows over the paper. The StarWalker is perfectly made and is a real treat to use. As with all Mont Blanc writing instruments, the desire for writing is insatiable.

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