Penol

A short history of Penol brand:

The Chr. Olsen Penol pens have their history rooted in Denmark, beginning in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Christian Olsen, who originally held distribution rights for Parker pens in Scandinavia, faced difficulties importing sufficient numbers of these pens. To address this, Olsen started producing his own brand called Penol around 1928-1932 in Copenhagen. The name "Penol" likely derives from a combination of "pen" and "Olsen," or from a cable address abbreviation linked to Parker Pen Olsen. Penol pens were hand-assembled by Danish workers and are known for their exceptional craftsmanship and uniqueness due to variations in size, shape, imprint, feed, section, nib, and clip. Some Penol pens include Parker parts, and vice versa, due to shared manufacturing during material shortages, especially during the German occupation of Denmark in World War II. During this war period, production was mostly for black pens, but the popular Penols were in red, symbolizing the Danish flag. Chr. Olsen’s Penol brand gained popularity through strong advertising campaigns in Danish magazines, targeting occasions like graduations and Christmas. Their factory opened in 1932 at Emdrupvej in Copenhagen, with innovations such as the Aero-Filler mechanism and Star feed introduced in the mid to late 1930s. Penol pens include notable lines like the President, Ambassador, Senior, Q-pen, and School pen. The company also produced several sub-brands under Penol, including the distinctive Skribent line known for elegant snake-head clips. The factory manufactured Pens until around 1966 when production shifted abroad, and Penol focused on marking pens and other writing products. Before producing Penol pens, Chr. Olsen acted as Parker’s distributor in Denmark from the early 1900s and also licensed manufacture of Parker pens (notably not the Parker 51 or 61) until the early 1960s. In summary: - Penol brand established circa 1928-1932 by Christian Olsen in Denmark to supplement Parker pen supply. - Hand-assembled pens with unique craftsmanship, occasional Parker parts used reciprocally. - Strong market presence during WWII, with popular red pens symbolizing Denmark. - Innovations included Aero-Filler (1937) and Star feed (1937). - Sub-brands included Skribent pens. - Factory production ceased around 1966; later, production outsourced internationally. - Chr. Olsen also distributed and manufactured licensed Parker pens in Denmark since early 1900s. This history underscores Penol as a uniquely Danish brand born from practical needs and flourished through quality, innovation, and strong local identity.
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This table shows all in my database available Penol writing instruments. To a particular Penol please use the above menu. Click on a picture to enlarge it. This list is sorted by period of production and model/number.
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#	Model/Number	Period	Picture
1.	Nr 2	1932-1935
2.	Nr 3	1934-1936
3.	00	1935-1936
4.	00	1935-1936
5.	de Luxe B.O.	1935-1936
6.	de Luxe B.O.	1935-1936
7.	de Luxe C.O.	1935-1936
8.	de Luxe C.O.	1935-1936
9.	de Luxe C.O.	1935-1936
10.	de Luxe O.	1935-1936
11.	de Luxe O.	1935-1936
12.	№ 5	1935-1937
13.	№ 8	1935-1938
14.	№ 0	1935-1940
15.	№ 0	1935-1940
16.	0	1935-1940
17.	PRESIDENT	1935-1940
18.	PRESIDENT DE LUXE	1935-1940
19.	de Luxe No. 2	1935-1941
20.	№ 1	1935-1942		Top
21.	№ 1	1935-1942
22.	№ 210	1935-1942
23.	№ 7	1935-1942
24.	№ 7 Aëro	1935-1942
25.	№ 7 Aëro	1935-1942
26.	№ 210 K	1936-1938
27.	de Luxe No. 3.D.	1936-1942
28.	de Luxe No. 3.D.	1936-1942
29.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
30.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
31.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
32.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
33.	№ 3K Aëro	1937-1941
34.	№ 3K Aëro	1937-1941
35.	№ 3K Aëro	1937-1941
36.	de Luxe A.O. Aëro	1937-1941
37.	de Luxe A.O. Aëro	1937-1941
38.	de Luxe A.O. Aëro	1937-1941
39.	de Luxe B.O. Aëro	1937-1941
40.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941		Top
41.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941
42.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941
43.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941
44.	de Luxe O. Aëro	1937-1941
45.	de Luxe O. Aëro	1937-1941
46.	№ 3 Aëro	1937-1942
47.	№ 3 Aëro	1937-1942
48.	№ 3 Aëro	1937-1942
49.	No 3 Aëro	1937-1942
50.	No. 220	1937-1942
51.	No. 220	1937-1942
52.	8K	1938-1939
53.	8K	1938-1939
54.	№ 210 K	1938-1941
55.	№ 8 Aëro	1939-1940
56.	№ 8 Aëro	1939-1940
57.	№ 8 Aëro	1939-1940
58.	№ 9 Aëro	1939-1940
59.	№ 9 Aëro	1939-1940
60.	204	1939-1942		Top
61.	4	1939-1942
62.	№ 1 N	1940-1941
63.	№ 1 N	1940-1941
64.	№ 1 N	1940-1941
65.	3 N	1940-1941
66.	3 N	1940-1941
67.	3 N	1940-1941
68.	Super	1940-1941
69.	Super	1940-1941
70.	Cadet 10	1940-1943
71.	Cadet 10	1940-1943
72.	Junior 12	1940-1943
73.	Junior 12	1940-1943
74.	Junior 12	1940-1943
75.	MASTER 11	1940-1943
76.	Junior 312	1941-1943
77.	Senior 15	1941-1943
78.	Senior 15	1941-1943
79.	Senior 15	1941-1943
80.	Senior 15	1941-1943		Top
81.	Senior 15 Sack-Filler	1941-1943
82.	Senior 315	1941-1943
83.	Senior 315	1941-1943
84.	Senior 415	1941-1943
85.	Senior 415	1941-1943
86.	Special 14	1941-1943
87.	Special 14	1941-1943
88.	Special 314	1941-1943
89.	Special 314	1941-1943
90.	Special 314	1941-1943
91.	Special 414	1941-1943
92.	Super 313	1941-1943
93.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
94.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
95.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
96.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
97.	Ambassador Special	1942-1943
98.	Ambassador Special	1942-1943
99.	Ambassador Special	1942-1943
100.	Ambassador Special	1942-1943		Top
101.	Special 14	1942-1943
102.	Special 14	1942-1943
103.	Super 13	1942-1943
104.	Super 13	1942-1943
105.	Super 13	1942-1943
106.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
107.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
108.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
109.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
110.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
111.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1946
112.	Standard?	1942-1946
113.	REGINA NICHRO	1943
114.	№ 20	1943-1944
115.	№ 1019	1943-1945
116.	19	1943-1945
117.	Ambassador Special	1943-1946
118.	Ambassador Special	1943-1946
119.	JOHN BULL Special	1944-1945
120.	Populær	1944-1945		Top
121.	Ambassador Senior	1944-1946
122.	Ambassador Junior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
123.	Ambassador Senior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
124.	Ambassador Senior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
125.	Ambassador Senior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
126.	Standard	1945
127.	STANDARD 2	1945
128.	MODERN	1946
129.	MODERN	1946
130.	MODERN	1946
131.	MODERN	1946
132.	MODERN	1946
133.	MODERN	1946
134.	Ambassador Special	1946-1948
135.	Ambassador Special	1946-1948
136.	Universal	1946-1951
137.	Ambassador No 5	1947
138.	Ambassador No 5	1947
139.	Ambassador No 5	1947
140.	Ambassador No 5	1947		Top
141.	Ambassador No 5	1947
142.	Ambassador No 5	1947
143.	Ambassador No 5	1947
144.	Ambassador No 5	1947
145.	Ambassador No 5	1947
146.	Ambassador Senior	1947
147.	Ambassador Senior	1947
148.	Ambassador Senior	1947
149.	Ambassador Senior	1947
150.	PRESIDENT	1947
151.	Prefect	1947-1950
152.	1248	1948
153.	SCOUT	1948
154.	SCOUT Ambassador	1948
155.	SCOUT Ambassador	1948
156.	№ 1010	1948-1950
157.	№ 1010	1948-1950
158.	№ 240	1948-1950
159.	№ 1250	1948-1952
160.	№ 1250	1948-1952		Top
161.	№ 1250	1948-1952
162.	№ 1250	1948-1952
163.	11 - 3R	1948-1952
164.	№ 1520	1948-1954
165.	№ 1530	1948-1954
166.	1249	1949
167.	Q-Pen	1949
168.	Q-Pen	1949
169.	Q-Pen	1949
170.	Q-Pen	1949
171.	Kurér	1949-1950
172.	№ 70	1950
173.	1252	1952
174.	Nibber 885	1952
175.	Nibber 885	1952
176.	Skolepen	1952-1960
177.	Skolepen	1952-1960
178.	Skolepen	1952-1960
179.	Skolepen	1952-1960
180.	Skolepen	1952-1960		Top
181.	Skolepen EXTRA	1952-1960
182.	Skolepen EXTRA	1952-1960
183.	Skolepen EXTRA	1952-1960
184.	115	1953
185.	Q JUBI	1958-1964
186.	Standard	1958-1964
187.	---	1960-1965
188.	---	1960-1965
189.	---	1960-1965
190.	---	1962-1965
191.	4-Color BP	1963-1966

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