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.
***************************************************************
This table shows all in my database available Penol pens. 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.
For more information about following writing instruments please select

#	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.	№ 1	1935-1942
20.	№ 1	1935-1942		Top
21.	№ 7	1935-1942
22.	№ 7 Aëro	1935-1942
23.	№ 7 Aëro	1935-1942
24.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
25.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
26.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
27.	№ 2 Aëro	1937-1940
28.	№ 3K Aëro	1937-1941
29.	№ 3K Aëro	1937-1941
30.	№ 3K Aëro	1937-1941
31.	de Luxe A.O. Aëro	1937-1941
32.	de Luxe A.O. Aëro	1937-1941
33.	de Luxe A.O. Aëro	1937-1941
34.	de Luxe B.O. Aëro	1937-1941
35.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941
36.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941
37.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941
38.	de Luxe C.O. Aëro	1937-1941
39.	de Luxe O. Aëro	1937-1941
40.	de Luxe O. Aëro	1937-1941		Top
41.	№ 3 Aëro	1937-1942
42.	№ 3 Aëro	1937-1942
43.	№ 3 Aëro	1937-1942
44.	No 3 Aëro	1937-1942
45.	8K	1938-1939
46.	8K	1938-1939
47.	№ 8 Aëro	1939-1940
48.	№ 8 Aëro	1939-1940
49.	№ 8 Aëro	1939-1940
50.	№ 9 Aëro	1939-1940
51.	№ 9 Aëro	1939-1940
52.	4	1939-1942
53.	№ 1 N	1940-1941
54.	№ 1 N	1940-1941
55.	№ 1 N	1940-1941
56.	3 N	1940-1941
57.	3 N	1940-1941
58.	3 N	1940-1941
59.	Super	1940-1941
60.	Super	1940-1941		Top
61.	Cadet 10	1940-1943
62.	Cadet 10	1940-1943
63.	Junior 12	1940-1943
64.	Junior 12	1940-1943
65.	Junior 12	1940-1943
66.	MASTER 11	1940-1943
67.	Senior 15	1941-1943
68.	Senior 15	1941-1943
69.	Senior 15	1941-1943
70.	Senior 15	1941-1943
71.	Senior 15 Sack-Filler	1941-1943
72.	Special 14	1941-1943
73.	Special 14	1941-1943
74.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
75.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
76.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
77.	Ambassador Senior	1942-1943
78.	Ambassador Special	1942-1943
79.	Ambassador Special	1942-1943
80.	Ambassador Special	1942-1943		Top
81.	Special 14	1942-1943
82.	Special 14	1942-1943
83.	Super 13	1942-1943
84.	Super 13	1942-1943
85.	Super 13	1942-1943
86.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
87.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
88.	Ambassador Junior	1942-1946
89.	Standard?	1942-1946
90.	REGINA NICHRO	1943
91.	Ambassador Special	1943-1946
92.	Ambassador Special	1943-1946
93.	JOHN BULL Special	1944-1945
94.	Populær	1944-1945
95.	Ambassador Senior	1944-1946
96.	Ambassador Junior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
97.	Ambassador Senior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
98.	Ambassador Senior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
99.	Ambassador Senior Sack-Filler	1944-1946
100.	Standard	1945		Top
101.	STANDARD 2	1945
102.	MODERN	1946
103.	MODERN	1946
104.	MODERN	1946
105.	MODERN	1946
106.	MODERN	1946
107.	MODERN	1946
108.	Ambassador Special	1946-1948
109.	Universal	1946-1951
110.	Ambassador No 5	1947
111.	Ambassador No 5	1947
112.	Ambassador No 5	1947
113.	Ambassador No 5	1947
114.	Ambassador No 5	1947
115.	Ambassador No 5	1947
116.	Ambassador No 5	1947
117.	Ambassador No 5	1947
118.	Ambassador No 5	1947
119.	Ambassador Senior	1947
120.	Ambassador Senior	1947		Top
121.	Ambassador Senior	1947
122.	Ambassador Senior	1947
123.	PRESIDENT	1947
124.	1248	1948
125.	SCOUT Ambassador	1948
126.	SCOUT Ambassador	1948
127.	1249	1949
128.	Kurér	1949-1950
129.	1252	1952
130.	Skolepen	1952-1960
131.	Skolepen	1952-1960
132.	Skolepen	1952-1960
133.	Skolepen	1952-1960
134.	Skolepen EXTRA	1952-1960
135.	Skolepen EXTRA	1952-1960
136.	115	1953
137.	---	1960-1965
138.	---	1960-1965
139.	---	1960-1965
140.	---	1962-1965		Top

Search: