June 2017

 Joining Montegrappa’s Ancient Civilizations series, the Thoth collection of writing instruments enjoys a special presence, for Thoth was the Egyptian deity, among many other roles, to whom is ascribed the invention of the alphabet and writing. There can be no more appropriate a figure to honor with a family of fine pens.

The Thoth writing instruments are imbued with the design language of ancient Egypt. Even the pen’s shape, though as slim as a pen needs be, possesses curves recalling a mummy’s sarcophagus, the decoration emphasizing the likeness.

So, too, do the patterns tell a story, the burnished laser-cut engravings combining top recreate the atmosphere of highly-adorned walls in an Egyptian throne room. Realized in Charcoal Black celluloid, with contrasting elements in either and Sterling Silver or 18k Gold trim, the Thoth pen bears the god’s ibis head on the top of the cap, segueing into a pocket clip. Hieroglyphics encircle the bottom of the cap, while motifs inspired by period Egyptian clothing may be found on the upper part.

On the bottom of the barrel is the symbol of Thoth, a stylized ibis, while the barrel is engraved with the inscriptions of one of Thoth’s emerald tablets, believed to be written in the ancient language of Atlantis. Thoth’s ibis symbol also appears on the 18K gold nib of this beautiful piston-fed fountain pen.

Issued as both fountain and rollerball, the Thoth collection is limited to 365 Fountain pens in Sterling Silver and 365 Rollerball pens in Sterling Silver to represent Thoth’s creation of the calendar, with 5 Fountain pens in Solid 18K Gold and 5 Rollerball pens in Solid 18K Gold to recall the five days he won from the Moon.

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Today the new Montegrappa Fortuna Silver collection arrived. There are 3 different styles in the line up ranging from a sleek plain Stainless version and moving on to the engraved versions in Shema and Skull.We skipped right to the macro lens to capture the endless details each pen has. Adjusting the aperture as we went along to get some more real life details everyone will appreciate. Catching the light, the pens change from bright to dark revealing their individuality. The block threads contrast the rest of the pen and go virtually unnoticed when writing.The Fortuna Shema engraving is not just deep but filled in to give it depth along with the 3 set stones that set with the Star of David. The details run from the cap, through the body and even the section without forcing you to hold the engraving but simply enjoy its design.      The Fortuna Skull is just outright fun. With this steel engraved version the design is really intriguing. The skulls are intertwined into a larger skull & cross bones on the cap. The engraving is just the right depth to give it visual appeal while also delivering a smooth but textured finish.As we viewed the photo results, we’re amazed how the lighting can affect how we can see the patterns within the finish. The Steel Mule as we are calling it showed dramatic change with the lights. It was like the shadows were alive on the surface just creeping around the edges and clip.I’ll leave you guessing which pen ended up in my pocket.