The start of the “modern” new century had a stimulating effect on inventors and craftsmen. Ingenuity and imagination helped the fountain pen to make its technical and commercial breakthrough as a writing instrument.

It was a Hamburg banker, Alfred Nehemias, and a Berlin engineer, August Eberstein, together who recognised the signs of time and decided to produce simplicissimus pens.

After a short period of time Wilhelm Dziambor, Christian Lausen and later Claus Johnannes Voss took over the business and thus laid the foundation for the future internationally successful company Montblanc.