In 1914 Montblanc became registered as a limited company and the founding families operated the business as partners opening the first specialist Mont Blanc shop in Hamburg in 1919.
The white star symbol over the top of the pen cap symbolising the mountain crest of snow was introduced as the company trade mark early in 1911, this was re designed in 1913 to become today's well known six pointed white star emblem

In 1914 Montblanc became registered as a limited company and the founding families operated the business as partners opening the first specialist Mont Blanc shop in Hamburg in 1919.

A hundred and five years ago in Berlin, in the year 1906, two resourceful businessmen joined together in partnership for the purpose of manufacturing fountain pens.
Engineer, August Eberstein, and merchant, Alfred Nehemias set up business from a small workshop based in Berlin, later joined by entrepreneur Claus Johanness VoB, who became the third partner and part financier.