Posted by Len Provisor on September 6, 2010, 3:54 pm

M O N T B L A N C 1922 LVG C VI Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH LVG 1918 during WWI This model is a PRE-PRODUCTION PROOF from 2005. This model was never entered into model production. There were a total of four proof models, this is the ONLY AND LAST ONE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. This model was never previously owned or displayed, it has always been in storage. This model is an exact reproduction of the original aircraft. I had researched this for over three years from extreme magnified vintage aviation photos, aviation archives, original production blueprints and historical records just so I would be accurate as possible. Crafted in solid mahogany wood construction with 17" wingspan x 10 inches long, a spinning prop, hand tied strut wires and hand-painted decoration faithful in detail of the original 1922 MONTBLANC LVG aircraft. This model is pin mounted on the base with a pen rest for your Montblanc pen. Model can be removed from the base, rest on desk top on landing wheels or wire to hang from ceiling for static flight position. This will be well packaged with double box protection for safe delivery. SHIPPING WORLD WIDE USPS PRIORITY MAIL Insurance suggested, to advise international shipping rate. PRICE :: $400. Payments: Paypal : Personal check drawn on U.S. bank : Certified money order from U.S. bank Shipment will be made when payment clears bank. HISTORY :: MONTBLANC 1922 LVG C VI In the early 1920s a new marketing department was established by Montblanc under the direction of Grete Gross a prominent artist and designer from the Baltic region. She was formally educated at the Lerchenfeld College of Fine Arts and went by the nickname Gre-Gro. With swept back black hair she was a tall imposing figure and had a self-assured demeanor. She was greatly responsible for the Montblanc stratospheric launch to world fame through her ingenious advertising. Her design and creativity borrowed heavily from the popular Bauhaus art style. Grete Gross created a new image for Montblanc with exciting posters, advertising literature, special displays for stores and shop windows. The goal of this new advertising was to create something entirely different than any other company, a new image that would make a strong impression on the public. Grete Gross was even responsible for the special design typography for the Montblanc name which has influenced their advertising to this day. The most important of international trade events was the 1922 Leipzig Trade Fair and Montblanc wanted to present something novel showing great technological improvements. At this time in the 1920s Montblanc had more writing instrument products than ever before and the Leipzig Fair was a superb occasion to present this broad selection of products. During the period 1910-1924 a wide variety of Montblanc and Rouge et Noir-pens were produced. Soon the Montblanc name became so popular that the Rouge et Noir was discontinued in 1921. However the Montblanc Italian factory continued to produce Rouge et Noir until 1923. This "Doppeldecker" aircraft was designed by Grete Gross as part of this aggressive advertising campaign to capture the public attention. The MONTBLANC "Doppeldecker" biplane was flown over the crowds of visitors attending the Leipzig Fair and created quite a sensation. This was an event that attracted great crowds of people to see the exhibits of manufactures in many areas of industry from household to industrial products. Another company that also used this LVG aircraft for aerial advertising using illuminated letters under the wings showing the name of the famous Trumpf chocolate manufacturer. Besides the sensational "Doppeldecker" Montblanc created a team of seven luxury Steyr touring automobiles decorated with a giant Montblanc pen on the roof and the star logo on the hub caps. These Montblanc vehicles and the biplane would create quite a sensation wherever they traveled. The LVG C VI was built by the Luft-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH of Berlin-Johannisthal as a high altitude observation aircraft. Powered by a powerful 240 hp Benz BzIVu. engine this allowed the aircraft to climb to great altitude. A conversion as early as 1919 enclosed the large rear two-passenger compartment making this a light "Limousine" for inter-city travel. Curiously, passengers preferred the open cockpit experience so not too many enclosed cabin LVG were produced. Soon the LVG was the aircraft preferred by DLR or Deutsche Luftreederei, the largest of the many German companies formed in the immediate post-war period providing mail and passenger transport service. Today the forerunner of DLR is known as Lufthansa Airlines. Please ask questions if interested or if you wish to see larger jpg images of this model. © 2010 Len Provisor