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Using these beauties right now: Penlux Masterpiece Delgado Opus 88 Harmony Delta Dune Visconti Kaleido

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No Nonsense nib units are also available at auction sites. Nib units in the Sheaffer Calligraphy pen sets will fit the No Nonsense. My father ran a precision tool and die shop in the late 1900s. One year they bought several hundred white No Nonsense ballpoints with the company name and logo in bright metallic blue on the barrel and cap. Each of his children got one and, after his death, I found five more in his home desk. All six are now very smooth writing fountain pens. As @Anne-Sophiewrote the conversion was very easy.

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Hello , I own a Platinum 3776 music nib fountain pen. It's the only Platinum fountain pen that I possess. I never liked the nib of this pen . I found it to be really dry even with wet inks like Aurora black . I would like to buy a Nakaya Fountain pen but from I understand the Nakaya pens come with a Platinum nib. The seller informs me that pen will only be available after several months as Nakayas are hand made fountain pens . Do you think that I should ask the seller to work on the nib so as to make it wet ? Please share your thoughts. Thank you. Patrick

Yes. If Kanwrite sold the nib unit separately, perhaps they could offer it at a more competitive price. But they want to sell you the full pen 🤷

Two Lady Duofolds, three band. One is the classic red. The other is a Mandarin with two tiny cap lip cracks. Both were rather grungy looking but they cleaned up nicely. The red one had an intact lucky curve feed while the Mandarin had a regular feed. Innards on both pens were in excellent condition. Both nibs are in excellent condition. Now I have to decide on an ink for each one. Also a Canadian duofold that I can't find on Tony Fischier's site. I will post a photo tomorrow.

@Dan Carmell Dan, check your mailbox.

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Haha, you have so many pens, I have trouble keeping track of them..... 😀👍

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@USG -- Thanks for the info. No, not familiar with Manesh's. Haven't lived in the greater NYC area since 1987 -- so *way* before finding my way into this hobby. I did get to stick my nose into Fountain Pen Hospital the day after Christmas when we were visiting my sister-in-law & her husband for a few days. And while they didn't seem to have quite the level of stuff in stock they used to, at least they're still open, and still in their old location on Warren Street (apparently, from what the guy in the store told me, the deal with moving over to the West Side fell through). And then went over to the Lamy SoHo store from there. Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Hi, im searching place for buy a Magna carta 600 flexible nib in europe, but don´t find, I see some shops in Italy but are sold out. Any online shop for find one? its crazy but very complicated in europe, and buy outside its pay more than 50usd plus shipping for the taxex on the border.... Thanks in advance

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Where did you see the adapters on AliX? Let me be the guinea pig on these! The plastic isn’t Pelikan quality, that’s true, but I disagree with SKD, the acrylics are pretty average in quality (in a good way) and the chatoyance is pretty good. It’s not the brittle plastic of a low-end Jinhao model. I have, um, several and I’ve yet to encounter any faults with trim or the material.

American Stationer was the main trade publication for the stationery and fancy goods trade. There were a couple, with Geyers being the next biggest one, but American Stationer, by being located in NYC, was the largest and most well-connected. American Stationer published from 1873 up past 1928. There are tons of great ads and announcements of new products, etc... as well as reports of the various territories for salesmen and company news. Geyer's Stationer was a little more focused on just the stationery trade, with a little on the fancy goods stuff. You tend to find longer articles in Geyer’s as well as a lot of attention to the activities of the National Association of Stationers, Office Outfitters, and Manufacturers, and their concerns, like the latest in window displays. David Nishamura on his Vintage Pen blog has a list of online copies of most of the volumes. I've got links to his pages out on a page dedicated to these resources on my website. https://thesteelpen.com/2017/10/15/research-resources-for-steel-pens-american-stationer/

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This is true...Laphroaig is classified as an Islay whisky. Anyway, if a nice peaty Islay whisky is not available I'll take a dram of your Macallan or whatever you've got.

Thanks! I hadn't seen anything like that and when I looked on Tony Fischier's website he doesn't show any 35s that look ANYTHING like yours. Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Very cool! Wish I could find one with the Pelikan nib adapter. I saw the adapter on sale on Aliexpress but I don't trust those sellers and I am unsure if the adapter fits all versions of the pen (Schmidt or Bock). Plus Shanghaiknifeguy said the pens have very poor quality plastic...I don't want to pay for the pen and adaptor if they aren't at least reasonably durable. N

No, this one is standard issue. I have a Sheaffer with an inlaid nib that has a replacement section.