Nibs

[puget2005]

Dear All,

Some of my interesting pen nibs. :roflmho::roflmho::roflmho:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/puget2005/34/SANY0452.jpg

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/puget2005/34/SANY0467.jpg

[puget2005]

More Japanese nib. So beutiful.

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/puget2005/50/SANY0196.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e255/puget2005/old%20picture%2043/SANY0092.jpg

[KJY]

A close-up of:

Left: Montblanc Writers Edition Carlo Collodi with B-nib

Right: Montblanc Writers Editon Thomas Mann with M-nib

 

[georges zaslavsky]

ok here are some of mine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/georges2/P3040100.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/georges2/P3040098.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/georges2/P3040099.jpg

1st pic from right to left

2001 stip eritruria 991 flex medium

1997 stip eritruria ambra convertible flex medium

1997 omas 360 magnum full flex medium

2002 omas 360 colonial flex fine

2005 omas paragon arte italian flex fine

2006 omas 360 extra lucens flex fine

 

2nd pic from right to left

1926 parker lapis duofold senior semi flex oblique fine

1927 parker jade green duofold senior flex stub medium/fine

1925 parker duofold black senior accountant firm extra fine/fine firm light flex nib

1923 parker big red italic fine flex

1923 parker big red fine stub flex (custom grind)

 

3rd pic from right to left

1947 french made parker button junior filler with flexible left oblique nib

1946 french made oversized parker button filler with flexible stub

1951 french made parker vacumatic oversize known as the plexor with extra fine semi flex nib

1951 french made victory slim fold aerometric with a medium flex nib

1955 english made aerometric duofold maxima but wit ha fench made 18ct full flex extra fine nib (this nibs is a sailor extra fine and fine beater)

Edited March 4, 2012 by georges zaslavsky

[Mack]

An extra-fine nib on my Lamy Al-Star:

 

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[markiv]

I like using vintage Nikon glass on my 550D. I already have a 50/1.4 which is a great lens for portraits but wanted something on the cheap for macro. Thus I discovered the Micro Nikkor 55/3.5 which is probably sharpest lens I have. Here are some shots I made today using the micro Nikkor.

First up a couple of retips by Greg Minuskin.

http://i.imgur.com/ncBo6.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Gqt6b.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/U5CQg.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/sPrPq.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/MqLfx.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/L9bJ9.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/YjUqU.jpg

[fpupulin]

Five Montbalnc 149 nibs, variously old.

 

 

[gregamckinney]

I don't have the gear to get the nice photos some of you do, but here are a couple interesting nibs anyway.

 

Here's what a Pelikan M800 nib that has been dropped tip down onto the hardwood floor looks like. Note the fatal (from an ink flow perspective) amount of light visible between the underside of the nib and the feed (right side pic.)

http://www.gergyor.com/images/m800-nib-dropped.jpg

 

A fairly scarce Falcon nib on an older Waterman (a BHR 12, IIRC.)

http://www.gergyor.com/images/waterman-falcon-nib2.jpg

 

3-tine Music nib from a late 1930's Waterman. This is a fantastic nib to use, but quite a pain to keep aligned.

The nib and a writing sample:

http://www.gergyor.com/images/waterman_music_nib.jpghttp://www.gergyor.com/images/music-nib-writing-sample.png

 

 

Best Regards, greg

[markiv]

Ouch!

At first glance I thought it was some kind of custom waverly nib by Pelikan.

I don't have the gear to get the nice photos some of you do, but here are a couple interesting nibs anyway.

 

Here's what a Pelikan M800 nib that has been dropped tip down onto the hardwood floor looks like. Note the fatal (from an ink flow perspective) amount of light visible between the underside of the nib and the feed (right side pic.)

 

Thanks for sharing this here - I have never seen anything like this before; perhaps as rare as Montblanc's Quail nib. What does the horse shoe symbol signify?

A fairly scarce Falcon nib on an older Waterman (a BHR 12, IIRC.)

http://www.gergyor.com/images/waterman-falcon-nib2.jpg

Best Regards, greg

[MyDarnSnakeLegs]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yuOriqGdy4w/T4idrfceklI/AAAAAAAAAr0/94vKTnAlAw0/s1600/Skynn3+small.jpg

This is a Rotring Skynn. I have a little write up of it, here.

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qlww4nM0Ohk/T2-3mhy74kI/AAAAAAAAAnU/RbOIUH3nVPE/s1600/BlueSuede1.JPG

A Lamy Al-Star inked with P.R. Blue Suede.

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rcg0PvKKerQ/T2-_gXI9V1I/AAAAAAAAAoE/MvWOdkV9Znw/s1600/tsuyu-kusa2.JPG

An Ahab inked with Tsuyu-kusa.

[Greebe]

Here is a picture I took today of a simple Esterbrook LJ with 9556 nib. Just got it in the mail today and I am happy with the way it writes.

 

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r58/GreebeDBS/Esterbrook-LJ-9556nib.jpg

 

Greebe

[Peat]

Sailor 1911M (F):

 

http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i393/peatcoal/PEN%20PORN%20Black%20Sailor%201911M/DSCN2541.jpg

 

(First Post! Woot!)

[gregamckinney]

Ouch!

At first glance I thought it was some kind of custom waverly nib by Pelikan.

I don't have the gear to get the nice photos some of you do, but here are a couple interesting nibs anyway.

 

Here's what a Pelikan M800 nib that has been dropped tip down onto the hardwood floor looks like. Note the fatal (from an ink flow perspective) amount of light visible between the underside of the nib and the feed (right side pic.)

 

Thanks for sharing this here - I have never seen anything like this before; perhaps as rare as Montblanc's Quail nib. What does the horse shoe symbol signify?

A fairly scarce Falcon nib on an older Waterman (a BHR 12, IIRC.)

...

Best Regards, greg

 

Hi markiv,

M800:

At the time, (after I stopped swearing) I noticed how elegant the curve was.

 

 

Waterman nib:

I don't know what the symbol signifies, or actually that it is even intended as a symbol. I think I've seen earlier, dip pen Falcon nibs with that pattern in them. Maybe it is there for rigidity?

 

Regarding scarcity, I have seen a few of these. They are shown in at least the 1902 Waterman catalog. In the early days of Waterman, there was both a broad offering of nibs at a given time, and also fairly rapid change in the styles of their nibs.

 

I would love to find a horseshoe (vent hole) nib, which are quite scarce. They are shown in the 1897 catalog in both #4 and #5 sizes.

 

Best Regards, greg

[attika89]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7124/7503047006_bf9eb1f5ef_b.jpg

CI by pb2

Edited July 4, 2012 by attika89

[jar]

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[attika89]

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[markiv]

I finally received the pen I was waiting for forever. The packet managed to reach the sort facility (4 miles from my address) only to be rerouted to New Jersey . I thought they are probably sending it back to the seller overseas but sanity prevailed and they sent it back to the correct address. I knew it was a big pen but was floored by the size of the nib - it is perhaps the biggest nib in my collection. Shown below is a group picture of it alongside with some of the larger nibs. The MB #6 nib,which is of decent size, seems puny. Oh I forgot to mention - it is a Matador 998 pen which was probably the biggest in the series and is second from left.

L to R: Rider, Matador 998, Chilton, MB#6 Safety, Miesterklasse, Soennecken Präsident.

http://i.imgur.com/HEAvn.jpg

Edited July 14, 2012 by markiv

[Susan3141]

Specialty Hebrew nib on a Pelikan:

 

http://media.365project.org/1/3142788_ehmxz13456_m.jpg

Edited July 14, 2012 by suzyq2463

[Caine]

One from my ever growing collection. A Waterman Expert 3 Fine Nib...

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d191/cainey77/IMG_9496.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d191/cainey77/IMG_9391-Edit.jpg

Edited July 21, 2012 by Caine

[CarlosCaligrafia]