Show us your dip pens!

[fountainpagan]

Here are some of mine

 

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[AAAndrew]

Ooooh! Thanks for reviving this thread! I'll have to take pictures of my modest group when I get home.

[Cryptos]

Indeed, some lovely dip pens shown here. I do have one itsy bitsy compaint though. I wish that owners would say where they got their holders - especially if they have a retail source that is ongoing, rather than a lucky find in a secondhand shop. The four turned wood pens in post #3 for instance. Several people have asked where they come from. They are clearly not vintage, and I would be most interested if the source is still selling them.

[fountainpagan]

Mine come all from the internet, except the top two ones, found on a garage sale.

 

The 4 coloured ones are made of galalith, the fountainpen looking dip pen is made of wood.

 

Yes, that would be great if the next ones could tell where they got theirs from, mainly if they come from a craftsman/artist we can buy from

[AAAndrew]

My holders are an embarrassment, but my nibs are an embarrassment of riches considering my beginner state. I inherited all but the modern nibs and the one modern holder (Century Oblique). The modern stuff I just purchased from John Neal. The vintage nibs are the most fun to use.

 

First holders. From left to right,

1040 Eagle School Standard (newish but at least 30 years old)

Century Oblique (purchased from John Neal Books)

E. Faber, late 19th-century holder

My dip pens starting with the truly flexible ones. There are in a sort of order of how good they are for Copperplate and other shaded writing. The top five are truly incredible.

1. Hunt Success Round Pointed No. 17 USA

2. Spencerian No 1 Ivision & Phinney England

2a. Same

3. Hunt Companion Round Pointed no. 21 USA

4. Electric School No 53

5. Little Red School House Fine No. 279

6. Wm. Mitchell Pankikkyna (Bankpen) No. 0742F

*7. Brause 66EF Iserlohn

*8. Zebra G Japan

*9. Tachikawa G No. 3 Japan

*10. Leonardt G England

*11. Nikko G Japan

12. Little Red School House School No. 280 (this one is flexible, the others of this number are not)

 

 

 

Some more flexible nibs. These are a little less flexible or a thicker line but still good writers. I especially like the Spencerian Forty Falcon

13. Spencerian Forty No. 40 Falcon Made in England

14. Spencerian Commercial No. 3 Made in England

15. R. Esterbrook Bank Pen No 14

15a. Same

15b. Same

The few firm pens I have.

16. Little Red School House School No. 280 (picture above)

16a. Same (picture above)

17. Woolworth Smooth Writing No. 22 England

18. Woolco Medium C USA

18a. Same

19. R. Esterbrook Radio Pen No 987 USA

20. Falcon (that’s all it says on the nib)

21. Turner & Harrison No. 22 Phila. PA USA

 

And then the stubs.

22. Little Red School House Stub No 282

22a. Same

23. Hoosier Record No. 5

24. Spencerian Congressional No. 28 England

24a. Same

[Goudy]

An Aikin Lambert No.6 Falcon dip nib in a retractable holder (the holder was sourced separately and is unbranded).

 

http://i.imgur.com/Eo1hK28.jpg

 

http://i.imgur.com/4muORoo.jpg

[Cryptos]

If I could find a nib like that I would be a happy man. You didn't say where you sourced it from.

[Goudy]

Both the holder and the nib were from eBay. Here's a different type of Aikin Lambert No.6: very fine, very supple. Not sure if the handle is ivory or bone.

 

http://i.imgur.com/4frc3V0.jpg

 

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

[AAAndrew]

An Aikin Lambert No.6 Falcon dip nib in a retractable holder (the holder was sourced separately and is unbranded).

 

 

 

Both of those #6's a gorgeous. I've recently become particularly fond of the Falcon style, especially after picking up some Esterbrook Jackson Stub's (442) this past week while on vacation. They're a Falcon stub and a wonderful writer. I don't know that I've seen many gold falcon nibs. Thanks for sharing!

[Goudy]

Thanks, AAAndrew. The Falcon isn't as fine and flexy as my other Aikin Lamberts, but it does have a distinctively smooth feel that I like, and it holds a lot of ink.

 

I think I've only seen gold Falcon style nibs with the Aikin Lambert or Waterman branding. Here's a thread about a Waterman Falcon (with a feed!).

Edited August 17, 2015 by Goudy

[Cryptos]

If you come across any others would you be open to a dialogue? There really isn't many (or indeed any) options for me here.

[Goudy]

If you come across any others would you be open to a dialogue? There really isn't many (or indeed any) options for me here.

 

If I spot another gold Falcon, I'll give you a shout - though, as I mentioned, they're probably not the most spectacular nibs in terms of flex. I suspect the design is more to do with ink retention than performance.

[Cryptos]

Cool, thank you. It's really more the size of these things that I am looking at. I don't recall seeing anything over a #2 or possibly #3 in the last few months. Of course i could have just missed them, wouldn't be the first time.

[Naristotle]

Two Aikin Lambert No.6 one very fine one broad, both are very soft flex

http://i64.tinypic.com/255jm9f.jpg

 

This one is fine

http://i68.tinypic.com/zx455t.jpg

 

This is broad point ( provide by David Nishimura )

http://i68.tinypic.com/2gty9np.jpg

[Goudy]

Lovely engravings on those two nibs. Is the broad point a retip? I've seen Aikin Lambert stubs, but never with that shape before.

[AAAndrew]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

[Naristotle]

To Goudy, Both are leaf-shape. Here is Aikin Ads that I found a while back.

 

 

Pretty sure that both Falcon and Leaf-shape are available from No.4-No.6. In my opinion I think your falcon is more rarer than the one I have, would love to see one.

[AAAndrew]

Here are a couple I have lying around my desk at work.

 

 

 

As for the first one, anyone know anything about this? It's a #7, and I know generally about Edward Todd, but I've not seen this kind of imprint before.

 

[peyton braud]

here's mine

[sidthecat]

That Edward Todd is a beauty. I'm waiting for a William Hicks with a telescoping holder. It makes my third Hicks nib, which, according to The Code Of The Antique Shop, obligates one to collect the rest of them. It's like Pokémon, only more frustrating.