Titanium Nib History

[ExpiredUser]

I wonder - were there more early titanium nib makers than Parker?

 

Based on the available materials the first pens that used titanium for their nibs were:

 

1970-1971 - Parker T1
early 1970s-? - Parker 75

1983-1988 - Parker 35

The titanium nibs next resurfaced with Omas in the late 1990s and Stipula T-Flex nibs on pens such as Model T in late 2000's, with Delta Titanic coming slightly later (?). 

This whole chronological order is highly speculative as only the Parker is well documented. Were there any makers/models I skipped? Please chip in.
 

[CraigN]

ExpiredUser,

 

I will not be able to respond to your original question as my first Titanium nib was on a Stipula Model T. 

 

However, I added another Titanium nib to my collection just over a month ago at the 2024 DC Pen Supershow.  I purchased a Leonardo MZG with a Titanium #8 nib.  It behaves like the Stipula as it is a wet writer with some flexibility. Both are nice pens and nibs.  It seems that Titanium nibs are still in production (another data point for the timeline).

 

Regards,

Craig

[Topgunbai]

It is very likely that both the Stipula titanium nibs and the newer Leonardo titanium #8 nibs are made by Bock. Maybe Delta Titanio too.

 

Yes, titanium nibs are still in production today, and they are available at, for example, fpnibs.com. However, their price has increased significantly through the years.

 

With proper modifications, titanium nibs can have some tremendous amount of flex. Unmodified titanium nibs are, in many cases, not really meant to be flexed.

[Christopher Godfrey]

And remember that Conid also offer a titanium nib...

[Karmachanic]

13 hours ago, Christopher Godfrey said:

And remember that Conid also offer a BOCK titanium nib...

 

 

Also available from Beaufort sans Conid branding.  I have several Conid/Bock #250 (#6) nibs and find them soft/bouncy and generally wet.