What is the point of all these Sailor specialty nibs? These specialty nibs are made with particular shapes (such as the Architect grind) to allow for quick and easy brush-like writing for characters. Many people use them for Western writing now, and they are indeed quite the experience!
Currently Inked – July 1, 2017 Namiki Emperor – Broad CI – Yard-O-Led Claret Stipula Etruria Magnifica – Fine Titanium – Montblanc Lavender Purple Pilot Capless – Stub – Diamine Hope Pink Montblanc 146 – OBB – Pilot Iroshizuku Yama-Budo
Waterman Past and Present – The First Six Generations by Gary Lehrer and Max Davis. Note: Only 26 copies left, then we’re sold out! Regular Hard Cover Edition, Coffee Table Size: 11″ x 8.25″. A comprehensive look at the first 60 years of Waterman Pen Company pens, advertising, and ephemera. With thousands of superb color reproductions, this is the definitive picture book for fountain pen collectors, ink bottle enthusiasts, ephemera lovers, and those interested in …
What’s a demonstrator? Demonstrator pens were pens produced by the factory of the company in question. They were given to salesmen/dealers to be able to demonstrate how a pen worked internally. Sometimes they were clear, or were halved to see the internal mechanism.
Currently Inked – June 24. 2017 Namiki Yukari – M – Diamine Soft Mint Namiki Yukari – FA – Diamine Soft Mint Nakaya Cigar – Medium Elastic – Robert Oster Peach
This is a 1996 Parker Prototype Duofold Centennial cartridge/converter-fill in Black with rare Brass Overlay with “Grapes on Vine.” Charles Heidsieck Winery (UK) wanted a pen to give to their customers and asked Parker to produce several samples from which they could choose. This is one of the prototypes they did not select. GPT. 18K, fine nib. New-old-stock. Mint. While the date code on the pen is 1987, the prototype is from 1996. Converter included. Item …
Q: Is a prototype more expensive than the actual model of a pen? A: In some cases, the prototype can be. They can be highly desirable, especially in the case of limited edition pens, or if the condition is mint. It depends on the pen, the model, and the market for that particular specimen, of course.
Currently Inked – June 17. 2017 Pelikan M450 – EF – Diamine Kelly Green Stipula Etruria Magnifica – F Ti – Montblanc Lavender Purple Omas Magnum 360 – M – Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue Visconti Opera Master – OS – PW Akkerman Gele Oker van Frans
Unusual filling mechanism: #3 Blow-fill in Red Mottled Hard Rubber (very rare). Yes, the user put the pen into his mouth and blew through a hole in the bottom of the barrel to pneumatically depress the bladder. Then, with the nib in the ink bottle, the user released the pneumatic pressure and the ink was drawn into the bladder. Eventually, Crocker supplied a rubber syringe (bulb) which fit over the end of the pen to …
I found an old pen at a garage sale but the tines seem to be spread so far apart that it doesn’t write. This is a case of a sprung nib, where too much pressure was applied to the nib, causing it to bend past the point of springing back. A nib specialist might be able to fix it, or it may need replacing completely.
