Lettering nibs
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Brause & Co, No. 180
0.5mm
0.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
0.75mm
0.75mm wide, hardly flexible.
1mm wide, hardly flexible.
1.5mm
1.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
2mm wide, hardly flexible.
2.5mm
2.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
3mm wide, hardly flexible.
4mm wide, hardly flexible.
5mm wide, hardly flexible.
Brause & Co, No. 180, Antique Nibs
The following nibs are an older make of the Brause No. 180. The quality is better than the nibs still being produced, and some of the available stroke widths are not being manufactured anymore.
0.75mm, Type 1
0.75mm wide, not flexible.
1mm wide, hardly flexible.
1mm, without reservoir
1mm wide, little flexibility. Without reservoir, good for normal writing.
1.5mm
1.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
1.6mm
1.6mm wide, little flexibility.
2mm
2mm wide, little flexibility..
2.4mm
2.4mm wide, hardly flexible.
2.5mm
2.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
3mm wide, hardly flexible.
4mm wide, hardly flexible.
5mm
5mm wide, little flexibility.
Hiro Leonardt, No. 70, Tape, Italic Pen
0.5mm
0.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
1mm wide, hardly flexible.
1.5mm
1.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
2mm wide, hardly flexible.
2.5mm
2.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
3mm wide, hardly flexible.
4mm wide, hardly flexible.
William Mitchell, Pedigree Round Hand, bronze
Different stroke widths, high flexibility. Straight cut nib tip.
No. 4, 0.95mm
No. 3½, 1.15mm
No. 3, 1.35mm
No. 2½, 1.65mm
No. 2, 2.05mm
No. 1½, 2.45mm
No. 1, 3.15mm
No. 0, 3.75mm
Hiro Leonardt, Round Hand
No. 6, 0.65mm
0.65mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 5, 0,85mm
0.85mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 4, 0.95mm
0.95mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 3½, 1.15mm
1.15mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 3, 1.35mm
1.35mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 2½, 1.65mm
1.65mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 2, 1.95mm
1.95mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 1½, 2.45mm
2.45mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 1, 3.15mm
3.15mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 0, 3,8mm
3.8mm wide, hardly flexible.
Speedball, C-Series
C-6, 0.7mm
0.7mm wide, medium flexibility.
C-5, 1.1mm
1.1mm wide, medium flexibility.
C-4, 1.45mm
1.45mm wide, medium flexibility.
C-3, 1.85mm
1.85mm wide, medium flexibility.
C-2, 2.8mm
2.8mm wide, medium flexibility.
C-1, 3.4mm
3.4mm wide, medium flexibility.
C-0, 4.9mm
4.9mm wide, medium flexibility.
This manufacturer's nibs have a double split nib tip (except for C-6), enabling for a lighter and faster ink flow.
F. Soennecken, Breitfeder, Bonn, Typ 1
No. 6, 0.35mm
0.35mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 5½, 0.4mm
0.4mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 4½, 0.6mm
0.6mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 4, 0.7mm
0.7mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3½, 0.9mm
0.9mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3, 1.1mm
1.1mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2½, 1.5mm
1.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 1½, 2.4mm
2.4mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 1, 2.8mm
2.8mm wide, medium flexibility.
F. Soennecken, Breitfeder, Bonn, Typ 2 (mit Stempelung "Germany")
No. 6, 0.3mm
0.3mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 5½, 0.4mm
0.4mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 5, 0.5mm
0.5mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 4, 0.7mm
0.7mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 3½, 0.9mm
0.9mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3, 1.1mm
1.1mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2½, 1.5mm
1.5mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2, 1.95mm
1.95mm wide, high flexibility.
No. 1½, 2.4mm
2.4mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 1, 2.8mm
2.8mm wide, medium flexibility.
F. Soennecken, Rundschrift-F., Bonn, Typ 1 (Schrift mit Serifen)
No. 6, 0,35mm
0,35mm breit, kaum elastisch.
No. 5½, 0,4mm
0,4mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 5, 0,5mm
0,5mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 4½, 0,6mm
0,6mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 4, 0,7mm
0,7mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 3½, 0,9mm
0,9mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 3, 1,1mm
1,1mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 2½, 1,5mm
1,5mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 2, 1,95mm
1,95mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 1½, 2,4mm
2,4mm breit, mittlere Elastizität.
No. 1, 2,8mm
2,8mm breit, geringe Elastizität.
F. Soennecken, Rundschrift-F., Bonn, Typ 2 (Schrift ohne Serifen)
No. 5, 0.5mm
0.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 4½, 0.6mm, Type 2b
0.6mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 4, 0.7mm
0.7mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3½, 0.9mm
0.9mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3½, 0.9mm, Type 2b
0.9mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3, 1.1mm
1.1mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2½, 1.5mm, Type 2b
1.5mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 2, 1.95mm
1.95mm wide, high flexibility.
No. 1, 2.8mm
2.8mm wide, little flexibility.
F. Soennecken, Rundschrift-F., Bonn-Berlin
No. 6, 0.35mm
0.35mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 5½, 0.4mm
0.4mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 5, 0.5mm
0.5mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 4½, 0.6mm
0.6mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 4, 0.7mm
0.7mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3½, 0.9mm
0.9mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2½, 1.5mm
1.5mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2, 1.95mm
1.95mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 1½, 2.4mm
2.4mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 1, 2.8mm
2.8mm wide, medium flexibility.
F. Soennecken, Rundschrift F., Bonn-Leipzig, Type 1
No. 6, 0.35mm
0.35mm wide, hardly flexible.
No. 6, 0.35mm
0.35mm wide, hardly flexible. With stamping "Geschützt".
No. 5½, 0.4mm
0.4mm wide, medium flexibility. With stamping "Geschützt".
No. 4½, 0.6mm
0.6mm wide, little flexibility.
F. Soennecken, Rundschrift F, Bonn-Leipzig, Typ 2
No. 1, 2.8mm
2.8mm wide, medium flexibility.
William Mitchell, Witch Pens
William Mitchell Witch Pens are made from folded sheet metal and glide easily over the paper. As opposed to the Poster Pens the Witch Pens are flexible and thus allow for varitions of the stroke width.
Bottom side of the Witch Pen.
2mm wide, high flexibility.
3mm wide, high flexibility.
4mm wide, high flexibility.
No. 3, 4.7mm
4.7mm wide, high flexibility.
No. 4, 6.4mm
6.4mm wide, high flexibility.
J. B. Mallat, Plumes en Ronde
The different types are differentiated by their different stampings.
No. 1, 0.45mm, Type 3
0.45mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 2, 0.75mm, Type 3
0.75mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 4, 1.2mm, Type 3
1.2mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 5, 1.75mm, Type 1
1.75mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 5, 1.75mm, Type 3
1.75mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 6, 2mm, Type 3
2mm wide, little flexibility.
Tachikawa, C-Serie
4mm wide, not flexible.
5mm wide, not flexible.
Mendl & Löwy, No. 249
No. 3½, 1.1mm
1.1mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2, 2mm
2mm wide, medium flexibility.
Carl Kuhn & Co, No. 16 B, Kuhn-Greiner Feder
1.5mm wide, hardly flexible.
Heintze & Blanckertz, TO, ½mm
½mm
0.5mm wide, not flexible.
¾mm
0.75mm wide, not flexible.
Blanzy-Poure & Cie, Plume Reserve
No. 354, 1.2mm
1.2mm wide, little flexibility.
2mm wide, medium flexibility.
Schagen & Co, Dauer-Rundschriftfeder
No. 5, 0.65mm
0.65mm wide, medium flexibility.
1mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 3½, 1.2mm
1.2mm wide, medium flexibility.
No. 2½, 1.8mm
1.8mm wide, medium flexibility.
William Mitchell, Pedigree Round Hand (Oblique)
No. 2½, 1.8mm
1.8mm wide, little flexibility.
No. 2, 2.3mm
2.3mm wide, little flexibility.
Hiro Leonardt, No. 1½, Rond
2.5mm wide, not flexible.
VEB Oranienburg, No. 124, 1½
1½mm wide, not flexible. With upward bent nib tip.
Reeve, No. 3, Manuscript Pen, Oblique
1.35mm wide, hardly flexible.
0.75mm wide, hardly flexible.
Heintze & Blanckertz, No. 624, TO
1½mm wide, medium flexibility. With upward bent nib tip.