Unusual nibs

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Two-line Pens
Elbow-Oblique Pens
Centric Pens
Square Pointed Nibs
Oval Pointed Nibs
Musical Nibs
Music Ruling Nibs
Other Unusual Nibs

Please also look on page 2 for certain unusual nibs.

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Two-line Pens (Scroll pens)

Two-line pens (scroll nibs) create 2 parallel lines, mostly in different stroke widths.

Mathias Salcher & Söhne (Massag), No. 601

Not flexible. This nib creates 2 parallel lines of different thickness. The total stroke width of both lines together is 2.4mm.

Nicht elastisch. Die Feder erzeugt 2 parallele Linien unterschiedlicher Breite. Die Gesamtbreite beider Striche ist 2,4mm.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Mathias Salcher & Söhne (Massag), No. 601

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Mathias Salcher & Söhne (Massag), No. 601, mit Banderole

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Mathias Salcher & Söhne (Massag), No. 601-50

Elbow-Oblique Pens

The pronounced right-hand slope the copperplate hand requires can be helped by the ‘elbow-oblique’ pen which is held at one angle while the nib points in another. Alternatively you may use the Oblique Penholder together with any suitable pointed nib.

Josiah Mason, No. 622 / 623

Antike Kalligrafie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, Josiah Mason, No. 622 Fine — 622 Fine

Fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

Antike Kalligrafie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, Josiah Mason, No. 623 Medium — 623 Medium

Medium stroke, medium flexibility.

Mittlere Strichstärke, mittlere Elastizität.

Brause & Co, No. 538 F

Fine stroke, little flexibility.

Feiner Strich, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Brause & Co, No. 538 F

Th. W. Petersen & Co, Contor Oblique Pen

Fine stroke, little flexibility.

Feiner Strich, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Kalligrafie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, Th. W. Petersen & Co, Contor Oblique Pen, M — M

Medium stroke, little flexibility.

Mittlere Strichstärke, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Th. W. Petersen & Co, Contor Oblique Pen

Geo. W. Hughes, No. 1000 F, Kontor Oblique Pen

Fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Geo. W. Hughes, No. 1000 F, Kontor Oblique Pen

Göthes Kontorspenna EF, Gilt

Very fine stroke, little flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Göthes Kontorspenna EF, Gilt

A. Sommerville & Co, No. 791, Oblique Pen

Antike Kalligraphie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, A. Sommerville & Co, No. 791 EF, Oblique Pen — EF

Very fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

Antike Kalligraphie Ellenbogenfeder, A. Sommerville & Co, No. 791 F, Oblique Pen — F

Fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

Compagnie Francaise, No. 791 EF, Plume Eccentric

Antike Kalligraphie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, Compagnie Francaise, Plume Eccentric EF

Very fine stroke, high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Ellenbogenfeder, Compagnie Francaise, Plume Eccentric EF

F. Soennecken, Normalfeder

F. Soennecken, No. 183 EF, Normalfeder, Typ 2 — No. 183 EF

Very fine stroke, little flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, geringe Elastizität.

MJB, No. 1010, Oblicua

Fine stroke, hardly flexible.

Feiner Strich, kaum elastisch.

Oblicua Boira, No. 1016, Extra Rapida

Fine stroke, little flexibility.

Feiner Strich, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Oblicua Boira, No. 1016, Extra Rapida

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Oblicua Boira, No. 1016, Extra Rapida, T2

Gilbert & Blanzy-Poure, No. 1278 EF, Plume Zig Zag

Very fine stroke, very high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, sehr hohe Elastizität.

Baignol & Farjon, No. 1147, Plume Rationelle

Antike Kalligraphie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, Baignol & Farjon, No. 1147 F, Plume Rationelle — F

Fine stroke, very high flexibility.

Feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Baignol & Farjon, No. 1147 EF, Plume Rationelle, Ellenbogenfeder

J. B. Mallat, No. 22, Oblique, Extra Rapide

Antike Kalligrafie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, J. B. Mallat, No. 22 EF, Typ 1 — EF, Typ 1

Very fine stroke, high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Antike Kalligrafie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, J. B. Mallat, No. 22 F, Oblique, Extra Rapide, Typ 1 — F, Typ 1

Fine stroke, high flexibility.

Feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Antike Schachtel mit Kalligraphie Spitzfedern, Ellenbogenfeder, J. B. Mallat, No 22 EF, Oblique extra rapide

Baignol & Farjon, No. 2800 EF, Baionnette

Antike Kalligraphie Spitzfeder, Ellenbogenfeder, Baignol & Farjon, No. 2800 EF, Plume Baionnette, Typ 2 — Typ 2

Very fine stroke, high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfedern-Schachtel, Baignol & Farjon, No. 2800 EF, Baionnette

Centric Pens

For these nibs special holders are required, which are not being manufactured anymore.

John Walker & Co, No. 95 J, Centric Pen

Left cut nib, 1.3mm wide, little flexibility.

A special holder for these nibs is not available !

Linksgeschrägt, 1,3mm breit, geringe Elastizität.

Für diese Federn habe ich keine passenden Halter im Angebot !

John Walker & Co, No. 90, Centric Pen

Fine stroke, medium flexibility. With tiny spots of rust. Nib tip is squeaky-clean.

A special holder for these nibs is not available !

Feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität. Mit winzigen Rostflecken, Spitze ist einwandfrei.

Für diese Federn habe ich keine passenden Halter im Angebot !

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, John Walker & Co, No. 90, Centric Pen

John Walker & Co, No. 82, Centric Pen

Broad stroke, medium flexibility. With tiny spots of rust. Nib tip is squeaky-clean.

A special holder for these nibs is not available !

Kräftiger Strich, mittlere Elastizität. Mit winzigen Rostflecken, Spitze ist einwandfrei.

Für diese Federn habe ich keine passenden Halter im Angebot !

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, John Walker & Co, No. 82, Centric Pen

Square pointed nibs

Rectangular pointed nibs, which have been invented by the German Calligrapher Karlgeorg Hoefer, create a very special stroke. A description (in German language) can be found here. Unfortunately these nibs are no longer manufactured and are very rare to be found. The square pointed nibs which are manufactured in the US (Speedball A-Series) are not as interesting, but are still worth trying them out.

Brause & Co, No. 505

1mm wide, hardly flexible.

1mm breit, kaum elastisch.

Antike Rechteckplattenfeder, Brause & Co, No. 505, 3mm — **3mm**

3mm wide, hardly flexible.

3mm breit, kaum elastisch.

Antike Rechteckplattenfeder, Brause & Co, No. 505, 4mm — **4mm**

4mm wide, little flexibility.

4mm breit, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Brause & Co, No. 505, Rechteckplattenfeder

C. Howard Hunt Pen Co, Speedball Pens, A-Serie

Speedball A-Series nibs have a square pointed nib tip. A-0 to A-4 nibs have a double split nib tip, enabling for a lighter and faster ink flow.

Schreibfeder mit quadratischer Schreibplatte, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen, A-5, 0,7mm — A-5, **0,7mm**

Schreibfeder mit quadratischer Schreibplatte, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen, A-4, 1,1mm — A-4, **1,1mm**

Schreibfeder mit quadratischer Schreibplatte, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen, A-3, 1,95mm — A-3, **1,95mm**

Schreibfeder mit quadratischer Schreibplatte, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen, A-2, 2,4mm — A-2, **2,4mm**

Schreibfeder mit quadratischer Schreibplatte, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen, A-1, 3,2mm — A-1, **3,2mm**

Schreibfeder mit quadratischer Schreibplatte, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen, A-0, 5,2mm — A-0, **5,2mm**

These nibs have little flexibility.

Schreibfeder-Schachtel, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen A-Serie

Oval pointed nibs

Oval pointed nibs create an interesting and unusual stroke, but are also not being manufactured anymore.

C. Howard Hunt Pen Co, Speedball Pens, D-Serie

Speedball D-Series nibs have an oval pointed nib tip. D-0 to D-4 nibs have a double split nib tip, enabling for a lighter and faster ink flow.

Antike Kalligraphie-Schreibfeder, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co, Speedball Pen D-5, 1,4 mm — D-5

1mm wide, little flexibility.

1mm breit, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfeder-Schachtel, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen, D-Serie

Musical nibs

This kind of nib has been designed for drawing musical notes. It has a double split nib tip, which allows for an extreme wide range of stroke widths and the possibility of writing very creative scripts:

As of recently the William Mitchell No. 0268 is again being manufactured.

William Mitchell, No. 0268, Music Writing Pen, Gold

Medium stroke, very high flexibility.

Mittlere Strichstärke, sehr hohe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, William Mitchell, No. 0268, Music Writing Pen, Gold

Brause & Co, No. 521, Notenfeder

Antike Kalligraphie Notenfeder, Brause & Co, No. 523

Broad stroke, very high flexibility.

Kräftiger Strich, sehr hohe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Brause & Co, No. 521, Notenfeder

William Mitchell, No. 0268, Music Writing Pen

Broad stroke, high flexibilty.

Kräftiger Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Music ruling nibs

Music ruling nibs are used for the drawing of music lines. For the drawing of decoratations they are suitable to a limited extent.

Brause & Co, Notenlinienfeder No. 68

This nib creates 5 parallel lines with the 2 outer lines being a little bit stronger.

Diese Feder zieht 5 Striche nebeneinander, wobei die 2 äußeren Striche etwas verstärkt sind.

Other Unusual Nibs

Perry & Co, No. 39 Fine

Fine stroke, medium flexibility. With 1 or 2 tiny spots of rust. The nib tip is clean.

Feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität. Mit ein oder zwei ganz kleinen Rostflecken, die Spitze ist einwandfrei.

Josiah Mason, No. 208 Medium

Medium stroke, hardly flexible.

Mittlere Strichstärke, kaum elastisch.

C. Brandauer & Co, No. 17 EF

Very fine stroke, high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

James Truscott and Son Ltd., Curve Point M

Antike Kalligraphie Spitzfeder, James Truscott & Son, Curve Point M

Fine stroke, little flexibility.

Feiner Strich, geringe Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, James Truscott & Son, Curve Point M

M. Turnor & Co, No. 01502 F, Globe Pointed

Hardly flexible. Similar to a lettering nib this nib creates lines of variing thickness between 0.2 and 0.5mm, depending on the direction in which it is drawn and the pressure that is applied.

Kaum elastisch. Ähnlich einer Bandzugfeder erzeugt diese Feder je nach Zugrichtung und Druck unterschiedliche Strichstärken zwischen 0,2 und 0,5mm.

Unusual nibs

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Two-line Pens (Scroll pens) Two-line pens (scroll nibs) create 2 parallel lines, mostly in different stroke widths.

Two-line Pens (Scroll pens)

Elbow-Oblique Pens The pronounced right-hand slope the copperplate hand requires can be helped by the ‘elbow-oblique’ pen which is held at one angle while the nib points in another. Alternatively you may use the Oblique Penholder together with any suitable pointed nib.

Elbow-Oblique Pens

Centric Pens For these nibs special holders are required, which are not being manufactured anymore.

Centric Pens

Square pointed nibs

Oval pointed nibs Oval pointed nibs create an interesting and unusual stroke, but are also not being manufactured anymore.

Oval pointed nibs

Musical nibs This kind of nib has been designed for drawing musical notes. It has a double split nib tip, which allows for an extreme wide range of stroke widths and the possibility of writing very creative scripts: As of recently the William Mitchell No. 0268 is again being manufactured.

Musical nibs

Music ruling nibs Music ruling nibs are used for the drawing of music lines. For the drawing of decoratations they are suitable to a limited extent.

Music ruling nibs

Other Unusual Nibs

Other Unusual Nibs

Pages

Two-line Pens (Scroll pens)

Two-line pens (scroll nibs) create 2 parallel lines, mostly in different stroke widths.

Elbow-Oblique Pens

The pronounced right-hand slope the copperplate hand requires can be helped by the ‘elbow-oblique’ pen which is held at one angle while the nib points in another. Alternatively you may use the Oblique Penholder together with any suitable pointed nib.

Centric Pens

For these nibs special holders are required, which are not being manufactured anymore.

Oval pointed nibs

Oval pointed nibs create an interesting and unusual stroke, but are also not being manufactured anymore.

Musical nibs

This kind of nib has been designed for drawing musical notes. It has a double split nib tip, which allows for an extreme wide range of stroke widths and the possibility of writing very creative scripts:

As of recently the William Mitchell No. 0268 is again being manufactured.

Music ruling nibs

Music ruling nibs are used for the drawing of music lines. For the drawing of decoratations they are suitable to a limited extent.