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.

Two-line Pens (Scroll pens)

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

Gilbert & Blanzy-Poure, Fideles Achates

Antike Kalligraphie Doppelstrich-Feder, Gilbert & Blanzy-Poure, No. 332, Fideles Achates — No. 332, **0,8mm**

Not flexible. This nib creates 2 parallel lines of equal thickness. The total stroke width of both lines together is 0.8mm.

Nicht elastisch. Die Feder erzeugt 2 parallele Linien gleicher Breite. Die Gesamtbreite beider Striche ist 0,8mm.

Antike Kalligraphie Doppelstrich-Feder, Gilbert & Blanzy-Poure, No. 333, Fideles Achates — No. 333, **1,5mm**

Not flexible. This nib creates 2 parallel lines of equal thickness. The total stroke width of both lines together is 1.5mm.

Nicht elastisch. Die Feder erzeugt 2 parallele Linien gleicher Breite. Die Gesamtbreite beider Striche ist 1,5mm.

Antike Kalligraphie Doppelstrich-Feder, Gilbert & Blanzy-Poure, No. 334, Fideles Achates — No. 334, **1,9mm**

Not flexible. This nib creates 2 parallel lines of equal thickness. The total stroke width of both lines together is 1.9mm.

Nicht elastisch. Die Feder erzeugt 2 parallele Linien gleicher Breite. Die Gesamtbreite beider Striche ist 1,9mm.

Antike Schreibfeder-Schachtel, Gilbert & Blanzy-Poure, No. 330, Fideles Achates

F. Soennecken, Rundschrift-Doppel-Feder

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, F. Soennecken, No. 30, Rundschrift-Doppel-Feder, Bonn

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, F. Soennecken, No. 30, Rundschrift-Doppel-Feder, Bonn, Rückseite

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.

George W. Hughes, No. 51, Oblique Pen

Very fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, George W. Hughes, No. 51, Oblique Pen

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

Fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

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

Antike Kalligraphie Ellenbogenfeder, F. Soennecken, No. 181 EF, Normalfeder — No. 181 EF

Very fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

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 EF, Plume Rationelle

Very fine stroke, high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Radius Ltd., No. 357 F

Fine stroke, little flexibility.

Feiner Strich, geringe Elastizität.

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

Antike Ellenbogenfeder, J. B. Mallat, No. 22 EF, Oblique Extra Rapide, Typ 1 — Typ 1

Very fine stroke, very high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, sehr 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

Very fine stroke, high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

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

Centric Pens

For these nibs a special holder is required, but at the moment there are none available.

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

Left cut nib, 1.3mm wide, little flexibility.

Linksgeschrägt, 1,3mm breit, geringe Elastizität.

John Walker & Co, No. 90, Centric Pen

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

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

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.

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

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

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, **1,4mm**

These nibs have little flexibility.

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

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

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.

Brause & Co, No. 670

High flexibility. Similar to a lettering nib this nib creates lines of variing thickness between 0.2 and 2mm, depending on the direction in which it is drawn and the pressure that is applied.

Hohe Elastizität. Ähnlich einer Bandzugfeder erzeugt diese Feder je nach Zugrichtung und Druck unterschiedliche Strichstärken zwischen 0,2 und 2mm.

Baignol & Farjon, No. 0898, "J", Boule

Little flexibility. Similar to a lettering nib this nib creates lines of variing thickness between 0.2 and 1mm, depending on the direction in which it is drawn and the pressure that is applied.

Geringe Elastizität. Ähnlich einer Bandzugfeder erzeugt diese Feder je nach Zugrichtung und Druck unterschiedliche Strichstärken zwischen 0,2 und 1mm.

Baignol & Farjon, No. 0899, Mercator

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.

Kaum elastisch. Ähnlich einer Bandzugfeder erzeugt diese Feder je nach Zugrichtung 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 a special holder is required, but at the moment there are none available.

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

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 a special holder is required, but at the moment there are none available.

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.