Unusual nibs

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 if appropriate.

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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 1.2mm.

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

Antike Kalligraphie Doppelstrichfeder, Mathias Salcher & Söhne (Massag), No. 601-50 — 601-50, **1mm**

Not flexible. This nib creates 2 parallel lines of different thickness. The total stroke width of both lines together is 1mm.

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

Antike Kalligraphie Doppelstrichfeder, Mathias Salcher & Söhne (Massag), No. 601-90 — 601-90, **1,5mm**

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

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

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

Baignol & Farjon, No. 926

Not flexible. This nib creates 2 parallel lines of different thickness. The total stroke width of both lines together is 1.65mm.

Nicht elastisch. Die Feder erzeugt 2 parallele Linien unterschiedlicher Breite. Die Gesamtbreite beider Striche ist 1,65mm.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, Baignol & Farjon, No. 926

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.

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.

F. Soennecken, No. 525, Feder-Steller

D. Leonardt & Co, No. 8725 EF

S. Brok, No. 673, Andyca

Fine stroke, medium flexibility.

Feiner Strich, mittlere Elastizität.

Antike Schreibfederschachtel, S. Brok, No. 673, Andyca

Perry & Co., No. 3001 EF, Jubilaeum Pen

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.

Johann Sindel, No. 1022 EF

Unbekannter Hersteller, No. 555, Oblicua, Ibis

Antike Ellenbogenfeder, Plumas Ibis, No. 555, Oblicua

Fine stroke, very high flexibility.

Feiner Strich, sehr hohe Elastizität.

Baignol & Farjon, No. 1147 EF, Plume Rationelle

William Mitchell, No. 0950 F

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

Very fine stroke, high flexibility.

Sehr feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

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

Blanzy Poure & Cie, No. 1278 EF, Plume ZIG ZAG

Antike Schreibfedern-Schachtel, Blanzy Poure & Ci, No. 1278 EF, Plume ZIG ZAG

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

2mm wide, little flexibility.

2mm breit, geringe Elastizität.

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-0, 5,2mm — A-0, **5,2mm**

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-2, 2,4mm — A-2, **2,4mm**

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-4, 1,1mm — A-4, **1,1mm**

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

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**

Antike Schreibfeder, C. Howard Hunt Pen Co., Speedball Pen D-0, 5,8mm — D-0, **5,8mm**

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 with most of the interesting nibs it is no longer being manufactured.

William Mitchell, No. 0268, Music Writing Pen

Medium stroke, high flexibilty. This kind of pen nib has a double split nib tip and was originally designed for making musical notes. The double split nib tip allows for a wide range of stroke widths and the possibility of writing very creative scripts.

Mittlere Strichstärke, hohe Elastizität. Die "Notenfeder" ist doppelt gespalten und wurde ursprünglich zum Schreiben von Noten entworfen. Durch den doppelten Spalt lassen sich mit dieser Feder extreme Strichstärkenunterschiede und sehr ausgefallene Schriften erzeugen.

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

Strichmuster der Notenlinienfeder 68 von Brause & Co.

This nib creates 5 parallel lines with the 2 outer lines being a little bit stronger. It is designed for drawing the musical stave, but is also suitable for ornamentation.

Diese Feder zieht 5 Striche nebeneinander, wobei die 2 äußeren Striche etwas verstärkt sind. Die Feder ist gedacht zum Ziehen von Notenlinien, ist aber auch für Verzierungen gut geeignet.

Other Unusual Nibs

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.

Blanzy Poure & Cie, No. 858, Curve Point

Fine stroke, high flexibility.

Feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

Antike Spitzfeder, Blanzy Poure & Cie, No. 858, Curve Point, Typ 2 — Typ 2

Fine stroke, high flexibility.

Feiner Strich, hohe Elastizität.

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 with most of the interesting nibs it is no longer 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

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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 with most of the interesting nibs it is no longer 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.