Category: Nib Style
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Wahl Pen No. 2
The Wahl Pen was introduced in 1921 and featured an all-metal cap and barrel with a lever filler. The thin barrel with integral end cap meant that a larger ink...
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Sheaffer Balance Petite
This black and pearl Sheaffer Balance Lifetime Petite was made in the USA in the either 1929 or 1930. Although the Balance production ran well into the 1940’s, there were...
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Montblanc 226
The 226 (see this posting for the logic behind the Montblanc numbering system) was made in Denmark between 1941 and 1954. The #6 nib has no iridium tip and was...
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Parker T-1 fountain pen and fibre tip/rollerball
The Parker T-1 (T for Titanium) is possibly the last pen made that was intended to be a usable pen, but wound up being a collector’s item (in contrast to...
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Wahl Doric Standard
The art deco styled Eversharp Doric line was introduced in 1931. The first generation design (made from 1931 – 1935) had a gold cap band that did not extend all...
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Lever repair in a Wahl Doric
I’ve been using a Wahl Eversharp oversized Doric with an adjustable nib since I purchased one online around Christmas (actually, I bought it on Christmas Day… shopping for toys while...
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Geha set
The Geha Company was started in Hannover, Germany in 1918 by two brothers, Heinrich and Conrad Hartmann. (The company name is a shortened form of Gebrüder Hartmann, or Hartmann Brothers). The company,...
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Miller 662 & 660
This is a Danish Miller 662 fountain pen and 660 mechanical pencil set. The pen is a button filler with a very flexible nib and the pencil takes 0.9 mm...
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Penol No. 8 Aëro
This Penol No. 8 was made by the Christian Olsen Fabrik in Copenhagen around 1940. It is one of the “Aëro” filler designs, which means that it has an ink...
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Nakaya Piccolo Cigar Kuro-tamenuri
The Nakaya fountain pen company is comprised of former employees of the Platinum Pen Company in Japan. Their pens are typically hand-made to order via their website. This pen is...