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I was having a heavenly time browsing around in a shop called Pen City in the city (Melbourne). They seem to have decent prices for store-bought fountain pens.

 

One pen caught my eye! A Fountain pen that costs $20AU (about $15 US). I know that there are a handful of fountain pens that are cheaper than this, but for a decent looking fountain pen with a gold-plated nib, it didnt see all that bad.

 

So I bought it (I also bought a roTring converter with it). It writes beautifully - more beautifully than any other fountain pen I have seen store bought at the same price! HOWEVER, when I observed the nib closely, the nib tip seems to be just folded into shape (like a Varsity nib), rather than roundly-tipped like other fountain pens :o

 

I have read a review on this forum about Manuscript pens and know that they make excellent calligraphy pens. However, I have here a Manuscript Pen with a regular Medium with a tip that looks folded into a tip.

 

Does this mean the nib will wear out faster than nibs that have apparent tipping?

 

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Yes. If you use it constantly over a period of years, it will wear down very noticeably. That's OK - it isn't an heirloom type of pen, so go ahead and use it. The wear will not make it stop working for a long long time.

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I have a little marbled green Burnham fountain pen. Id estimate its from the 1940s-1950s. i dont know how much its been used but i havent used it very much in the few years ive had it.

 

the nib on this is folded over and not tipped. its an old pen and it writes very well. maybe its not been used much, who knows, but im happy with it in any case!

 

Cheers,

Paolo.

Paolo.

Brisbane,

Australia.

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I remember having Platignum cartridge pens at school. Their nibs were folded and at some point during the school year one of the folds would be worn through and simply drop off, leaving a very sharp and scratchy point with which to struggle for the rest of the day.

 

I bought myself a Parker with a lot of saving up of pocket money! It suffered during the rest of my school life and perhaps I ought to get it restored, if it is not too far gone.

 

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Hi,

 

I had a Sheaffer Reacktor with a folded nib. In a few days of furious writing, the nib wore, so, I went to my grinding stone with a Bock nib, ground it to size (It was too long), polished it, and dropped it into the pen after removing the folded nib. Ever since, the pen has worked like a charm--wonderfully smooth, and no more skipping. :) Thus, I like my Reacktor. If you take my Reacktor apart, you will see that the nib looks like it was originally that short, like I did not modify it. Professionally done. :) (I must admit to think of this modification as victory over the folded nib.)

 

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The folded-tip nib is fairly loose and can be pulled out easily from the feed. I have a strange feeling that a Pilot V-pen (Varsity's brother) which actually have a tipped nib (or so it seems) would fit.

 

I'll enjoy the Manuscript's folded nib for now, and if it wears out - I'll try fitting a Pilot nib onto it :)

 

<_< no wonder the Manuscript Pen was so cheap compared to the others. The tipping process must cost quite a bit of money for pen companies? :unsure:

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