Where Did This Nib Come From?

[richfong]

Hello,

 

This is my Doric. It has a nice full-flex nib which I am very happy with. However, I don't think the nib is original to the pen. I have not seen this type of nib on a Doric very often. Furthermore, the visulated section hints that the pen is full (I see black inside), but upon opening the pen I realized that this is actually due to the feed being long enough that it extends back enough to fill up the "visulated" part of the section that is visible from the outside. When did this nib design first show up? Am I correct in assuming that this is a Skyline nib/feed swapped in after the fact? The sac was well ossified when I opened the pen, so this must have meant that the swap was done far in the past.

 

 

Regards,

Richard

[LBpens]

It's possible that it was produced late with that nib but probably it is aftermarket as you say.

[FarmBoy]

Skyline

[Wahlnut]

Late dorics came with that type nib and the "magic feed" which carried over into Skylines. That model in the 1939 catalog which was printed in 1938 did not show that nib (it shoes an EVERSHARP nib with the word in an arc. Nonetheless I know of many let production pens (the visualated section pens) and some with visualated barrel band new in box with the banner nib. Having said all that the nib could well be a replacement but it is "period correct"

[LBpens]

I know Dorics were being produced and distributed well into the '40s. So I always saw it as a case of the older nibs running out, and a decision being made to continue making Dorics but to fit them with skyline gear. Much the same happened in Parker when Duofolds continued to be produced through the '30s, but many were issued with Vacumatic nibs. On the other hand, if someone took a Doric to a dealer in the 40s with a broken nib, it got a Skyline nib for a replacement.

[TassoBarbasso]

that's a skyline nib.

[LBpens]

that's a skyline nib.

Yes, and the point is, it is a known fact that those nibs were put on late Dorics at the factory.