My wife stopped by one of our favorite antique/junk shops the other day. She called me to see if I wanted to buy a discolored jade flattop for $10.00. I've always liked the flattop models and have a couple of nice jade models. She said it was in good shape (except for the color - she's no fp expert but recognized the discoloration so I knew it would be bad) and the nib had a "funny bend" to it. We talked about it a bit and I told her to buy it - I figured it had to have at least 10 bucks worth of parts.
When I saw it for the first time today, I was once more amazed at how discolored the jade plastic can get. The barrel end is stamped "F" - I"m assuming that denotes the plastic manufacturer. When I rinsed the nib to take a look there was some nice purple ink in the pen and when I wrote with it I was surprised. It appears to be a factory stub nib. The "funny bend" is actually an optical illusion as the bottom of the nib is flat and the top has been ground down in a flat shape. It is a nice broad stub nib that writes with good line variation.
That's a treat for sure!
Full Version: Unusual Lifetime nib?
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My wife stopped by one of our favorite antique/junk shops the other day. She called me to see if I wanted to buy a discolored jade flattop for $10.00. I've always liked the flattop models and have a couple of nice jade models. She said it was in good shape (except for the color - she's no fp expert but recognized the discoloration so I knew it would be bad) and the nib had a "funny bend" to it. We talked about it a bit and I told her to buy it - I figured it had to have at least 10 bucks worth of parts.
When I saw it for the first time today, I was once more amazed at how discolored the jade plastic can get. The barrel end is stamped "F" - I"m assuming that denotes the plastic manufacturer. When I rinsed the nib to take a look there was some nice purple ink in the pen and when I wrote with it I was surprised. It appears to be a factory stub nib. The "funny bend" is actually an optical illusion as the bottom of the nib is flat and the top has been ground down in a flat shape. It is a nice broad stub nib that writes with good line variation.
That's a treat for sure!
When I saw it for the first time today, I was once more amazed at how discolored the jade plastic can get. The barrel end is stamped "F" - I"m assuming that denotes the plastic manufacturer. When I rinsed the nib to take a look there was some nice purple ink in the pen and when I wrote with it I was surprised. It appears to be a factory stub nib. The "funny bend" is actually an optical illusion as the bottom of the nib is flat and the top has been ground down in a flat shape. It is a nice broad stub nib that writes with good line variation.
That's a treat for sure!
Sheaffer pens can discolor??? I find that very hard to believe
Stub Lifetime nib. Sigh. There be value in that there nib.
But, are you sure jade plastic can discolor??
Shocking...
regards
d
Yea, it's about the color of the second from left on your tray - so it's not as bad as it could be, but still far from good. When my wife said is was brownish I knew it wouldn't be good. She does have a knack for finding good pens.
I won't have time to do much with the pen until late next week, but it will definitely be a great user pen. Those big old lifetime nibs are great. I have what I thought was a stub in a slender jade balance - the long one - but maybe it's just a broad - it is more flat than round on the tipping, but not anywhere as ground flat as this nib.
I won't have time to do much with the pen until late next week, but it will definitely be a great user pen. Those big old lifetime nibs are great. I have what I thought was a stub in a slender jade balance - the long one - but maybe it's just a broad - it is more flat than round on the tipping, but not anywhere as ground flat as this nib.
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