Parker 25

[arvadajames]

I recently purchased a Stainless steel Parker 25 (made in England) from Pendemonium. It has a 1.1 mm italic cursive nib. I am very new to fountain pens, the only other one I have is Wasterman Phileas with a medium nib. Two questions, can anyone tell me anything about the Parker 25 pens, and I don't notice any difference in the writing between the two pens. What makes the Parker a cursive nib, and I thought the 1.1 mm nib would be much broader than the medium nib. No complaints, I am enjoying both pens, just curious.

[Ruaidhri]

James (?)

 

Rather than waffle (a hobby of mine) I suggest you take a look at Richard Binder's site

 

Richard Binder

 

He has put a ton of easily accessible info under REFERENCE INFO.

There are also links to lots of other sites.

 

Hope you have as much fun learning as I do.

 

Ruaidhrí

[arvadajames]

Thanks for the post. I have looked at Richard's site and it does have a ton of information. (It is James by the way). Why don't I see a difference between the 2 nibs that I am using? Is is just because I am a newbie withe fountain pens and in time I will write different or ????

[Margana]

If you have access to a scanner, you could post writing samples from each pen. The italic should produce a line that is wider on the vertical stroke than on the horizontal. Write some crossed lines (+++) to check it. A medium nib shouldn't have such a variation, unless it isn't really a medium.