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I'm looking for a description of the different Sheaffer nibs: Triumph, Feathertouch, Lifetime. Is there a source in this forum or on another site that gives a description, and pictures, of each, including the numbering system on the Feathertouch nibs? I've looked here and on Richard Binder's and Jim Mamoulides' sites, but couldn't find this information.

 

Thanks very much.

 

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I have a couple of Feathertouch nibs (a big 7 on a Vac Fil and a #5 on a Lady Sheaffer). They write smoothly. Some are stiff but the older ones have some flex. I believe the later Feathertouch nibs have the upturned 'waverly' design. Lifetime is not a nib type but I think the nibs on Lifetime pens were stamped with "Lifetime". These should be just like the Feathertouch nibs. I don't have a lot of experience with the Triumph nibs but the couple I used were very stiff and no better or worse than any other nibs.

 

I'm not sure about the numbering system but I know there are several spots on the web that list the codes.

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I'm looking for a description of the different Sheaffer nibs: Triumph, Feathertouch, Lifetime. Is there a source in this forum or on another site that gives a description, and pictures, of each, including the numbering system on the Feathertouch nibs? I've looked here and on Richard Binder's and Jim Mamoulides' sites, but couldn't find this information.

 

Thanks very much.

 

jim

 

No. There are a lot of nibs though. Feathertouches were 5, 7 and 8. Early nibs were 2-8 (no #7) self-filling. Loads of special nibs Lady lifetime, 22 Student Special, 46 Special, Secretary, 3-25, 5-30, 7-30. There is an ad for a Student Lifetime nib but we've never seen one - figure it is an ad copy mistake (student pen and lifetime pen are on the opposite end of price so it doesn't seem likely). Triumphs have different offerings as well. When I get the time I'll do up something on nibs 1912-1941 (won't be anytime soon I'm afraid).

 

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what is a Sheaffer pen with #34 imprinted on the tap of the cap? What kind of nib is it supposed to have? Thanks!

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one of the best resource on Sheaffer pens is penhero.com

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A 34 is a 3 nib on a 4 body. It is a popular size that becomes the 46 and then the 5-30.

 

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one of the best resource on Sheaffer pens is penhero.com

Better resources are Roger and Kirsch.

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Better resources are Roger and Kirsch.

 

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Better resources are Roger and Kirsch.

 

Thank you very much for the compliment, but I don't think I am a better resource than is Jim's wonderful web site. Different, with some overlap, and complimentary.

 

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And complementary...?

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And complementary...?

 

No, I meant we say nice things about each other!

 

Of course, you are correct -- I will edit my post to eliminate the usage error. Thank you.

 

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ETA: Darn, too late to edit my prior post.

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"The greatest mental derangement is to believe things because we want them to be true, not because we observe that they are in effect." --Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

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