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Hi everyone

 

I recently acquired a pen from a fellow fpn member with the nib shown below.

 

The pen is unbranded but the nib is a New York Mabie Todd. However, there is no number on it, and it has a circular vent hole instead of the regular heart shaped one... perhaps its an older nib? I couldn't find any information about it, is there anyone who can tell me more?

 

Oh and although it is not marked, I am pretty sure it is 14K gold.

 

It writes like a superflex / wet noodle that flexes normally to 3mm in width (maximum to 4mm). I know it is cracked and the tip is dented... I am going to get it repaired.

 

Thanks in advance everyone!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow.... this is a first.... no one knows anything about this nib...?

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Celebrating my 100th post here on my own topic, all alone, by myself...... :crybaby: ... and to bump this post again.... :thumbup:

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I can't help you but you should write what is on the nib...I can't quite read it. 55 or 5.5?

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I can't help you but you should write what is on the nib...I can't quite read it. 55 or 5.5?

 

 

You are Bo Bo Olson! :roflmho: haha I was just reading that thread, good stuff!

 

Well, all it says on the nib is, from top to bottom, "MABIE -.- TODD -&co- NEW YORK, and that is it.

 

I don't think it say 55 or 5.5 anywhere... I think what you are seeing is the combination of the dashes between the words "MABIE" and "TODD", and the letters "OD" in the word "Todd" which makes it look like 55 or 5.5...

 

yeah, the imprints have faded a bit and combine with my amazing photographic skill, resulted in such quality photo that no one can see... sorry

 

Thanks for replying out of pity though! :crybaby:

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Hmm... I dunno either. But it's nice lookin, except for the crack of course. Hopefully somebody will chime in and help out.

 

But I don't think it's one of the older ones. Edward Todd came first.

Here's what little I learned about one of my pens a while back.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/187844-flea-market-goody-golden-ringtop/page__p__1896541__fromsearch__1#entry1896541

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Hmm... I dunno either. But it's nice lookin, except for the crack of course. Hopefully somebody will chime in and help out.

 

But I don't think it's one of the older ones. Edward Todd came first.

Here's what little I learned about one of my pens a while back.

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/187844-flea-market-goody-golden-ringtop/page__p__1896541__fromsearch__1#entry1896541

 

 

Well, it certainly is not as old as the Edward Todds (sweet bargain you had there, Shawn by the way! I can never find anything in my local flea markets) but still it could be the older ones from the Mabie Todd period, before they use the nib numbering system... I realise the #1 nibs have circular vent hole but I think it is bigger than a #1...

 

Any Mabie Todd experts here? (maybe I should change the title of the topic into something... more exciting?! :roflmho: )

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