Pre Wwii Releif 14 K Nibs.

[Marlon]

Will pre-WWII nibs destined for the earlier "Releif" pens fit the more modern esterbrook pens (specifically the J series)?

 

If not, will they require some modification? And to what extent?

Edited January 6, 2015 by Marlon

[Hobiwan]

As a straight-up transfer, no. The early Relief nibs were made by other maker(s) like Conway Stewart for Esterbrook, and likely had different dimensions (such as width, and radial size), than the standard Renew Points. They were also friction-fit, together with the feed, directly into the pen's section; unlike the Renew Point which is encased with its feed into a threaded sleeve that is screwed into the J-pen's section.

 

The pics below show, top to bottom, a 14K Relief 2-L nib, a steel 9314-M Renew Point, and a later (around 1950s) British-made 14K Relief Renew Point.

 

 

 

So, to make the top nib fit a J-pen, you'd have to knock it out of its section, find a loose threaded sleeve from a Renew Point, then slip the Relief nib and its own feed into the sleeve so it can screw into the J-pen's section properly. This assumes the Relief nib's feed is the same size as a Renew Point feed.

 

Or ...

 

Fit the Relief onto a standard Renew Point feed, slip it into a threaded sleeve ....

 

Or ...

 

Try to make the Relief's section (complete with nib and feed) fit into a J-pen,

 

Or ...just force the Relief nib with its feed directly into the J-pen's section (assuming it's large enough to fit properly without leaking).

 

Results will depend, of course, on how well and snugly all the parts fit together, so they feed ink properly and not leak.

 

BTW, I've never tried it.

 

HTH