Phileas

[FountainPages]

Greetings!

 

I just purchased a new in box Phileas in drop dead gorgeous green swirl. I love the pen but it came with a medium nib which is a bit broad for my hand writing. If anyone would be willing to trade for a Fine or EF, please PM me to set something up. OR...if anyone knows where I might acquire an F or EF nib, again please PM.

 

Thank-you

 

Edward aka FountainPages

[pajaro]

I am going to suggest something that will cost you some money, but will result in a sublime pen. Dutchpen here has available L'etalon 18K nibs in fine and extra fine at the following link::

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/classifieds/item/33971-modern-pen-nibs-and-nib-units-renewed/

 

I bought one of these nibs from him in extra fine and put it in a Phileas. It is the nicest of several Phileas pens I own. The Phileas steel two tone fine nibs are very good, but the L'etalon nib is really nice. The L'etalon nib clipped onto the Phileas feed. A perfect fit. The Phileas nib and feed are friction fit.

 

I don't know what the likelihood of your finding someone to swap you a fine for your medium is, but I would guess it might take a while to find a trade partner. The mediums are commoner than the fines. One issue sometimes arising with Phileas is a crack in the section. These are hard to spot sometimes, and a trading partner might not realize it if he traded you a nib and section where the section were cracked. You could just buy a nib and section from Newell-Rubbermaid for about $38 shipped CONUS. There are choices. Good luck.

[FountainPages]

Thank-you very much. I will try him.

[mithcc]

Hi friend,

 

I have a red Phileas fountain pen, it is NOS from a jewellery recently closed.

 

I would like to sell it, so PM if you are interested,

 

Thanks!