Anybody Have Experience With 140 Nibs?

[Bo Bo Olson]

Welcome to the club....Stub semi-flex was made by Soennecken, MB, Pelikan, Osmia, Kaweco and Geha and a few others.

Lamy, Tropen and Herlitz made nails with the American Bump Under, Artus was 'true' regular flex with the round tipping on the bottom...like the Pelikan 120 and Geha School pen.

 

I have 26 semi-flex....13-or so maxi-semi-flex.....of my 13-16 obliques I have a couple OBBs and 4-5 OB's....................one OBBB that is a signature nib only....would use up 2/3's of a page with a three word legal signature. On my Pelikan 500, so that could be expected.

 

That era's B/OB is a writing nib, not a signature nib, 1/2 a width narrower than modern so more like a Fat M than today's fat B.

 

Back when I was real noobie, and barely knew that a Pelikan 140 was smaller than a standard sized 400....I had a '90's one that was only 'true' regular flex..I had been looking for one of those fabled semi-flex....but back at that time didn't have the money to look hard.

I ran across my first 140 at a German Flea market. As soon as I tested the nib against my thumb nail, I knew what all the fuss was all about...even before inking.

[biancitwo]

I am happy whenever someone discovers the 140. Except for size, it has few peers. I have several. Each writes as expressively as any. The line variation is effortless and beautiful. But, don't overlook the 100, or 100N, wonderful nibs. Everyone is a delight. I just wish they were larger.

[colormyalphabet]

The reason I ask is because I wanted to put a Pelikan vintage nib on a modern pen similar to what I've done with my M200. The original Medium nib was near sprung so I teplaced it with a warranted 14k nib and it is the closest to heaven I've ever written with.

 

I have a M400 Tortoise White with an Extra Fine nib, M205 White with Medium nib, M100 Blue (in the mail) with extra fine nib and a pre-97 M200 green with a fine nib.

 

I also have a spare nib (Medium I believe but was purchased for the feed and collar assembly for a new nib) and an Italic Pelikan nib I am going to shape a bit better and then place on one of the Pelikans I have.

 

I have been looking at the 1930's to 1940's Waterman nibs.

 

I love the Pelikan feel, fill and look but would like to modify/replace the nibs with something I can smile when I write with (as I've done with my M200 blue marble).

 

I have an extra 140 EF nib (same as the one on the pen pictured) and feed that you can have for free. The only problem is that it doesn't have the sleeve that you use to screw it in but should be able to put it in pretty much any pen that fits.

 

Edit: Just realized the original post is super old. However, If anyone does want the nib, let me know. It's just been sitting around for years in a plastic bag.

 

Edited July 21, 2017 by mynamesricky

[mitto]

I have an extra 140 EF nib (same as the one on the pen pictured) and feed that you can have for free. The only problem is that it doesn't have the sleeve that you use to screw it in but should be able to put it in pretty much any pen that fits.

 

Edit: Just realized the original post is super old. However, If anyone does want the nib, let me know. It's just been sitting around for years in a plastic bag.

 

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Sent you a pm.

[Bo Bo Olson]

The 140 is a medium small pen, from back when that was IN. Geha the then top of the line 760 was that size, a Kaweco Dia also. Osmia had some that size also. I've not run into a medium-small MB but I don't chase them much.

But they All post long. The 140 is as long as the 400 when both are posted. And is well balanced.