Warranted #3 Or Similar Replacement

[lunalunaluna]

Hello All,

 

I just picked up my third fountain pen, first old/vintage, and I am in the process of restoring it. I purchased it without a nib and have since dismantled and cleaned it the best I could. I am having trouble finding a nib for this pen but I happen to find the same exact pen on ebay which listed the nib as "Warranted #3 14K" but finding this nib has proven difficult.

 

Here is the pen on, I AM NOT TRYING TO PUSH THE SALE OF THIS PEN ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-FOUNTAIN-PEN-14k-gold-NIB-maker-G-in-circle-Gorgeous-GREEN-tones-/162559328548?hash=item25d94a8124:g:Z54AAOSwceNZSAAV

 

Here are photos of my dismantled pen http://imgur.com/a/oPvq9

 

If anyone can give me advice on where I can find a Warranted #3 or a nib that would fit this feed it would be greatly appriciated. Lastly, a little more on this pen, the barrel is stamped "Euclid Pen Sales Co. Cleveland, O.". Does anyone have information on this Euclid company?. If you look at the pen on ebay you'll notice the pen is not stamped with the same Euclid information.

 

Thanks in advance!

[Mauricio]

 

Vintage Warranted nibs were not a standardized commodity. They were manufactured by different pen and nib makers and there can be significant variations in lengths, widths, and curvatures among them. I have seen a few vintage Warranted #8 nibs to be about the same size of a Warranted #2 size, to give you an idea. There are no guarantees that any Warranted #3 nib will fit in your pen. The best course of action is to try different nibs until one is found that fits and works in that pen.

[MercianScribe]

Further to that, by all means use $1 store (pound-shop/hyakkin etc! depending on where you are) fountain pen nibs to lightly try out size-wise, and measure the width of the feed, length range of the nib etc... to give you a better idea of the size you are aiming for. Unfortunately now, with eBay craziness, a lot of old nibs go for more than the original pen plus the same nib! No idea why!

 

EDIT: so... don't use eBay?!

Edited August 30, 2017 by MercianScribe

[lunalunaluna]

 

Vintage Warranted nibs were not a standardized commodity. They were manufactured by different pen and nib makers and there can be significant variations in lengths, widths, and curvatures among them. I have seen a few vintage Warranted #8 nibs to be about the same size of a Warranted #2 size, to give you an idea. There are no guarantees that any Warranted #3 nib will fit in your pen. The best course of action is to try different nibs until one is found that fits and works in that pen.

That is what I've been reading on the web. Currently I have sacs, shellac and talc being shipped to me. All that is left for me to find is a nib. I've taken measurements of the feed and it comes in at: Diameter - 3.96mm, Length 1.5in or 3.81cm. Is it simply finding a nib that will match those dimensions or is there something more to it?

 

Thanks for your help!

[lunalunaluna]

Further to that, by all means use $1 store (pound-shop/hyakkin etc! depending on where you are) fountain pen nibs to lightly try out size-wise, and measure the width of the feed, length range of the nib etc... to give you a better idea of the size you are aiming for. Unfortunately now, with eBay craziness, a lot of old nibs go for more than the original pen plus the same nib! No idea why!

 

EDIT: so... don't use eBay?!

I'm in the USA and these pens are not commercially found in big box stores. I've never thought about checking the dollar stores so ill need to stop by some of these. I have taken the dimensions and they come in at Diameter - 3.96mm, Length 1.5in or 3.81cm. I will not be using ebay especially with vintage/older pens because of the prices. Just now I stopped at an antique shop and bought a fountain pen/pencil combo for around $35. I've seen nibs alone go for that!

[Mauricio]

Is it simply finding a nib that will match those dimensions or is there something more to it?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

 

The answer to your question is in the last line of my previous post. Hope you can get your pen in fully operational condition!

Edited August 30, 2017 by Mauricio