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So fished out a vintage Conklin from the 'Bay, and I'm in the process of cleaning and restoring it, but I have no idea what to make of this nib. It says "14K" "PAT'D" and "USA" on the gold section, but its covered by another silver colored metal (stainless steel?) piece that actually clips over the gold part with little tabs bend underneath. It's a little hard to tell because I'm not keen on taking the nib and feed out, but it looks like the gold part tapers down and is not as full wide as the silver part. I've been collecting pens for a while, but I've never seen anything like this. Does anyone know what this is?



Thanks in advance for your replies. I figured the FPN was my only hope!

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I don't recall the brand but I've seen that before. They're like reverse-delta hybrid nibs. IIRC it was just a style choice for making a rigid nib. Kinda sweet looking.

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Looks like a Wearever nib.

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Good call, FarmBoy! That looks exactly like what it is! That's got to be it. I'm not sure how it ended up on my Conklin, but I thought it was a cool looking nib too and I got the pen for cheap to practice fixing up, so I think it's kinda a neat find. Found a link on Wearever that explains the nib and who designed it:

 

http://penhero.com/PenGallery/Wearever/WeareverDeluxePearl.htm

 

 

Thanks for the help, guys!

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