Why Waterman #2 Is Stamped 2 While Its Feed Diameter Is 4Mm?

[greeeeb]

Folks,

 

I understand that #6 nib will fit 6mm diameter feed. I have a waterman #2 nib, fitted on 4mm diameter (Waterman pen No 12).

 

Why is this the case with Waterman nibs? I think it should be stamped #4. Right?

 

 

Thanks.

[hari317]

 

 

I understand that #6 nib will fit 6mm diameter feed.

 

What you say is true for the modern generic German nibs from Bock and JoWo/WIN. Vintage and other current makes use their own proprietary nib numbering/designating system .

 

HTH.

[greeeeb]

It was confusing, since I was looking for #2 nibs for my noodler's creaper. I know it takes #2, where I fitted the waterman nib on it. But when I measured the diameter, it is 4mm.

 

Since I am a student, I do not want to carry fancy pens to school, where everybody stare at me while using them. I started fitting vintage nibs on my creaper and FPR airmail pen (takes #5 nibs) to get rid of others looks.

 

Thanks.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Number one...they used inches in US pens.

 

As Hari said, one company's #2 nib was not the next's. They would be @ close....not exact....in I don't think folks were quite so AR about minor things as today.

That was the day of One Man, One Pen....brand loyalty....gave you the nib width you were accustomed too, and you tried pens and nibs at your local corner pen store.

You ended up with the nib of your choice.

 

Until your pen became out of date.....you used it....if you had the money to buy the update, you did. Each company offered 'improvements'; even if they weren't really an improvement over a lever-sac pen. Advertizing said they were.

 

Even then Status was King....you had to be up-to-date....like i-Pods today.....but it took a few years....a pen stayed up to date for maybe seven years....if you didn't buy in too late in the model run.

 

Your out of date pen, might be given to your wife, or end up in the drawer as a check writing pen.....eventually ending forgotten for generations in the back of the drawer as Old Pen Number Three.

Edited April 2, 2014 by Bo Bo Olson

[greeeeb]

Olson,

 

you are a true enthusiast about pens. I like to hear about how people were in their past days, specially things that tell people's passion. In this case passion was about pens, teller of minds and souls. Nowadays people are proud about ....., which I do not know what is it, except that they boast about it.

 

 

Thanks.