Dip Pen Nib Identification

[Uncial]

This might be a bit of a long shot, but I have a little pile of dip nibs. Most of them are fairly obvious in terms of what they are used for, but quite a few leave me a little clueless. I will put up a list here and if anyone could provide any information I'd be most grateful.

 

1. William Mitchell 'Script' nib

2. Geo W Hughes, Flight Commander No.1240

3. Hunt, Mapping No. 103

4. Jon & Jackson "Ian Jay"

5. John Mitchell's Pilgrim

6. Gillot 404

7. Gillot 170

8. Macniven & Cameron, Waverly

9. Geo W Hughes, Devil's Own (with a curious engraving of flowers)

10. Hink S Wells & Co. "The Latem"

11. Hink S Wells & Co. "Circular Pointed"

12. Gilbert & Bainzy(sp.?), Sergent Major.

13. E S Perry, Iridinoid 555

14. Mitchells's Fleetwing, No. 0528

15. M Meyers & Sons, Crow Quill (cylindrical nib)

16. Gillot's Artist's Pen

17. Gilbert, No. 101

18. Geo W Hughes, No. 128 (cylindrical nib)

19. Philip & Tracey "Italigraph"

20. J D Reis, Aco Inox, Duravel (there is something else on the nib but it's rubbed off)

21. Windsor & Newtone (cylindrical nib)

22. Geo W Hughes "Grammar School Pen"

23. Geo W Hughes, No. 1128

24. Brause No. 180

25. Hink & Wells "The Rob Roy"

26. E S A London 44F

27. Thurnams Carlisle.

28. William Mitchell's Selected (with an embosed, raised letter J)

[Inkysloth]

William Mitchell Script nibs are for lettering - the flat circular tip produces a monoline in a set range of widths. (Rather than the line variation of square-end nibs.)

Mapping nibs and crow quills are for fine drawing / delicate line work.

The Gillot 170 and 404 are for copperplate calligraphy, or other line work.

The Brause 180 is for broad-edge calligraphy.

 

There's a good online shop that sells vintage and new nibs, it's useful for searching nib types: https://shop.kallipos.de/en

[Bo Bo Olson]

Thanks for the link.

Don't have that Brause. My 4-5 Brause nibs are different....a couple are very flexible, a couple less. One I think is an ornamental.....a stiffer nib with a bent tip.