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2. Parker 180 - Wikipedia

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   Introduced to market in 1977 as an attempt to modernize the then-floundering fountain pen industry, the 180 was a slender pen with a very unusual flat nib design. [1] The "180" is a play on 180° , because the pen was meant to be used in either a rightside-up or upside-down orientation to modify the width of the line drawn by the pen.

3. Sheaffer Prelude - Wikipedia

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   The nib is also stainless steel. The clip and cap band are plated in Gold or Chrome depending on the pen's trim, while the nib is semi-plated in Gold or is unplated Steel depending on trim, but Sheaffer also offers 14K Gold nibs in certain countries in Asia. The Ballpoint is a twist-action.

4. Speedball (art products) - Wikipedia

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   The "C-style Nib" is the chisel-point nib that creates thick and thin lines depending on the angle the pen is held. The C-style nibs are a favorite of many calligraphers. The "D-style", an oval shaped head nib, created an italic/gothic style to the letters that it produced. All of these nibs had Ross' signature brass reservoir.

5. Parker Pen Company - Wikipedia

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   He received his first fountain pen related patent in 1889. [3] In 1894, Parker received a patent on his "Lucky Curve" fountain pen feed, [4] which was claimed to draw excess ink back into the pen barrel when the pen was not in use. The company's first successful pen, released in 1899, was the Parker Jointless. The Lucky Curve feed was used in ...

6. Sheaffer - Wikipedia

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   Another popular Sheaffer fountain pen was the low cost "School Pen." Current high end pens include the Valor and the Legacy series, all of which retain the inlaid nib. On July 31, 1997, Société Bic S.A., known for its Bic pens and lighters, agreed to buy Sheaffer for less than $50 million. Bic, of France, bought Sheaffer from Gefinor S.A., a ...

7. Esterbrook - Wikipedia

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   By 1920, the fountain pen was fast becoming more popular amongst people who were tired of dipping pens into ink, and the company manufactured its first fountain pen. By 1930 the company sought less expensive means of manufacturing pens, as gold and jewel tips were growing too expensive and in this same year they began selling fountain pens in ...