And this Franken Waterman Pen with "Waterman No7 Red Waterman Ideal. Nib".
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And this Franken Waterman Pen with "Waterman No7 Red Waterman Ideal. Nib".
Waterman NY stubs are really nice. You might call them italics, but i think Waterman called them stubs. They’re as nice as the best MB broads terms of line variation and give.
I have a Waterman Exclusive with a broad 18k nib. Writes like a fire hose. It's not perhaps up there for flex lovers, but for me, it's a really, really enjoyable nib with a nice bounce to it.
Also a Carene factory stub. Finally laid hands on one, after stupidly not buying the one I tried in Selfridges about ten years ago.
Some beautiful pens, and even more beautiful writing.
Shames me to have nibs good enough to do such writing and never even really trying. I do do a nice Capitol L.:facepalm:
So many beautiful pens.
So many with grand writing style.
I have two '52 Wet Noodles, one a two stage 7X, the other 6X. Both pen's are a bit worn.
My Soennecken Wet Noodle is a tad better, in it is a single stage 7X. ...just any of my Wet Noodles are more than my skill level.
I also have a @ 1990 Waterman Mann 200, with an 18 K F nib that is as narrow as my Pelikan 200's EF nib. The old flame war of Waterman's narrower nib vs Pelikan's twist out nib had a basis.
That flame war died out when the skinny Japanese nibs became mainstream.
I find Waterman "Ideal" nibs wonderful, both vintage and 80's/90's.