Goldfink Liebling aus Berlin
This Goldfink Liebling from Berlin is my latest restoration. The Liebling (“favorite” for a thing or “darling” for a person) was their next to bottom of the line fountain pen. It is a button filler with a steel nib. On the barrel is the imprint Goldfink – Liebling” in cursive. I have filled the imprint with talc for the picture. The nib is marked “Goldfink Berlin.” As expected, the (tan) sack was completely ossified, the pressure bar was rusted, all if the plating on the nib was gone (assuming it was ever there) and the nib was bent. As you can see in the pictures, I have not returned the nib to its original position, although I have gotten the tips aligned. There is a small nick at the initiation point of the bend on the left tine and as easily as this nib flexes I am very worried that much effort will crack the tine. This steel nib has an amazing amount of flex. That might be due to the amount of corrosion that was present on the bottom of the nib. It is still a neat little German fountain pen and my first button filler.
Liebling Oveall.jpgLiebling Parts.jpgLiebling Nib.jpgCode:Goldfink Liebling Dimensions Length 105 mm 4 5/32" 4.15 in Posted Length 128 mm 5 " 5.05 in Unposted length 96 mm 3 3/4 " 3.76 in Barrel Length 80 mm 3 5/32" 3.16 in Cap Length 51 mm 2 " 2.01 in Barrel Max Dia 11.8 mm 15/32" 0.46 in Section Min Dia 8.0 mm 5/16" 0.31 in Section Length 12.5 mm 1/2 " 0.50 in
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