tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post5802483946664117116..comments2024-03-28T09:13:39.913-04:00Comments on Vintage Pen News: What is a Waverley nib?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-47061475968209306942021-12-15T12:24:59.719-05:002021-12-15T12:24:59.719-05:00I'm not familiar with modern offerings, sorry ...I'm not familiar with modern offerings, sorry to say. But in vintage, Sheaffer is probably the brand with the largest number of turned-up nibs. That was pretty much their default nib design from the 1930s through the 1950s. Spare nibs are also easily found at reasonable cost, which can be installed in modern pens as desired.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840124542576619486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-13314466858604825602021-12-15T11:09:58.092-05:002021-12-15T11:09:58.092-05:00Where can one buy a turn-ed nib like the Waverly t...Where can one buy a turn-ed nib like the Waverly today, other than investing in the whole Pilot with their "Waverly" nib? Just the nib itself.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141084685683423664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-34176388540402353402018-05-08T11:33:19.795-04:002018-05-08T11:33:19.795-04:00Yes, that is cited in the post.Yes, that is cited in the post.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840124542576619486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2000975408141883421.post-10385808983861582742018-05-08T10:46:29.530-04:002018-05-08T10:46:29.530-04:00Esterbrook got into the turn-up tip game in 1871. ...Esterbrook got into the turn-up tip game in 1871. This is explained in an 1891 (American Stationer, 12 Feb 1891, p. 331) word ad. <br /><br />Turned Up Point Pens<br /> The first steel pens made in Birmingham about the year 1837, while providing a ready made instrument for penmen, failed to give that ease in writing which was the characteristic of the old quill. They were uniformly fine pointedAAAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06861339441094562289noreply@blogger.com