A.W. FABER PORTABLE NO.7 DIP PENS IN 1800S
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Dip pens were the earlier form of fountain pens, and they had no ink reservoirs contrary to fountain pens.
To write things, one had to dip the nib into the ink repeatedly, so the name dip pen sounds quite natural.
Historically, one common dip pen we know is the feather, which can be seen in some old cartoons.
You might remember characters writing letters using feathers.
Dip pens lost most of its practical uses after the advent of fountain pens with internal ink reservoirs.
Today, the virtue of dip pens lies on the easily replacable nibs, which can serve diverse calligraphical purposes.
These dip pens don't have such simply interchangeable nibs - the nibs can be changed though it's not much different from fountain pens.
However, they suffice without such function since these were made far much earlier than fountain pens were propagated.
Instead, they catched another function - portability.
These dip pens can store their nibs and tails inside the barrel by sliding them.
When one puts both ends inside, the pens look this way.
It's magnificent notwithstanding carrying the ink is another matter.
To me, it looks like a golden telescope.
The tails can be extended, but they don't have roles other than keeping the balance.
They seem to be black colored plastics and their lengths are slightly different.
"A.W. FABER NO.7" on both dip pens.
Have you noticed they have different patterns?
It took some careful observation at least to me.
One has a pattern with two oblique lines by spell, while the other has two lines in coincident way.
The sliders have an identical embossed patterns on the other hand.
"A.W. FABER NEW YORK No.7."
Are these two nibs the same?
To me, they look identical and the different length might have arised from how much the nib is pushed.
Incidentally, I have A.W. FABER's another vintage dip pen made in 1800s too.
Its body is made of mother of pearl, and this one was made in New York branch as well.
A.W. FABER's New York branch was launched in 1853 by the way.
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