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Writing Quills

Hand cut goose and turkey quills are ready to write with. You, too can write beautiful script like the founders of the United States did when they wrote the Constitution! Remember practice makes perfect! Each quill is slightly different, photos are representative.

New
GOOSE
quill

White hand cut goose quill
$10
New
TURKEY
quill

White and brown hand cut turkey quill		 $10





Vintage Dip Pens



L.W. Holley Vintage Dip Pen Nib Set
Made in Des Moines, Iowa

holley Dip Pen

Nice set of 9 different vintage dip pen nibs from L.W. Holley in Des Moines. Lots of variety for those of you who enjoy writing with a dip pen. Great little souvenir for Iowans, too.

All nibs are imprinted L.W. Holley, Des Moines Iowa and the name of the nib below. Each is new old stock and in perfect condition, never used. The set of 9 nibs includes:

    No. 1 Posting, slightly flexible extra fine point
    No. 2 Bank, firm fine point
    No. 7 Favorite, slightly flexible fine point
    No. 8 Fine, very flexible fine point
    No. 10 Manifold, firm medium point
    No. 11 Arrow, very flexible medium point
    No. 12 Ideal, slightly flexible medium point
    No. 013 Silverine, slightly flexible medium point
    No. 014 Silverine, slightly flexible 0.8mm italic
BONUS! We'll include a complimentary vintage wood dip pen ($5 value) with each set of Holley dip pen nibs!

HOLLEY-SET Set of 9 Holley Dip Pen Nibs w/bonus Dip Pen $15



Bradley of Vermont Dip Pen Set

BOV Dip Pen

Bright red wood vintage Bradley of Vermont dip pen and 5 different antique dip pen nibs. All of the nibs are new old stock and never used. Nibs may vary with each dip pen. An inexpensive and practical way to experiment with a dip pen. Nib assortment may vary from those pictured.

BOV-SET Bradley of Vermont Dip Pen with 5 antique nibs $10



Bradley of Vermont Red Dip Pen

BOV Dip Pen

Bright red wood vintage Bradley of Vermont dip pen is fit with an L.W. Holley & Son No. 04 Silverine antique dip pen nib. This nib is new old stock, never used, slightly flexible fine point. L.W. Holley & Son was a stationer in Des Moines, Iowa.

BOV-RED Bradley of Vermont Red Dip Pen with Holley Nib $6 each or
2 for $10



Eagle Dip Pen
New old stock from late 1940s-early 1950s

Eagle Dip Pen

Eagle No. 1004 new old stock bright red dip pens from the late 1940s - early 1950s. Cork gripping section for comfortable writing. We have fit each one with an antique LW Holley & Sons Silverine No. 14 nib. The "falcon" shaped nib is a sharp italic approximately 0.7mm wide. The nibs are also new old stock and both pen and nib are in perfect condition.

EAG-1004-RED Eagle Dip Pen, Bright red with cork grip $6 each or
2 for $10



DIP405
Dip Pen - DIP405
Bridgeport Dip Pen 5 - Black painted finish, tapered holder, no nib markings, flat edge nib is 6.4mm wide, makes a multi 5 line stroke! Pen measures 6 7/8 inches long. These vintage dip pens were used for broad lettering and have unusual looking nibs compared to what we usually think of as a traditional dip pen nib. Generally used for signs and art endeavors instead of writing. Very good condition and an unusual nib.		 $20
DIP470
Dip Pen
Banque Canadienne Nationale Dip Pen - unusual grey steel nib is engraved: Banque Canadienne Nationale No.5, extra flexible fine point with elongated oval vent hole. Vintage red wood dip pen holder. Measures 7.25 inches long. Antique dip pen and nib are new old stock, never used. 		$15
DIP473
Dip Pen
Western Bank Supply Dip Pen - Unusual silver steel is engraved: Western Bank Supply Co. Manganese Steel Oklahoma City No. 1, flexible medium point, elongated oval vent hole. Vintage red wood dip pen holder. Measures 7.25 inches long. Antique dip pen and nib are new old stock, never used. 		$15
DIP478
Dip Pen
Universal Signwriter Dip Pen, pat date on nib is Nov 1, 190 (last digit stamped off edge of nib and is missing!) Very large roughly triangular shaped nibs for sign writing and broadsides has a rubber bulb attached which would have been used to feed ink to the point. The rubber bulb is not very pliable after 100 years or so and also has some small cracks. Wood holder has inset ferrule for a more standard type of dip pen nib in the opposite end. We’ve installed an Esterbrook No. 942 stub nib for making lines a little less wide than the sign writing nib on opposite end! Measures 9 inches long. Little dings and a few nicks to the wood holder, but overall quite nice and a very unusual dip pen. 		$40
DIP490
Dip Pen
Vintage Wood Dip Pen with painted dark red finish, brass ferrule and permanently attached broad edge nib. Nib is a very broad italic 3.5mm width. Measures 6.75 inches long. There are some green paint smudges on the ferrule and a long scratch to dip pen’s red finish on wide side only, obvious the side that got put down in between use many years ago! 		$10
DIP495
Dip Pen
Newton-Stoakes No. 3 broad edge vintage dip pen, black painted wood taper with crisp clear white lettering, bright brass ferrule, No. 3 straight edge italic nib is 6.9mm in width - a doozy of a wide nib for drawing poster and heading type lettering. Measures 6.75 inches long. Excellent condition.		 $15
DIP506
Dip Pen
SP Red plastic Dip Pen, contoured ribbed gripping section, fit with a gold plated steel Sengbusch fine point fountain pen nib. Dip pen measures 7 3/8 inches long. Made in USA. Very good condition. 		$15
DIP516
Dip Pen
Vintage black contour dip pen, fit with Hunt Speedball Flicker new old stock antique dip pen nib No. FB-2. Large round point is 2.4mm diameter. Flicker nibs were a neat invention, but not made for log, the hinged reservoir flicks back for easy cleaning. Very good condition. 		$10
DIP520
Dip Pen
Vintage black contoured dip pen, fit with new old stock antique Esterbrook Drawlet No. 9 dip pen nib with reservoir. Square italic nib with 3 tines and 2 vents is 2.3mm wide. Dip pen measures 7.5 inches long. Very good condition. 		$10
DIP521
Dip Pen
Vintage black contoured dip pen, fit with new old stock antique Esterbrook Drawlet No. 10 dip pen nib with reservoir. Square italic nib with 3 tines and 2 vents is 3.0mm wide. Dip pen measures 7.5 inches long. Very good condition.		 $10
DIP522
Dip Pen
Vintage black contoured dip pen, fit with new old stock antique Esterbrook Drawlet No. 15 dip pen nib with reservoir. Square italic nib with 3 tines and 2 vents is 3.1mm wide. Dip pen measures 7.5 inches long. Very good condition. 		$10
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DIP532
Dip Pen
Broad Edge Dip Pen - Probably made by Newton Stoakes, but a previous owner carefully scraped away the maker’s imprint on the black painted taper. Super wide broad edge nib is 19.3mm wide. These pens were used in days gone by for large lettering projects - posters, broadsides primarily, but are also useful to some artists requiring super wide strokes. Measures 6 7/8 in long. This dip pen has obviously been used and the painted finish on taper is worn, but the nib is in very good shape and that it what counts! 		$15
New
DIP533
Dip Pen
Vintage Dip Pen - Black on Black! Black contoured plastic dip pen is fit with a William Mitchell’s Pedigree J dip pen nib, the nib is anodized black with raised silver J. Very flexible italic point is 0.9mm wide at rest. Measures 7.25 inches long. Dip pen in very good condition, nib is new old stock, never used. 		$15
New
DIP534
Dip Pen
Vintage Dip Pen - Black and Blue! Black contoured plastic dip pen is fit with a Standard No. 22 anodized blue dip pen nib, ultra-flexible point goes from extra fine to very broad with very little pressure. Measures 8.5 inches long. Dip pen in very good condition, nib is new old stock, never used. 		$15
New
DIP538
Dip Pen
American Pencil Co NY No. 395 black wood dip pen with cork gripping section, fit with an Esterbrook No. 2 Drawlet dip pen nib with attached reservoir, round point is 1.3mm. Dip pen measures 8 inches long. Dip Pen and nib both in excellent condition. 		$15


Antique Dip Pen Nibs
Special Assortments, Boxed Nibs & Oddities!


Be sure to check out our extensive selection of antique dip pen nibs in our Dip Pen Nibs section! These have been recently updated and include many sought after nibs for both the calligrapher and the dip pen nib collector.



Test Tube o'Nibs
with Complimentary Dip Pen

Test Tube o' Nibs

A little dose of history, science and penmanship all inside a stoppered test tube! What better way to slow down and forget the worries of your day. While away a few hours productively by revisiting your penmanship with an old fashioned dip pen.

This clear glass test tube is from the Sheaffer Wet Lab in Fort Madison, Iowa. Each one has a label with different cryptic (to me!) markings. We've filled the tube with 15 different antique dip pen nibs and please note that the assortments may vary a bit from one tube to the next. Just in case you don't already have one, we'll include a complimentary ($6 value) new old stock Bradley of Vermont ca. 1940s wood dip pen so you can put all those nibs to good use.

TTN Test Tube 'o Nibs with Free Dip Pen $15



Box o'Nibs

Box o' Nibs
Photo shows representative sampling

We've filled a wide variety of vintage dip pen nib boxes with antique nibs. This larger assortment includes 50 different antique nibs. All are new old stock, never used and in perfect condition. A wide variety of points that will fit most of the standard dip pen holders. The new assortment is packed in a vintage dip pen nib box, the boxes are all different, too!

BOXNIBS Box o' Nibs $45



Bottle o' Nibs

Bottle o' Nibs
Photo shows representative sampling

We've filled a variety of ink bottles, some old and some new with an assortment of vintage steel dip pen nibs. Each bottle is filled with nibs inside and the value of the nibs alone is between $30 - $50. Use the nibs in your dip pen or just enjoy the vintage appeal of these old nibs in a cool looking ink bottle on your desk. They're even heavy enough to use as a paperweight. Assorted style ink bottles, let us select one for you!

NIBBTL Bottle o'Nibs $20



Deluxe Nib Assortment

Deluxe Nib Assortment

Assortment of 5 different gold plated antique dip pen nibs. Nibs are new old stock, un-used and in mint condition.

DLXNIB Deluxe nib assortment
$10



Copperplate Nib Assortment

Copperplate Nib Assortment

Assortment of 10 different nibs suitable for copperplate and ornamental style writing. Extra fine, very flexible points. Assortment of nibs included will vary.
CPNIBS Copperplate Nib Assortment $20



Spencerian Dip Pen Nib Assortment

The Spencerian Steel Pen Pen Co. was formed In 1858 as a subsidiary of the publisher Ivison Phinney Publishing Company and evolved in 1869 to Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Co. The NYC company, served as a pen distribution company. They purchased nibs from an English manufacturer, having no factories of its own. The Spencerian pens were made in Birmingham by Sir Josiah Mason for Perry & Co.

Spencerian Nib Assortment

Assortment of 5 different antique Spencerian dip pen nibs includes:

  • No.  23   Falcon Pen, general purpose slightly flexible, bright silver steel
  • No.  28   Congressional Pen, Stub (1.0mm 7 degree stub), bright silver steel with embossed blue C
  • No.  34  Falcon Stub Pen, 0.9mm width
  • No.  42   Dome Pointed Pen, firm fine point, grey steel
  • No.  44   Invincible Dome-Point, firm fine point, large size, grey steel


SPENC-NIB-ASST 		Spencerian Dip Pen Nib Assortment, 5 nibs $10



Esterbrook Nib Assortment

Esterbrook Pens was created in 1856 by Robert Esterbrook and was the first company in the United States to make steel pen nibs. The company was originally called the United States Steel Pen Manufacturing Company, and the name was later changed to The Esterbrook Steel Pen Manufacturing Company. The company's success was largely due to the quality of the steel nibs. The nibs were versatile, long lasting, and were available in many different styles. The company was later launched in England as well. The last name the dip pens nibs were manufactured under was The Esterbrook Pen Company. In 1967, The Esterbrook Pen Company was taken over by the Venus Pencil Company.

Esterbrook Nib Assortment

Assortment of ten different Esterbrook vintage steel pen nibs.
Includes one each of the following:

  • No.  355   Art & Drafting, extra fine, extra flexible
  • No.  314   Relief, 7 degree left oblique
  • No.  788   Oval point, firm, medium
  • No.  442   Jackson Stub, firm medium stub
  • No.  239   Chancellor Pen, firm broad
  • No.  570   School Pen, medium firm
  • No.  805   Oval Point, medium
  • No.  930   Radio Pen, firm medium
  • No.  942   Radio Pen, medium stub
  • No. 1000  School, firm fine

ESTNIBS Esterbrook nib assortment $10



Hunt Pen Nib Assortment

The C. Howard Hunt Pen company was formed in 1899 in Camden, New Jersey. Hunt invented the smooth gliding round pointed pen, which took about 15 different steps to make. The factory was moved to Statesville, NC in 1958. One of the more famous nibs made by Hunt was The Speedball Pen, which could do thick and thin lines. Today, Hunt is still in business under the name Hunt Manufacturing Company, and sells many different office supply products.

Hung Pen Nib Assortment

An assortment of ten different Hunt vintage pen nibs manufactured in the US. Assortment includes:

  • X-24 Silverine
  • 4 Arrow round pointed
  • 24 Ledger
  • 21 Companion round pointed
  • X-38 Silverine
  • 97 Falcon round pointed
  • X-67 Silverine
  • X-515 Silverine
  • 513 Bowl pointed
  • B-2 Ross F George Speedball

HUNTNIBS Hunt Nib Assortment $10




Pen Nib Sampler!

Pen Nib Sampler

For those of you who want to experiment with a dip pen and steel nib and may not be quite sure which point you like best, we suggest our pen nib sampler. An assortment of 10 different mint condition antique dip pen nibs.

NIBASST Assortment of 10 Nibs $10



Figural and Unusual Antique Pen Nibs
Limited Supplies Available!
These are all in excellent condition

NIB-D-4
Dural No. 4

Dural No. 4
Copper finished steel nib, the copper finish is unusual and very eye-catching. Firm medium point. 		$2
NIB-C-1940
Cervantinas 1940 nib

Cervantinas No. 1940
Dynamica, Spain - A very delicate shafted nib. Bright steel finish. Flexible fine point. Another unusual nib from Spain 		$3
NIB-HUNT-72
Cervantinas 1940 nib

Camden, NJ, USA, Hunt Two Line Nib, round pointed, bright steel. Writes two lines with one stroke.		 $3


Reverse Imprint Dip Pen Nibs

These are truly little rarities in the world of writing! Each of these nibs has a reverse imprint. When steel dip pen nibs are made (short version here!) a sheet of steel is rolled out, the nibs are stamped and then the shape is formed so that when you look at the front of the nib, you see the company name imprint and other pertinent information. 

But on these nibs, the shape was formed in reverse, so that you must look at the back side of the nibs to read the maker info. Most times, these would have been caught at the factory by workers and weeded out, but we have a select group that made it into the marketplace many decades ago, at least 60 years ago, and probably much longer than that. 

You can certainly use them, but I suspect most people keep them as a little interesting historical OOPS item! Imprint and nib grade are noted on each below. The photos below show the curved underside imprint.


NIB-ADC-408
RIDP

Eugene Adcock No. 408, Nickel Sheffield Series, Somerville Mass Reverse Imprint dip pen - flexible extra fine point 		$5



Esterbrook Boxed Dip Pen Nibs

Today, we would refer to these as "convenience" boxes or "personal" boxes - each red, white and black box originally held 12 dip pen nibs. All are new old stock antique nibs, never used. Note nib quantities below, not all boxes are still full, but are priced accordingly. These nibs all fit a standard dip pen holder.


NIB-EST-2
Dip Pen
Esterbrook Mini Nib Box No. 2 Drawlet Drawing and Lettering, round point nib is 1.2mm diameter, silver steel with grey steel reservoir. 12 per box (full!) 		$12
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NIB-EST-TEXT
Dip Pen
This original Esterbrook box once held 36 assorted Text Writer dip pen nibs. It now includes: 4 #1 2.9mm, 4 #1 1/2 2.5mm, 2 #2 2.0mm, 3 #2 1/2 1.7mm, 3 #3 1.2mm, 2 #4 1/2 0.7mm, 2 #5 0.6mm - a total of 16 nibs. Text writer nibs are very smooth, in spite of having crisp edges, they are a very slight 7 degree left oblique nib. None of these nibs have ever been used, all are new old stock. 		$20




Hunt Speedball Vintage Boxed Nibs

Each box contains new old stock nibs, never used!

Limited Supplies Available!

Speedball Nibs
Brochure


NIB-HUNT-C4-11 Hunt Speedball C-4 dip pen nibs in red & black box, chisel style nib, 1.6mm, box of 11 nibs $12
NIB-HUNT-B1/2 Hunt Speedball B-1/2 dip pen nibs in red & black box, round style nib, 4.1mm, box of 12 nibs $15
NIB-HUNT-C4-WHT Hunt Speedball C-4 dip pen nibs in black & white box, chisel style nib, 1.6mm, box of 12 nibs $15
NIB-HUNT-B-1 1/2-11 Hunt Speedball B-1 1/2 dip pen nibs in red & black box, round style nib, 4.3mm, box of 11 nibs $12
NIB-HUNT-D1
Dip Pen
Hunt mini nib box contains 10 Hunt-Speedball D-1 dip pen nibs. Oval point is 4.0mm wide. Silver steel dip pen nib with brass reservoir. Box originally held 12 nibs, 10 nibs remaining in mint condition. 		$10
NIB-HUNT-B3
Dip Pen
Hunt mini nib box contains 7 Hunt-Speedball B-3 dip pen nibs. Round point is 2.0mm diameter. Silver steel dip pen nib with brass reservoir. Box originally held 12 nibs, 7 nibs remaining in mint condition. 		$7




Hunt Dip Pen Nibs

Original Personal Size Boxes
12 Antique Nibs per Box
All nibs are un-used and rust-free

Hunt, like other companies of the day, never missed a chance to toot their horn just a little bit! Stated on the sides of the boxes: "These pens will neither scratch nor spurt the ink. The points being rounded by a secret process" and on the other side "A Pen is only as good as its point. We make the points perfect"


NIB-HUNT-21
hunt

Companion Dip Pen Nibs in original box, grey finish, flexible extra fine point 		$15
NIB-HUNT-67
hunt

Sixty-Seven Dip Pen Nibs in original box, grey finish, flexible extra fine point 		$15

In all honesty, there is a huge difference in the precision of an antique dip pen nib compared to the few that are still being made today. Much more attention went into their manufacture and these were items needed by those who wrote. Today, dip pen nibs are more of a novelty and the makers just don't put as much effort into their quality. Those that seriously continue to use dip pen nibs today (or pens as they were once called) appreciate the quality of a vintage nib.




MacNiven and Cameron Tin Nib Box

Dip Pen

Macniven and Cameron English tin box once held 1 gross of Waverley dip pen nibs. On the back is printed the famous Waverly poem, I love this little ditty! "They come as a Boon and a Blessing to men The Pickwick, The Owl, and the Waverley Pen." Tin measures 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.75 inches with hinged lid. We have included 12 new old stock Waverly nibs in perfect, unused condition. Tin is in excellent condition.


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NIB-WAVERLY-12		 Macniven and Cameron English Tin Box w/Waverly Nibs $25




PLEASE NOTE: New old stock antique pen nibs are finished with a very fine factory oil coating to prevent rust. It is invisible to see and rarely can it be felt, but nonetheless, it is there. Before using any of these old nibs, you must remove the factory oil coating so that ink will adhere better.

Place nibs in a pot of boiling water for about 30 seconds, remove and pat dry to prevent rust OR wipe each nib thoroughly with rubbing alcohol.


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