Curiosity Got Me to Peek Into the Nib, and Now it Begins

[Cepasaccus]

And what btw. it is really astonishing for me that there is so little information about the razors. With pens there are plenty of catalogs and information available, e.g. I do have from Waterman 58 catalogs from 1885 to 1953. If the German Rotbart company Roth-Büchner were a fountain pen producer there would have been published a full book with lots of information and photos.

 

[tankerjohn]

I come from the fountain pen side and yes it is a deeper rabbit hole. Fountain pens have many different filling mechanisms, objectively determineable nib properties, different materials and really different styles. And if someone likes he can use a fountain pen the whole day and not just once or twice a day for 30 minutes. A straight razor is to dangerous for me now, a SE razor to unusual and to much work for my shaves. That leaves me with the DE razors and they are really all just Gillette clones. I have now 15 DE razors for shaving, testing and having a bit diversity. I don't see any other razor I would like to have and I don't see any point in diversity with cosmetic products.

I have attached a photo of the pens I use in my office. A Waterman 44 safety pen (safety pen and safety razor matches well) with Italian Koska 14k overlay and a fine very flexible nib, and a Platinum Preppy Hello Kitty! pen with converter.

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Love it! I trust the Hello Kitty pen is only for signing the really important documents!

 

[Cepasaccus]

 

[Doc4]

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Worthy of John Hancock himself!

 

[Cepasaccus]

Worthy of John Hancock himself!

Yes, the Hello Kitty pen has really a magnificent nib. Btw. the HK pen is filled with a Pelikan Edelstein Ruby ink and the Waterman with a pure iron gall ink.

 

[razorboi]

It actually looks as though the Waterman would make an excellent signature pen, what with its italic or flexible nib.

 

[Cepasaccus]

I indeed use the Hello Kitty! pen for notes and the Waterman for signatures and also notes. It has a fine, flexible nib which can be written dynamically for effect or with light pressure for small scribble.