{"product_id":"missouri-pacific-railway-5-pen-nib-vintage","title":"Missouri Pacific Railway #5 Pen Nib (Vintage)","description":"\u003cp\u003eABOUT THIS PEN:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCommissioned by the Missouri Pacific Railway — most likely in the 1930s-40s, based on the railway's history and the specific styles of box and nib — this vintage steel pen was manufactured by one of the large nib manufacturers of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nib is very well-made, with a distinct and consistent stamp, excellent metal condition after almost a century, and beautiful hand-grinding starting just above the vent hole. It's a smooth writer and very reliable, which would have been nice for the MoPac railway clerks of 100 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned with an upturned tip, \"bowl point\" or \"oval point\" pens have a small convex area at the writing surface, so that the pen doesn't scratch the paper. You're meant to hold it so the convex area touches the paper, not vertically (at too sharp an angle, the intended writing area doesn't contact the paper.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT OUR VINTAGE PENS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2016, we've collected, chronicled, and re-sold \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/collections\/vintage-stock\"\u003evintage dip pen nibs\u003c\/a\u003e from the turn of the 20th century. Back in our second year in business, a regular customer paid in trade (no, we don't allow that anymore) with an old box of Esterbrook Blackstones, and we've been selling vintage pens ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one of our vintage pen nibs is individually inspected here in our St. Louis office, packaged in a glassine envelope, and shipped carefully in the same box as your modern art supplies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note, each nib is sold individually and without a dip pen holder. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/collections\/dip-pens\"\u003eThe pen holder\u003c\/a\u003e is sold separately because the nibs eventually get worn out and replaced. It's not like a fountain pen, where the nib and handle usually have the same lifespan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVINTAGE DIP PEN BASICS:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll dip pens, for more than a century, are finished with a thin coating to prevent rust. You need to remove this protective coating so that ink will stick to the nib consistently. To remove the coating, simply dip your new pen in ink a couple of times and wipe it off. Repeat until the ink coats the nib completely and doesn't bead up. This process takes about 15 seconds and only needs to be done once, before you use the pen for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Louis Art Supply","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47975103758594,"sku":"785366202090","price":8.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2228\/7429\/files\/mopacificrwy5.jpg?v=1781115448","url":"https:\/\/stlartsupply.mom\/en-ca\/products\/missouri-pacific-railway-5-pen-nib-vintage","provider":"St. Louis Art Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}