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Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] parker51 - was Re: Demise of the Epson R-D1 Digital Rangefinder Camera
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:37:38 -0400
It will write a painfully fine line. In days gone by, they sometimes  
called them accounting nibs because they wrote fine enough to put  
lots of numbers in little boxes. The standard fine nib won't actually  
write that thin a line, though it must be said that one company's  
fine is another's medium, etc. Pelikans, for example, particularly  
the vintage pens, typically write much wetter than, say, the typical  
Parker. And the nibs for pens sold in Europe and Asia tended to have  
more flex, whereas those earmarked for the U.S. were less flexible.  
Gee, is there some kind of "cultural tell" there? <g>

--Bob


On Jun 15, 2007, at 12:24 PM, swisspace wrote:

> but no idea if it has the extra-fine nib, how do I tell out of  
> interest.


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