Talk:Dip pen

Needs more inline citations.

Simonpratt (talk) 15:23, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Image to include: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Three-pens-six-nibs.jpg

Done now. --Elijah 20:34, 2004 Dec 13 (UTC)

"notably manga?"

I don't see how the dip pen's use in manga is somehow more notable than it's use in comics anywhere else in the world. Computer techniques have become common (in Japan, too), but the standard cartooning tools are still ink with dip pen and/or brush. Superfluous, and I'm deleting it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Acidtoyman (talk • contribs) 00:02, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Someone's trying (anonymously!) to add "mainly manga artists" into this article. I'll keep deleting it until someone can show conclusively that dip pens are use mainly by manga artists. Which nobody can do, because the statement is absolutely false.Acidtoyman (talk) 04:22, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Pictures

What about including these images of special types of nibs? They're from the German Wikipedia but I translated the titles of most of them.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:01Bandzugfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Spitzfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:07Redisfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:02Doppelstrichfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:05Notenfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:04Ellenbogenfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:08Plakatfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:06Rechteckplattenfeder_mit_Strich_und_Schriftbeispiel.jpg

--89.247.28.10 (talk) 18:31, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

I like the photos and think them helpful. Inclusion is a good idea. FurnaldHall (talk) 20:35, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Unclear Text in Main Article

Re: "One improved version of the dip pen, known as the original "ballpoint", was the addition of a curved point (instead of a sharp point) which allows the user to have slightly more control on upward and sideways strokes. This feature, however, produces a thicker line rather than the razor-sharp line produced by a sharp point."

I find the words "a curved point (instead of a sharp point)" do not evoke an unambiguous image. Could anyone clarify just what the shape of the nib was, and in which direction it curved.....a photo or drawing would help. Does it mean the very tip of the pen was rounded off slightly, or that the tines of the point were bent upwards? FurnaldHall (talk) 20:34, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

References

Wonderful list of books, and other references, at end of article, but no in-line references to them. The first half of the article with many factual statements, particularly the history, has not one reference to support any of those facts. I know nothing about nib pens, so please would some knowledgeable person to go through the article and reference the facts? Thanks. Nick Beeson (talk) 09:55, 2 September 2015 (UTC)

Glass Pens

Glass Pens have seen something of a resurgence through interest online in recent years. Perhaps there should be some mention of this, or more mention of glass pens in general? I shall insert a picture of a glass pen if I can find one Intellectualrunoff (talk) 14:49, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

Who invented Glass Pens?

I have been scouring resources for a few hours now in search on how glass pens were developed and have been fruitless in coming to a conclusion. The most common claim is that they were invented in Murano between the 1500s and 1600s but no archeological artifacts or records demonstrate any presence during that time period. Others say they were invented by the Victorians in the 1800s but that still isn't true as those pens were not made with fluted glass nibs but were instead metal ferrules attached to crystal glass holders. The most plausible theory I could ascertain is that they were invented by a Japanese chime maker in 1902 and may have been popularized due to wartime metal shortages during the World War period. If there is any more information anyone can get on its origins that would be quite welcome. OrdinariusFingius (talk) 20:52, 6 June 2026 (UTC)