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		<title>Sailor Mini 21 with Zoom Nib (1970s)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: In the 1970s, Sailor made its Mini line with 21k-gold nibs. Better, they equipped these pocket pens with various nibs, of which the Zoom is the nib that produces different strokes depending on the writing angle: Hold the pen higher, closer to the vertical, and it writer thinner; hold the pen closer to the ideal hold at 45- to 50-degrees, and it writes thicker. Here is such a Sailor Mini 21 with Zoom nib. Fluid experience (Figures 1 and 2): Working with a 1970s Sailor Mini 21 with Zoom nib is challenging but fun. The pen leaves strokes of <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/sailor-mini-21-with-zoom-nib-1970s/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two Pilot Capless Pens, Fifty Years Apart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Here, side by side, are two Pilot Capless pens, made fifty years apart (1966 and 2016). The Pilot Capless is one of the iconic fountain pens. The Capless has sleek, innovative design: push-button (knock-on) mechanism to reveal or hide the nib, mobile hatch to prevent drying yet allow the need to appear when actuated, large clip so the grip and nib stay upward in the pocket. What&#8217;s in a name? Capless or Vanishing Point? Both: The brand name appears to have changed in 1973 from Capless to Vanishing Point [CR], but today it is common for the same product <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/two-pilot-capless-pens-fifty-years-apart/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Drawing of a maple leaf with a PILOT SUPER 200 with 14k POSTING nib</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2023 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Drawing this maple leaf was a pleasure. The main drawing instrument for this is a PILOT SUPER 200 with a 14k-gold POSTING nib. The prop fell from a tree just a couple of days before the drawing took place. Info: SUPERs were a popular, high-quality line from pen-maker PILOT, through the 1950s and early 1960s. Model SUPER 200 was the large (but not extra large) size, acting as a Montblanc 146 of its time in Japan. Featuring the PILOT fingernail nib, they were excellent writers. This pen has a 14k-gold POSTING nib. POSTING nibs of that time act typically <span class="read-more" ><a href="https://fountainpens4drawing.nl/tryout/drawing-of-a-maple-leaf-with-a-pilot-super-200-with-14k-posting-nib/" class="btn btn-primary">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
		
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