YoYoSpin
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I've been told that fountain pen nibs marked "Iridium Point Germany"; in fact all fountain pen nibs made for the "pen kit" market, are really made in Asia, have never seen a molecule of Iridium, and are very inferior to European and Japanese nibs made for our high-priced pen maker cousins. This includes aftermarket replacement nibs sold by several prominent woodturning suppliers. The alleged tip-off is that a real German made nib would say "Made In..." or something to that effect.
While researching this, I've run across a few interesting articles on the subject...
No Iridium to be found: http://www.nibs.com/article5.html
No Iridium, part II: http://www.nibs.com/article4.html
German nib making: http://www.thesouthernscribe.com/PenArticles/Nibs.htm
While researching this, I've run across a few interesting articles on the subject...
No Iridium to be found: http://www.nibs.com/article5.html
No Iridium, part II: http://www.nibs.com/article4.html
German nib making: http://www.thesouthernscribe.com/PenArticles/Nibs.htm