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Gold Starry Baby Safety, Mottled Ebonite GPT, Inox Steel Nib
Gold Starry Baby Safety, Mottled Ebonite GPT, Inox Steel Nib
HM1225032
The same Gold Starry baby safety platform, but in my favorite kind of French ebonite — mottled, with a rare banded barrel pattern. The orange-brown and black layers produce warm, shifting patterns under different light. Gold-plated trim elevates the pen from pocket workhorse to something worth lingering over. Condition is like NOS — this pen has barely been used.
Super slim, super light, but holds roughly 1ml of ink — generous for a pen this small. Same Inox stainless nib — the chromium-rich alloy that French makers used for their workhorse pens because it simply refuses to corrode. This one shares the same soft, bouncy character as its black ebonite sibling. 3.36x line variation at 300g — not built for excessive calligraphy, but a genuinely wonderful everyday writer. Soft flex that rewards a relaxed grip and natural writing pressure.
Full safety mechanism rebuilt with fresh gaskets. Ebonite rejuvenated and hand-polished.
Tested on Rhodia 90gsm with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
Brand: Gold Starry
Model: Baby
Production Year: 1940
Material: Mottled Ebonite
Trim Color: Gold
Nib Size: 1
Nib Material: Steel
Nib Grind: EF
Nib Flexibility: g
Line Variation: - (3.36x)
Pen Length: 95.83
Pen Grip Section:
Restorer: Heron's Mooncake
Restoration Grade: B+
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Appendix for Listing Details
Sweating the details is fundamental to understanding, appreciating, and knowing the peice of history you have in your hands.
All pens are filled and tested, not just dipped in ink, which does not reflect writing characteristics whatsoever.
Line Variation Standard
Different restorers have different standards for line sizing and especially for vintage pens, the printed tipping size will not always be accurate due to repairs/grinds/etc. Please use this as a frame of reference for consistency.
Flexibility Standard
Nib flexibility is such a controversial topic, but there needs to be some level of consistency so please take this table as a frame of reference for my restorations and as someone who is writing in a calligraphic/spencerian style of cursive script. Without objective measurements, flexibility terms such as wet noodle are useless as someone with stronger forearms and grip strength will make even manifold nibs into a wet noodle.
Restoration Ratings
These are guidelines incorporated from various online sources not limited to Reddit, David Nishimura, etc.
