{"product_id":"herons-hollow-mistress-mottled-yellow-green-5-waterman-flex","title":"Heron's Hollow | Mistress | Mottled Yellow Green | #5 Waterman Flex","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c!-- obsidian --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c!-- obsidian --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe pen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEbonite from a vintage formula, mixed the way hard rubber was from 1900 through the late 1920s. The rod's swirl runs its full length and surfaces at the crown of the cap, where a finial would have hidden it; no two are alike, and none can be printed. Turned by Logan Merrill at Little Hollow Customs in North Carolina; nib fitted and tuned at my bench in Maryland. The gold fill in the Heron's engraving marks a nib from one of the big five American makers of the pen's golden age: Waterman, Parker, Sheaffer, Wahl-Eversharp, or Conklin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe nib\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery nib in this run is a restored vintage original: heat set to an ebonite feed, tuned, and written with until I stopped wanting to put it down. Decades of writing wear a tipping surface in a way no production line reproduces; the maker, measurements, and writing sample above describe this pen's nib alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested on Tomoe River 68gsm paper with Pelikan 4001. Writing sample in the gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGen 1 note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGen 1 pens use a modified ebonite nib unit. Under aggressive flexing, ink flow can lag behind the nib. Everyday writing and moderate flex are unaffected. Gen 2 resolves this with a feed of our own design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere the money goes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll proceeds from the Heron's Hollow series fund CNC and milling equipment for a purpose-built vintage nib unit, first for these pens, then for any independent maker who wants one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/heronsmooncake.com\/blogs\/atelier-journal\/herons-hollow-mistress-gen-1\"\u003eLink to release \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/heronsmooncake.com\/blogs\/atelier-journal\/herons-hollow-mistress-gen-1\" title=\"Blog Post\"\u003eBlog Post\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heron's Mooncake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47319467360444,"sku":"HHM007","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/7435\/7948\/files\/DSC04191.jpg?v=1787633652","url":"https:\/\/heronsmooncake.com\/products\/herons-hollow-mistress-mottled-yellow-green-5-waterman-flex","provider":"Herons Mooncake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}