{"product_id":"hm1225113-g-a-mercier-safety-sterling-silver-bands-cap-finial-18ct-4-artist-nib","title":"G.A. Mercier | Safety | Sterling Silver Bands \u0026 Cap Finial | 18ct #4 Artist Nib","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c!-- obsidian --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eG.A. Mercier of Toulon, founded 1915 by Joseph Mercier, built provincial French ebonite pens well south of the Paris houses. The flagship \"Grand Aigle\" line had its nibs stamped \"G.A. Mercier 18 CT 1st Quality.\" This Safety is the sister to an oversized #6 Mercier I restored previously, in a less common configuration: sterling silver bands and a sterling cap finial, every piece of trim stamped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is mottled French ebonite, the pattern well-defined and the color still bright, with crisp imprints across the barrel and stamps on the sterling silver. Grade is B-, with some dents to the top of the cap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 18ct #4 nib is an Artist grind with a cursive italic character: 0.30mm horizontal hairlines and 0.50mm vertical strokes that open to a full 2.10mm on the downstroke, 7.00x line variation at 260g Semi Brush Flex. It is a very soft writer with wide, easy line variation and clean flex snapback. Feels more like a brush when flexing, as I have never tried to write with spaghetti.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rear-pinned safety mechanism was serviced with modern FKM O-rings and the knob action calibrated. Ebonite rejuvenated and lightly hand-polished, natural softness restored. Nib heat-set and tuned for flex and smoothness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested on Sanzen TR 52gsm cream with Diamine Sherwood Green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHM1225113\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heron's Mooncake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46957819035836,"sku":"HM1225113","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/7435\/7948\/files\/DSC03225-2.jpg?v=1781385494","url":"https:\/\/heronsmooncake.com\/products\/hm1225113-g-a-mercier-safety-sterling-silver-bands-cap-finial-18ct-4-artist-nib","provider":"Herons Mooncake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}