{"product_id":"jowo-6-nib-unit-watermans-1920-1930s-14k-gold-5-manifold-nib","title":"Jowo 6 Nib Unit | Waterman's | #5 Manifold | 14k Gold | F","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\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\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🥇 Grade: B+\u003cbr\u003e🏠 Housing: Nikko Black Ebonite, JOWO #6\u003cbr\u003e🔱 Nib: Manifold Waterman's Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. 5 Made in U.S.A.\u003cbr\u003e🖋️ Line Spec: F | 0.25mm\u003cbr\u003e🌡️ Flexibility Pressure: Manifold, no flex\u003cbr\u003e📐 Dimensions: 22.55mm nib length past housing\u003cbr\u003e⚖️ Weight: 2.265g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA soft, smooth manifold. The 0.25mm tipping holds a steady F line under any pressure you give it, and the thick gold cushions the point so the firmness never feels like a nail. Press harder and you get a slightly thicker, wetter line while the tines hold their set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManifold nibs existed because offices needed duplicates before photocopiers: you wrote over a stack of carbon transfer sheets, and the nib had to be pressed hard enough to print every layer. That is why the gold is cut thick, and you can feel it in this nib's 2.265g heft. The Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. stamp places it in the mid-1920s through the 1930s, when Waterman sold the Manifold grade beside its flex lines for exactly that desk work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will perform well even on less absorbent paper given it's strict ink flow regulation, so copy paper for the most part should perform well (tested on some generic Hammermill), will of course perform best on fountain pen friendly paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter tuning, the tip was smoothed and polished, the nib heat-set to an ebonite feed in the Nikko black ebonite JOWO #6 housing, and the assembly run through a full writing test. B+ for a clean nib with only slight use and a sharp imprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTested on Tomoe River 52gsm cream with Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heron's Mooncake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110240764092,"sku":"HM2607004","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/7435\/7948\/files\/DSC03501.jpg?v=1783876532","url":"https:\/\/heronsmooncake.com\/products\/jowo-6-nib-unit-watermans-1920-1930s-14k-gold-5-manifold-nib","provider":"Herons Mooncake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}