{"product_id":"mabie-todd-co-ny-eternal-6-nib-14k-gold-manifold-fm-bock-380","title":"Mabie Todd \u0026 Co. NY Eternal #6 Nib, 14k Gold, Manifold FM (Bock 380)","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 class=\"first:mt-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🥇 Grade: B+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🏠 Housing: Nikko Black Ebonite, Bock 380\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🔱 Nib: Mabie Todd \u0026amp; Co. New York Eternal #6, 14k Gold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🖋️ Line Spec: FM | 0.40mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e🌡️ Flexibility Pressure: Manifold, no flex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e📐 Dimensions: 49.77mm total nib length, 28.24mm overhang past housing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e⚖️ Weight: 2.277g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first:mt-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMabie Todd \u0026amp; Co. introduced the \"Eternal\" imprint in the early 1920s as the top-tier manifold nib in its catalog — a stiff, reinforced gold writer designed for clerical and carbon-copy work, sitting alongside the flexible Swan line rather than replacing it. The earliest Eternals were produced at the New York factory before Mabie Todd consolidated gold-nib manufacturing in Birmingham and Liverpool through the mid-1920s. New York Eternal nibs are markedly less common than their later English counterparts; surviving examples typically date to roughly 1920–1925, before the production shift across the Atlantic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first:mt-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe #6 in the Eternal lineage is a substantial nib by any era's standard. At 49.77mm total length and 2.277g, it outscales most #6 nibs vintage and modern, sitting dimensionally closer to a contemporary #8. The proportions pair naturally with oversized modern bodies and Bock 380-class housings. Seated here in a Nikko black ebonite housing with a Bock 380 ebonite feed, ready to write. Fit note: nib clearance against the cap is tight on smaller hosts — verify with a chopstick check before committing the nib to a body for extended carry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first:mt-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManifold by design — built to lay the same line under any pressure. The character lives in the tip and how the nib responds to writing angle. The 0.40mm FM tipping lays a wet, even FM line that turns bolder and more saturated at a higher angle, finer and crisper at a lower one, without skipping or stuttering across the rotation. Soft-firm under the hand. Long writing sessions stay effortless and predictable, and the nib takes pressure cleanly on the downstroke without spread.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first:mt-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest suited to writers who want a substantial vintage gold nib for confident, predictable daily writing, owners of oversized modern bodies looking for a proportionate gold front end, and collectors of early American Mabie Todd production where the New York Eternal lineage matters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first:mt-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTine alignment corrected, tipping smoothed, light burnish at the base to sharpen baseline contact. Heat-set into the Bock 380 housing with the matched ebonite feed for clean flow from the first stroke. Imprint legibility is crisp; structural integrity is full.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"first:mt-0 last:mb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTested on Rhodia 90gsm ivory with Diamine Imperial Purple.\u003cbr\u003e*only nib unit, does not come with pen*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heron's Mooncake","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46736180248764,"sku":"HM1225092","price":615.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/7435\/7948\/files\/DSC02322.jpg?v=1778559046","url":"https:\/\/heronsmooncake.com\/products\/mabie-todd-co-ny-eternal-6-nib-14k-gold-manifold-fm-bock-380","provider":"Herons Mooncake","version":"1.0","type":"link"}