The Fountain Pen Patent Archive

The instruments that put ink under pressure

Metallic pen

Technical patent drawing showing five magnified views of pen nibs, some assembled from separate pieces labeled A and B, with curved points marked C illustrating a rightward deflection near the tip.METALLIC PEN.William Fife · August 29, 1848Six diagrams labeled 1 through 6 showing the progressive shaping of a gold pen nib, from a flat blank with a slot marked A, through curved forms with an open slit marked B, to a finished closed nib marked C at the tip.METALLIC PEN.Matthew S. Fife · April 3, 1849Six technical line drawings show a metal dip pen nib in flat blank form and bent form, with labeled parts including ribs, slots, side spring plates, nib, and shank, plus a final drawing of a full pen holder with the nib flexing under writing pressure.METALLIC PEN.Myer Phineas · July 12, 1853Three technical line drawings of an elongated pointed metallic pen shaft attached to a holder, with one view sliced open to reveal an internal spiral spring and plates, and small projecting lips labeled c near the tip.PEN.W. R. Glover · August 1, 1854Three line drawings of a metal dip pen: a top view showing a bent-over spring tab forming an ink reservoir near the split nib, an unfolded version of the same pen blank with the tab still projecting outward, and a side profile view of the finished pen showing its slight upward curve.METALLIC PENMyer Phineas · February 5, 1856A patent drawing showing a long slender pen holder tapering to a split metal nib, with three smaller detail views illustrating a slide-on collar with two curved metal tongues attached near the pen point.METALLIC PENAlphonso Craytey · July 1, 1856Four small line drawings show a metal pen nib blank with slots cut into its sides, the curved pen body, a separate spring piece with a bow-shaped end, and the fully assembled pen with the spring fitted over the back of the nib.METALLIC PENF. A. Wait · July 7, 1857Two hand-drawn diagrams of a curved metallic pen nib: Fig. 1 shows a full perspective view with an inserted plate labeled B projecting from the slit, and Fig. 2 shows a detached side view of the same plate with its slot labeled b.IMPROVEMENT IN METALLIC PENS.Richard Griswold · May 20, 1862Three technical line drawings of a metal pen nib: a side profile showing the curved point and internal spring slot, a top view showing the slotted lever and spring structure, and a flat unbent blank showing the stamped-out slots that form the levers and shoulders.IMPROVEMENT IN PENSAddison G. Waterhouse · December 7, 1869