Nibs and Who Makes Them
Daniel Pi
This list was last updated on October 22, 2022. I will update it periodically. If you have any additions or corrections you'd like to share, feel free to contact me. I also maintain a copy of this list on the Fountain Pen Network.
Organized by pen-maker:
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Brand |
Current Nib Supplier |
Historical Sources |
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Ancora |
In-House |
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Armando Simoni Club |
Bock |
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Aurora |
In-House |
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Bexley |
JoWo |
Until early 2000s: Bock for gold, Schmidt/JoWo for steel |
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Caran D'Ache |
Bock |
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Cleo-Skribent |
Bock |
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Conid |
Bock |
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Conklin |
Bock and JoWo |
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Conway Stewart |
Bock |
Pre-1920: Warranted, 1920-1975: In-House |
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Cross |
In-House and Sailor (only for Peerless 125) |
Pelikan and Pilot |
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Danitrio |
Bock (except 24k #50 sized nib on the Yokozuna series, made by an undisclosed Japanese company |
JoWo |
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Delta |
Bock |
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Diplomat |
JoWo |
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Dupont |
Bock |
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Eboya |
Bock |
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Edison |
JoWo |
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Elysee |
Bock (finishing by SP Dupont?) |
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Esterbrook |
JoWo |
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Faber Castell |
JoWo |
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Graf von Faber Castell |
Bock |
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Franklin Christoph |
JoWo for steel, Bock and JoWo for gold |
Formerly all Bock (including some Schmidt branded Bock) |
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Goulet |
JoWo |
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Hakase |
Pilot (and Sailor, but mainly Pilot) |
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Helico |
Bock |
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Kanwrite |
In-House |
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Karas Kustoms |
Bock |
Schmidt First Gen |
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Kaweco |
JoWo |
Bock in the beginning—unclear when they switched |
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Laban |
Bock |
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Classic Pens |
Bock |
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Lamy |
Mainly In-House; Bock for specialty nibs |
Exclusively Bock in the beginning |
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Leonardo Officina Italiana |
JoWo |
Exclusively Bock until 2021 |
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Magna Carta |
Bock |
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Montblanc |
In-House |
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Montegrappa |
Bock and JoWo (for #8 size) |
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Monteverde |
Bock |
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Ohashido |
Sailor |
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Omas |
Bock |
In-house until 2000 |
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Onoto |
Bock |
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Parker |
In-House and Bock (for #8 size) |
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Pelikan |
In-House |
Originally Montblanc nibs, later in-house, switched to Bock 1997, transitioned back to in-house since mid-2000s |
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Pilot/Namiki |
In-House |
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Pineider |
Bock |
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Platinum |
In-House |
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Romillo |
In-House |
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Sailor |
In-House |
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Santini |
In-House |
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Sheaffer |
Bock |
In-House |
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Signum |
Bock |
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Stipula |
In-house for gold, Bock and JoWo for steel |
All Bock (until 2014) |
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Stylo Art |
Sailor, Platinum, Pilot, and Bock |
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Taccia |
Sailor and JoWo |
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TWSBI |
Bock and JoWo |
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Urso |
Bock |
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Visconti |
Bock |
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Waterman |
In-House |
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Yard-o-Led |
Bock |
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And organized by nib-maker:
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Bock |
Armando Simoni Club, Caran D'Ache, Classic Pens, Cleo Skribent, Conid, Conklin, Conway Stewart, Danitrio, Delta, Dupont, Eboya, Elysee, Graf von Faber Castell, Franklin Christoph, Helico, Karas Kustoms, Laban, Montegrappa, Monteverde, Omas, Onoto, Pineider, Sheaffer, Signum, Stipula, Stylo Art, TWSBI, Visconti, Yard-o-Led |
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In-House |
Ancora, Aurora, Cross, Kanwrite, Lamy, Montblanc, Parker, Pelikan, Pilot/Namiki, Platinum, Romillo, Santini, Sailor, Stipula, Waterman |
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JoWo |
Bexley, Conklin, Diplomat, Edison, Esterbrook, Faber Castell, Franklin Christoph, Goulet, Kaweco, Leonardo, Montegrappa, Stipula, Taccia, TWSBI |
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Pilot |
Hakase, Pilot/Namiki, Stylo Art |
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Sailor |
Hakase, Ohashido, Sailor, Stylo Art, Taccia |