Monthly Archives: May 2010

A little mystery solved

I recently discovered that this German nib, with its somewhat cryptic logo and words, was made by DEGUSSA (“Deutsche Gold und Silber Scheideanstalt” or German Gold-and Silver-Extracting Co. ). DEGUSSA was a major nib manufacturer for German companies (active 1930s(?) … Continue reading

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Back home

My modest purchases from Cannes and Nice. I got the Bethge inks after the first photo was taken. Bethge inks appear to have been made by J Herbin. The #1 is like Vert Olive but it pops out more, while … Continue reading

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