Summer 2012 - John Neal, Bookseller

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Ruling pens
N30. Folded Ruling Pen.
Introduced at Letterforum
in 1995, this innovative lettering
tool has been popular
ever since. Use it to produce
tight “brush lettering” with
a pen or for wild, fun,
expressive lettering. These
are the originals made by
Matthew Coffin and highly
praised by Carl Rohrs and
Peter Thornton as superior
to others that are available.
$15.95
N22. Ruling Pen.
Julian Waters,
Gottfried Pott,
Glen Epstein & many
others are using or
used ruling pens to
produce expressive
letters. This ruling pen is
designed specifically for
lettering. You vary the line
width by tilting the pen.
Wood handle with brass
collar & writing unit.
$40.00
suede
pens
N21. Suede
Pens. Made
of metal and
ultra suede. They
will hold and
deliver ink to
vertical surfaces
without danger of
spills. Can create
dry brush effect.
They are fun to
write with. Specify
1/4", 1/2", 3/4", 1",
1-1/4". $16.95
N33. Haff Ruling
Pen. Thomas Hoyer
uses this fine crafted,
traditional ruling pen
for expressive
lettering. 5" nickel
Thomas Hoyer using Ecoline inks & plated tool steel alloy.
Haff ruling pen. www.callitype.com Both Thomas and this
ruling pen come from Germany. He has introduced the
tool at several conferences and workshops in the USA
and Europe. $22.50
N33.
Nib Shaping/Sharpening
S106. Crocus Cloth. $1.50
S107. Polishing Paper $2.50
Both are used in the final smoothing of a
broad edge nib.
S115. Hard (Black) Arkansas Stone. For
sharpening your nibs. Instructions included. $21.80
S657. 10x Chrome Plated Magnifier. $20.25
S429. Square ABC
Inkwell. A porcelain
reproduction of a
classic French 1920's
school inkwell. Pen
rests around the
neck, loose stopper
with logo, elegant
script alphabet in red
wrapped around base. Beautifully gift boxed. $11.99
AUTOMATIC PENS
5-Line
N28.Automatic
N28.
Pen 5-line.
Designed to
produce lines
for sheet music,
calligraphers use it to produce light, five stroked
letters. $10.95
N39. Brause 5 Line Music Nib. Width of whole
nib 13/16". List $3.60. $3.24
QUILLS Quills are very light, very flexible,
and deliver a wide variety of media easily –
thick gesso, creamy gouache or thin ink. These quills
are not cut for writing.
N24. Cured Goose Quill. $3.50 6/$3.40ea. 12/$3.35ea.
N26. Goose Quills. Not cured. $2.50ea. 5/$2.25ea.
N45. Wild Turkey Quills. Not cured. $2.00 each
N46. Jumbo Goose Quills. 15" or so. Comparable to
Swan Quills. Naturally cured.
$3.00ea. 3/$2.75ea. 5/$2.50ea. 10/$2.30ea.
S265. Quill Knife. Specially shaped for cutting quills:
beveled one side, straight the other. Specify Left or Right.
(Right handers who cut away from themselves as Peter
Thornton does should specify Left). $69.95
N27. Automatic Pens. These poster pens are made
of a non-rust nickel silver with a plastic handle. They
produce very thin thins. Use them with the tooth
blade uppermost. Clean with warm water after use. A
new pen should be filled and worked gently on paper
until the color (ink) flows. Any scratchiness will soon
wear off with use. $10.95
N27. Automatic Pens
Sizes: 1 (1/16"), 2 (1/8"), 3 (3/16"), 3A (1/4"),
4 (5/16"), 5 (1/2"), 6 (3/4"), 6A (1"). $10.95 ea.
N27-S6. Set of 6 pens. $62.50 (sizes 1, 2, 3or3A, 4,
5, 6 or 6A)
N27-SCROLL. Scroll
Automatic Pens
Specify: #7, #8, #9, #10.
$10.95 each
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