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Beginner’s Copperplate Kits K100-B. Basic Copperplate Kit. All the items you need to learn copperplate. Mastering Copperplate by Eleanor Winters plus materials: Hunt Oblique Holder, Higgins Eternal Ink, 6 Gillott 303 nibs, 5 Gillott 404 nibs, Boris 9"x12" Layout Pad (50 shts). $39.75 K100-NB. Basic Copperplate Kit/no book. $23.50 K101-B. Deluxe Copperplate Kit. Mastering Copperplate by Eleanor Winters plust materials: Blackwell Plastic Holder, Higgins Eternal Ink, Gum Arabic Powder, 4 Gillott 303 nibs, 5 Gillott 404 nibs, 3 Hunt 56 nibs, Boris 9"x12" Layout Pad (100 shts), Canson Pro Marker Layout Pad. $75.00 Save $10 off retail! K101-NB. Deluxe Copperplate Kit/no book. $65.00 Save $5 off retail! Pads / Paper for Pointed Pen P01. Copperplate Grid Pad. 8 squares to the inch, Non-repro blue with slant lines for copperplate. Smooth paper for pointed pen work. Approx 50 sheets. 8.5"x11" $7.95 11"x17" $9.95 P31. Ampad Evidence Pastel Pad. Recommended for Spencerian by Michael Sull for its silky smooth surface. Legal pad with the usual lines.Cream. $3.95 ea. 2/$3.75 ea. 6/$3.50 ea. 24/$2.95 ea. P25. JNB Copperplate Pad. This extra smooth, 24lb paper was recommended by Joe Vitolo. Blank sheet; no ruled lines. 8.5"x11". Great for Spencerian, copperplate and other pointed pen work, including offhand flourishing. P25-50. 50 sheets. $4.95 P25-100. 100 sheets. $6.95 P25-REAM. 500 sheets, wrapped, not padded. $22.95 CLAIREFONTAINE P36. Clairefontaine Writing Pad. Triomphe. Extra white. 23lb vellum finish paper. Pad of 50 sheets. 8.25"x11.75". Blank. From France. $9.00 JNB Price $8.50 2/$8.00ea. 10/$7.50ea P35. Clairefontaine Pad. Staplebound, micro-perforated at top. 24lb, neutral pH, crisp white paper. Ruled with pale violet lines! Pad of 80 sheets, 8.25x11.75. From France. $11.00 2/$10.50ea 5/$10.00ea 10/$9.50ea. Highly recommended by Michael Sull and Nan De- Luca for pointed pen work. Purchase the lined pad for Spencerian practice & correspondence, the blank one for flourishing. “Absolutely fantastic surface. You just want to write on it!” – Michael Sull P38. Clairefontaine GRAPH Pad. 8.5"x11.75". 80 sheets. $11.00 Logan Slim Light Pad. This was a hit at Letters Mingle Souls and the 2008 IAMPETH Convention. Ideal for travel, on-site use, or those with limited space. Flat enough to fit in a portfolio (it’s only 1/2" thick) and ultra lightweight. Provides remarkably even and bright illumination. 8"x10" surface. Two 5400°K, color-corrected lamps provide 20,000 hours of life. (Replacement bulbs are available.) Comes with adapter (12V) for US outlets (120V). S635. 8"x10" $135 S737. 11.5"x16" $285 Michael Sull on Spencerian Materials: PEN POINTS: For beginners Michael highly recommends the Nikko G Nib and Hunt 56. He also recommends Hunt 22, EF Principal, along with Hunt 101, Hunt 99, and Gillott 404. INK: Higgins Eternal (I08, $3.30) will work fine and is improved by a little evaporation. For finest hairlines, Michael recommends McCaffrey’s Black Penman Ink (I37, $6.50), as well as the colors, page 58. By adding a little Higgins Eternal to Bokuju Vermillion (I23, $8.60), you can create a wonderful sepia. Use a dropper to add Higgins Eternal, using a coffee stirrer to mix. McCaffrey’s Brown is excellent as well. Dr.Martin’s Bleedproof White (I38, $10.00) is Michael’s personal favorite white. Thin with water. He likes McCaffrey’s Ivory (I37-WHT, $6.50) too. Michael recommends a cushion of blotting paper under your writing sheet. It facilitates writing. Don’t write on a hard surface. Blotting Paper. 120 lb white. These two sizes ship with books and supplies. S261-9. 9"x12" $ .95 10/$.75 20/$.65 S261-11. 11"x17" $1.50 10/$.95 20/$.85 PADS: Michael’s favorite for work for reproduction is the Canson Pro-Layout Marker Pad. See pads on page 39. Use this ultrasonic cleaner to make your pointed nibs and brushes last longer and to unclog fountain pens. It will pay for itself quickly. It will clean your jewelry too!. S610. Staedtler Ultrasonic Cleaner. Use its ultrasonic motion to clean the residue off the nib body and out of slits. Your nibs will last up to three times longer. No need to throw away fountain pens that no longer write. In most cases after using the cleaner, your pen will write like new. Also, use this tool to clean dried paint from your brushes. $159.00. Sale $143.00. Save 10% SMALL PENHOLDERS H85 H84 H70 H67 H85. Brause 511 & Holder. Straight holder with Brause 511 nib. $5.00 H84. Brause 515 Nib & Holder. This short plastic holder comes with a 515 nib. The metal unit that holds the nib is removable. It comes with the nib stored inside the holder. Pull hard on the metal to pull the whole unit out of H75 H86 the holder. $5.00 H70. Hunt 104 Holder. Small straight plastic holder for Hunt 100, 103, 104 nibs. $1.89 H67. Hunt 102 Holder. Small straight plastic holder for tubular crowquill nibs. Hunt 108, Hunt 102. $1.89 H75. Gillott Mapping Penholder #51. For tubular crowquill nibs such as Gillott 659. Also called Mitchell 51 Penholder. $1.99 H86. Gillott Penholder #52. For Gillott pointed nibs 404, 303, 290, 291, and similar. Also called Mitchell Penholder 52. $3.75 48 ❧ t o l l f r e e: 800-369-9598 v w e b : www.j o h n n e a l b o o k s.com
H75. H23. H48. H51. H52. Oblique holders H23. Hunt Oblique Holder. Plastic hourglass shape with offset for nib. $1.89 For: Hunt 22, 56, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, Gillott 170, 303, 404, 1950, Hiro 700, Esterbrook 354. Brause 66EF and Hiro 40 can be used, but they are better suited to specially made holders listed below. H59. Zanerian Holder. Rosewood. Metal oblique arm holds nib. 8.25". $37.50 H51. Century Oblique Holder. These gorgeous turned wood pen holders have a metal flange. They are made to hold the Gillott 303 and Hunt 101 (and similar sized nibs). They can be adjusted with needle nosed pliers to fit other nibs. $19.95 H52. 5/8" Century Oblique Holder. Joe Vitolo has modified the design of the Century Oblique Holder. The thicker holder may reduce hand fatigue. $19.95 H48. Ziller Oblique Holder. These less expensive oblique holders are pre-adjusted for our most popular pointed nibs. Metal flange, grey plastic handle. Specify Gillott 303, Gillott 404, Brause 66EF, Hunt 101, Nikko G, EF Principal. This holder can be adjusted for virtually any nib. Please let us know the nib you use & we will pick the closest holder. $12.95 H75. Crowquill Penholder #51. Holds crowquill nibs including Gillott 659. $1.99 (Straight) See page 48 for more small straight holders. H50. Blackwell Oblique Holder. A remarkably simple design that holds most pen points for Spencerian and copperplate. Finely crafted wood holder with a sturdy brass oblique arm. Designed to hold the nib at a less steep slant angle for ease of upstrokes. Also available with a plastic holder. $38.00 (Works with most all nibs except crowquills and the very largest vintage nibs) H61. Plastic Handle Blackwell Oblique Holder. Black plastic hourglass holder with the same brass flange for holding the nibs. The brass work is not as finely finished, but is just as functional. $27.50 H59. H50. H61. S304. S377. Sull Leather Pen Roll-up. New, with a pen point pocket with a zipper! Michael Sull designed this to carry his oblique pen holders with the nib. The four pockets are extra wide (2.25") for an oblique holder and 8.5" deep to protect the nib. The top flap gives more protection. Leather tie. Specify: black, olive green, brown, red or violet. $34.95 S304. Dinky Dips. Used by pointed pen writers to control the depth the nib is dipped into the ink. 4 small, clear vials with lids in a base. $2.95 S305. Dinky Dip Refills. 8 vials & lids. $2.95 EF Principal Nib After a year in development, you can now purchase a modern nib that is equal to the best of the vintage nibs. Brian Walker, a respected pointed pen enthusiast, has worked with a pen manufacturer to duplicate the quality and performance of the legendary Gillott No 1 Principality. The new nib has received rave reviews for both copperplate and Spencerian. It’s flexible and responsive, gives fine hairlines, but is smooth writing & catches the paper less. N120. EF Principal Nib. These much anticipated nibs are now available for purchase. $2.60. JNB Price $2.50 each 10/$2.30 each 25/$2.10 each 50/ $2.00 each 100/$1.75 each Other Pointed Nibs N113. Nikko G Nibs. These nibs from Japan are hand cut, extremely smooth and long lasting. They are chrome plated and have a medium flex. Great for Spencerian. Smooth writing with no burrs or scratchiness. Highly recommended by Michael Sull. Extremely popular with pointed pen men and women! $1.55 3/$1.45ea 10/$1.40ea 50/$1.35ea 144/$1.20ea N69. Brause Rose Nib. #76. The Brause Pen Company worked to manufacture a nib with the qualities of vintage nibs. This flexible nib was a <strong>John</strong> DeCollibus favorite at IAMPETH. $2.70 JNB $2.60 10/$2.50ea 30+/$2.35ea N93-V. Hunt 22 Vintage. “Extra Fine.” With the exception of Nikko G, EF Principal and Brause Rose Nibs, they just don’t make pointed nibs like they used to. You will find that the Vintage Hunt 22’s do write better than most modern nibs, and you should find very few defective ones. Vintage are brass colored, the current ones grey colored. $2.30ea 10/$2.10ea 50/$1.90ea 100/$1.80ea e m a i l: info@johnnealbooks.com v www.j o h n n e a l b o o k s.com 49 ❧
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