Lighthouse 824
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| Lighthouse 824 | |
| Manufacturer | Shanghai Pen Nibs Factory |
| Nib No. | 824 |
| Descr. | Lighthouse Reservoir |
| Tip | Stub |
| Markings | Exterior |
| Mark 1 lateral R | 824 |
| Mark 2 | 灯塔 (lighthouse) |
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Chappy listed this reservoir stub nib, in his book, as simply "Chinese." The 灯塔 marking identifies this as a Lighthouse brand nib. A box of Lighthouse 824 nibs shown on the Pianyini Lighthouse nibs page identifies this as a 灯塔储水笔尖 DENGTA Chushui Bijian (Lighthouse Reservoir Nib). A paper insert inside the box lists the manufacturer as 上海笔尖厂 (Shanghai Pen Nibs Factory).
Contributors on the Fountain Pen Network Forum (here, here and here) identify this nib as the Shanghai Lighthouse 824 reservoir nib (similar to the Shanghai Lighthouse 426). Before the 1990s, Lighthouse brand nibs were produced by 上海笔尖厂 (Shanghai Pen Nibs Factory), and nibs of that era are of good quality ... Some time after 1993, the company was transformed into 上海不锈钢材料厂(Shanghai Stainless Steel Material Factory), and those nibs are of lesser quality.
Versions
There is only one version of the Lighthouse 824 nib in the Chappy's Nibs collection. The nib pictured below is Lighthouse 824.
Photos
Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1925 x 560. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.
External Links
- Fountain Pen Network Forum
- Pianyini - Lighthouse brand nibs (Chinese language)