Ornamental Pen Nib: Leonardt 70

The Leonardt 70 Ornamental Pen Nib is a perfect nib to personalize your correspondence and help you develop your artistic touch! It is a Right Oblique Calligraphy nib with a top loading TAPE reservoir and some flexibility. It is available in 7 nib sizes, each with a bronze finish. This is a good nib for beginners.

NOTE: New dip pen nibs come coated with a protective oil residue which should be removed. To remove the residue, gently scrub the nib with toothpaste, rubbing alcohol or warm water and dish soap.

About Leonardt Nibs

Leonardt Ltd. is an English company founded in 1856 by Diedrich Leonardt to manufacture dip pens. They specialize in finishing metal components for all manner of products used in luxury writing instruments, like fountain pen nibs, and ornate corners for fine leather journals and albums. The company also produced fine writing instruments, that included dip and fountain nibs, ballpoint pens, holders and mechanical pencils, which set Leonardt as one of the oldest manufacturers of dip pens. They no longer manufacturer pens.