| 11. | At the industry's peak in the area, 5, 000 workers produced 1, 500 million pen nibs per year.
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| 12. | Fountain pen nibs are either 18K gold nibs, or polished stainless steel with a hard-wearing iridium metal tip.
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| 13. | The pen nibs produced were distributed worldwide, until the trade was overtaken by fountain pens and the ballpoint pen.
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| 14. | It is also possible to do calligraphy in this posture with the left hand, but using right-handed pen nibs.
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| 15. | Even a 19th steel pen nib would likely bend if enough pressure were applied to make a carbon copy.
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| 16. | His main invention is the " round writing " style of calligraphy and the pen nib associated with it.
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| 17. | Mitchells are credited as being the first manufacturers to use machines to cut pen nibs, greatly speeding up the process.
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| 18. | The obverse is decorated with Waltari's signature and a stylized pen nib that symbolizes the diversity of the writer s production.
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| 19. | Fountain pen nibs made from gold are sometimes plated with palladium when a silver ( rather than gold ) appearance is desired.
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| 20. | These had the basic characteristics of the standard pen nib, but the tube was much thicker to strengthen it against quick lateral movements.
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