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Instructions 1987
Basic Calligraphy Set“Your pen can be used with either squeezefill or cartridge, every Osmiroid Fountain Pen is supplied with a squeezefill unit, every Cartridge Pen is supplied with four cartridges.
Squeezefill Model
“To fill your pen, use finger and thumb of both hands, press and release your squeezefill SLOWLY four or five times, count up to five before withdrawing the pen from the ink bottle; this gives time for the ink sac to fill.”
Cartridge Model
“Cartridges should be loaded small end first and firmly pushed into the back of the nib unit. Alternatively place a second cartridge in the pen barrel (as in diagram) and screw barrel onto the nib unit.”
cartridge diagram
Starting Your Pen
“It is sometimes necessary to start your pen, to do this gently squeeze the cartridge or squeezefill until ink appears on the underside of the nib.”
Care of Your Pen
Ink — use Osmiroid International size cartridges or Osmiroid bottled ink, BUT NEVER INDIA INK or spirit based inks. Replace cap after use. Carry pen upright. Wash the nib unit occasionally under running water.
The Osmiroid range comprises fine quality writing pens, specialist pens and sets, ink cartridges and a wide range of easy-change nib units. Osmiroid is a registered trade mark of Osmiroid International Ltd.
 
»Easy-change« Nib Units
new style
Not for sale
Your choice of 27 New style
“Easy-change” nib units
DRAWING / WRITING
 •Fine Soft
 •Medium Soft
 •Broad Soft
 •Extra Fine
 •Fine Hard
 •Medium Hard
 •Tipped Medium
 •Sketch

LEFT HAND
 •Medium Soft
 •Italique Fine Oblique
 •Italique Medium Oblique
 •Italique Broad Oblique
 •B2 Oblique
 •B3 Oblique
 •B4 Oblique
 •Italique Medium Left Hand

CALLIGRAPHY
 •Copperplate
 •B2
 •B3
 •B4
 •B5 poster
 •B6 poster

ITALIC
 •Extra Fine
 •Fine
 •Fine Inter Medium
 •Medium
 •Broad
Will NOT fit the 65, 75,
85 or 125 pens.
 
 FLAX Art & Design

Osmiroid Calligraphy Set
Develop your calligraphy skills with this super value beginning set. Explore a range of styles with the six hand-finished, gold plated nibs.

 
Nibs included are B2(1.4mm), B3(1.8mm), B4(2.1mm), SH6(3.1mm), Italic Med (0.9mm), and Italic Broad (1.0mm).
 
Set also
includes cap and barrel, two black ink cartridges, ink converter, instruction leaflet and 50-sheet 9" x 12" pad of white parchment paper.

usaOrder the Osmiroid Calligraphy set from our US advertiser FLAX ART & DESIGN in San Francisco


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Osmiroid 75
Osmiroid 75 fitted with a B2, Broad Lettering Nib
Not for sale
 
“This elegant design-award pen is a favourite with the world's top calligraphers. Filling is by a screw plunger and a small ‘window’ shows the level of the ink inside the pen. Available in assorted colours with interchangeable nib units.” ca. 1975
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B2 - lettering nib This is the old style nib unit for Osmiroid '65 and '75 fountain pens. It should also fit in Esterbrook lever fill fountain pens. Pens and nibs were discontinued ca. 1980.
 
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New Osmiroid
Osmiroid with Italic Medium nib
(Stainless Steel Nib, 22 carat gold plated)
Not for sale

 
“Osmiroid's ‘new model’ with improved ink flow was introduced around 1980. It can be used with either a squeezefill converter or Osmiroid international size ink cartridges.”
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B2 - lettering nib The new style “Easy-change” nib units for Osmiroid fountain pens were discontinued at the end of 1999.
 
squeezefill This is the Osmiroid Squeezefill converter. “To fill your pen, use finger and thumb of both hands, press and release your squeezefill SLOWLY four or five times, count up to five before withdrawing the pen from the ink bottle; this gives time for the ink sac to fill.”

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OSMIROID NIB CHART Osmiroid Nib Chart — A nib chart for Osmiroid '65 and Osmiroid '75 pens is available on richardspens.com
 
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Esterbrook*Esterbrook — Information about the Esterbrook Pens and Nibs. [click here]
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berol*Berol Ltd bought Osmiroid in 1989.
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