These are shoulder dip pens. There are better uses for a potato. I'm guessing these are what school pupils learnt to write with in the forties and fifties. I can't date them, just guessing. You want the ink to adhere like paint to the nib; if it beads up like water on glass, then it needs degreasing.
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This pen set is for and artists looking to create fine line, lithography, cross-hatching, alphabets, and uniform line drawings.This is a pen handle, pen tip and rubber set. Felt Fabric Sheets Painting Mat Desk Pad Chinese Calligraphy Cloth.
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1 Glass Dip Pen. -The pen head groove is deep and has a large ink storage capacity. After dipping in water, it can write about 100 words. -Hand polished pen tip, fine and smooth, smooth ink output, no paper pulling, continuous ink.
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【Effortless to Use 】 Dip ink directly and start drawing or writing.
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