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Dip Pens

Dip pens are pens you dip in ink - they don't have any ink stored in them, and need to be dipped every few words or lines of drawing. So why would anyone still use these old things when we have pens that are so much easier? Well, there are a few reasons:

It's very quick to change ink colours - just dip in a different colour next time, maybe wiping on a bit of tissue if there was ink still on the nib.
Some specialist nibs are only available this way, especially where they're likely to wear out in use, or are easily damaged. If you want a really flexible nib, dip pens can be the best choice.
They can use inks that can't be used in fountain pens, including pigment inks and ink with shellac added for shine.
They're a nice old-fashioned thing that some people just enjoy the experience of using.

Along with a selection of traditional and unusual nibs from Brause and Manuscript, we have some of the most popular Japanese nibs from Nikko and Tachikawa - their 'G' nibs are very popular for manga and modern styles of calligraphy.

Manuscript Manga Dip Pen Set

Manuscript Manga Dip Pen Set

Only £9.99 inc VAT £8.33 ex VAT

Manuscript Calligraphy Dip Pen Set Leonardt

Manuscript Calligraphy Dip Pen Set Leonardt

Only £11.00 inc VAT £9.17 ex VAT

Manuscript Modern Calligraphy Set

Manuscript Modern Calligraphy Set Everything you need for modern calligraphy

Only £11.99 inc VAT £9.99 ex VAT

Manuscript Deluxe Modern Calligraphy Set

Manuscript Deluxe Modern Calligraphy Set Everything you need for modern calligraphy

Only £19.99 inc VAT £16.66 ex VAT £20.99 inc VAT £17.49 ex VAT Save £1.00 inc VAT £0.83 ex VAT 4% off

Manuscript Oblique Modern Calligraphy Set

Manuscript Oblique Modern Calligraphy Set Everything you need for modern calligraphy

Only £14.99 inc VAT £12.49 ex VAT £16.00 inc VAT £13.33 ex VAT Save £1.01 inc VAT £0.84 ex VAT 6% off

Manuscript Heritage Collector's Round Hand Set

Manuscript Heritage Collector's Round Hand Set

Only £39.00 inc VAT £32.50 ex VAT

Manuscript Art of Writing Quill Correspondence Gift Set

Manuscript Art of Writing Quill Correspondence Gift Set

Only £37.99 inc VAT £31.66 ex VAT

Manuscript Art of Writing Quill Pen and Ink Gift Set

Manuscript Art of Writing Quill Pen and Ink Gift Set

Only £26.99 inc VAT £22.49 ex VAT

Manuscript Art of Writing Pen & Roller Blotter Gift Set

Manuscript Art of Writing Pen & Roller Blotter Gift Set

Only £26.99 inc VAT £22.49 ex VAT

Manuscript Modern Calligraphy Gift Set with Brush

Manuscript Modern Calligraphy Gift Set with Brush

Only £29.99 inc VAT £24.99 ex VAT

Manuscript Dip Pen Round Hand Nib and Ink Set

Manuscript Dip Pen Round Hand Nib and Ink Set

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Only £8.50 inc VAT £7.08 ex VAT

Manuscript Leonardt Dip Pen Nib Set

Manuscript Leonardt Dip Pen Nib Set Nibs for a range of different styles

Only £3.99 inc VAT £3.33 ex VAT £5.26 inc VAT £4.38 ex VAT Save £1.27 inc VAT £1.06 ex VAT 28% off

Manuscript Dip Pen Italic & Poster Set

Manuscript Dip Pen Italic & Poster Set

Only £16.99 inc VAT £14.16 ex VAT

Tachikawa Maru Nib 2 Pack

Tachikawa Maru Nib 2 Pack

Only £6.40 inc VAT £5.33 ex VAT

Tachikawa Spoon Nib 3 Pack

Tachikawa Spoon Nib 3 Pack

Only £5.70 inc VAT £4.75 ex VAT

Tachikawa T-40 Rubber Grip Nibholder

Tachikawa T-40 Rubber Grip Nibholder Nib holder for multiple sizes of nib

Only £8.95 inc VAT £7.46 ex VAT

Tachikawa T-25 Wooden Nibholder

Tachikawa T-25 Wooden Nibholder Nib holder for multiple sizes of nib

Only £5.70 inc VAT £4.75 ex VAT

Nikko G Nib Single

Nikko G Nib Single Specialist dip pen nibs from Japan

Only £2.85 inc VAT £2.38 ex VAT

Nikko Maru Nib 2 Pack

Nikko Maru Nib 2 Pack Specialist dip pen nibs from Japan

Only £6.40 inc VAT £5.33 ex VAT

Nikko Spoon Nib 3 Pack

Nikko Spoon Nib 3 Pack Specialist dip pen nibs from Japan

Only £5.70 inc VAT £4.75 ex VAT

Jakar Calligraphy Dip Pen Set

Jakar Calligraphy Dip Pen Set

Only £11.50 inc VAT £9.58 ex VAT £12.99 inc VAT £10.83 ex VAT Save £1.49 inc VAT £1.24 ex VAT 11% off

Jakar Ruling Pen

Jakar Ruling Pen

Only £6.40 inc VAT £5.33 ex VAT £7.99 inc VAT £6.66 ex VAT Save £1.59 inc VAT £1.33 ex VAT 19% off

Speedball Calligraphy Pen Set

Speedball Calligraphy Pen Set

Only £17.50 inc VAT £14.58 ex VAT

Speedball Mapping Pen Set

Speedball Mapping Pen Set

Only £13.00 inc VAT £10.83 ex VAT 3% off

Speedball Oblique Pen Set

Speedball Oblique Pen Set Waiting for Stock

Only £20.00 inc VAT £16.67 ex VAT 2% off

Speedball Super Value Lettering and Calligraphy Kit

Speedball Super Value Lettering and Calligraphy Kit

Only £39.50 inc VAT £32.92 ex VAT

Speedball Complete Calligraphy Kit

Speedball Complete Calligraphy Kit

Only £42.00 inc VAT £35.00 ex VAT 1% off

Speedball Calligraphy Collector's Set

Speedball Calligraphy Collector's Set

Only £84.00 inc VAT £70.00 ex VAT

Brause Calligraphy Set + Free Calligraphy Pad

Brause Calligraphy Set + Free Calligraphy Pad Introductory dip pen set

Only £31.00 inc VAT £25.83 ex VAT £37.20 inc VAT £31.00 ex VAT Save £6.20 inc VAT £5.17 ex VAT 16% off

Brause Nib Holder

Brause Nib Holder Classic-style dip pen holder

Only £2.95 inc VAT £2.46 ex VAT 19% off

Brause Nib Holder with Nib

Brause Nib Holder with Nib Classic-style dip pen holder with nib

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Only £3.50 inc VAT £2.92 ex VAT 16% off

Brause Oblique Nib Holder

Brause Oblique Nib Holder Oblique dip pen nib holder

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Only £4.25 inc VAT £3.54 ex VAT 16% off

Brause Nib Holder with Cork Grip

Brause Nib Holder with Cork Grip Lovely wooden nib holder with non-slip grip

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Only £8.20 inc VAT £6.83 ex VAT £9.90 inc VAT £8.25 ex VAT Save £1.70 inc VAT £1.42 ex VAT 17% off

Brause Dip Pen Nib Set

Brause Dip Pen Nib Set Packs of assorted nibs for dip pens

Only £7.30 inc VAT £6.08 ex VAT 17% off

Brause Calligraphy Box Set

Brause Calligraphy Box Set High quality dip pen set

Only £29.00 inc VAT £24.17 ex VAT 15% off

e+m Artist Nibholder Pen

e+m Artist Nibholder Pen Simple wooden dip pen holder

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Only £9.90 inc VAT £8.25 ex VAT

e+m Antique Nib Holder

e+m Antique Nib Holder Simple, antique-style nib holder

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Only £12.95 inc VAT £10.79 ex VAT

e+m Marble Nibholder

e+m Marble Nibholder Simple dip pen holder

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Only £2.35 inc VAT £1.96 ex VAT

e+m Sagittarius Wooden Nibholder

e+m Sagittarius Wooden Nibholder Simple wooden dip pen holder

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Only £2.35 inc VAT £1.96 ex VAT

e+m Gemini Grip Nibholder

e+m Gemini Grip Nibholder Simple wooden dip pen holder

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Only £4.00 inc VAT £3.33 ex VAT

Herbin Tapered Glass Dip Pen

Herbin Tapered Glass Dip Pen

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Only £19.50 inc VAT £16.25 ex VAT £21.60 inc VAT £18.00 ex VAT Save £2.10 inc VAT £1.75 ex VAT 9% off

Herbin Little Glass Dip Pen

Herbin Little Glass Dip Pen Beautifully hand-crafted glass dip pen

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Only £12.49 inc VAT £10.41 ex VAT £13.30 inc VAT £11.08 ex VAT Save £0.81 inc VAT £0.68 ex VAT 6% off

Herbin Spiral Glass Dip Pen

Herbin Spiral Glass Dip Pen Beautifully hand-crafted glass dip pen

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Only £15.99 inc VAT £13.33 ex VAT £17.30 inc VAT £14.42 ex VAT Save £1.31 inc VAT £1.09 ex VAT 7% off

Herbin Marbleised Glass Dip Pen

Herbin Marbleised Glass Dip Pen Waiting for Stock

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Only £17.99 inc VAT £14.99 ex VAT £19.60 inc VAT £16.33 ex VAT Save £1.61 inc VAT £1.34 ex VAT 8% off

Kaweco AL Special Dip Pen

15% off

Kaweco AL Special Dip Pen Aluminium dip pen

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Only £25.00 inc VAT £20.83 ex VAT 5% off

Zebra Maru Nib Holder

Zebra Maru Nib Holder Nib holder for Zebra A nib

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Only £5.50 inc VAT £4.58 ex VAT £6.00 inc VAT £5.00 ex VAT Save £0.50 inc VAT £0.42 ex VAT 8% off

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