[NHCOLL-L:2689] Re: Fw: Rapidoliner discontinued!

[James Dean]

I believe that the suggested alternative to the Rapidoliners, namely a
rapidograph, has been widely used in the museum profession for decades. I
know I used them back in the 1970's long before I discovered Rapidoliners.
 
Both Rotring and Koh-I-Noor make rapidographs. Both came with a wide
ranging series of pen nib sizes. The main difference between a rapidograph
and a Rapidoliner is that fact that the ink cartridge and pen nib are not
one unit for the rapidograph as they are for a Rapidoliner.
 
With a rapidograph you either have an ink cartridge to replace or a tube to
refill. The nibs are interchangeable so if the pen nib breaks or is damaged
it can be easily replaced without having to also throw out the ink tube.
 
James
 
 
 
James Dean
Collections Manager
Division of Birds
Department of Zoology
 
Mailing address
James Dean
Division of Birds
Smithsonian Institution
P.O. Box 37012
NHB E606  MRC-116
Washington DC 20013-7012     
 
NOTE: New Phone number
202-633-0786
 
fax 202-633-8084 
email: dean.james at nmnh.si.edu
web site: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/vert/birds/

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