an alloy of eight metals used by Parker to make nibs in the '50s. Octanium nibs perform equally well compared to 14k nibs.

any pen larger than standard size. Most of the major pen lines of the '20s and '30s came in oversize models. They include Parker's Duofold and Vacumatic, Waterman's 58 and Patrician, Sheaffer's Balance, Wahl's Equipoise and Doric, and Conklin's Endura and Nozac.