llc type private industry stationery predecessor c. howard hunt founded 1997 ; 19 years ago 1997 founder walt glazer headquarters statesville north carolina us area served worldwide key people walt glazer ceo 1 products art materials revenue 20 to 50 million 2 website www.speedballart.com speedball is an american company that manufactures art materials and other stationery items . the company first successful with its dip pens expanded its product line to other art areas such as painting sculpture and printing press . 3 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 brands 2.2 broad edge nibs 2.3 flexible point nibs 2.4 penholders 3 artists 4 references 5 external links history edit this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message in 1899 c. howard hunt formed his own company and established it in camden new jersey . 4 the speedball pen was developed and patented by sign letterer ross f. george of seattle . this pen had a square tipped pen could make broad and thin lines . the original pen s a style nib developed by ross had a square tipped head that made broad lines which worked well for some of ross numerous lettering styles . the b style nib had a round section at the head of the nib that would round off the beginning and the ending of each pen stroke . the c style nib is the chisel point nib that creates thick and thin lines depending on the angle the pen is held . the c style nibs are a favorite of many calligraphers . the d style an oval shaped head nib created an italic gothic style to the letters that it produced . all of these nibs had ross signature brass reservoir . the e style was the steel brush . george took the patent to the c. howard hunt pen company in 1915 . they manufactured each of the above nibs in different sizes and published the speedball text book a periodical manual written by george which contained updated samples of numerous lettering artists work including ross past instructor william hugh gordon . following ross s death there were only a few updates of the speedball text book published . speedball division also fitted some of the b style nibs with a reservoir that could be opened for cleaning . they called these nibs the fb style or flicker . the steel brushes were made in four sizes also chisel pointed but in larger sizes than the c style nibs . the steel brushes also fit in the same size nib holders that are used for the smaller nibs . on 14 november 1997 ceo walt glazer led a buyout of the speedball division during hunt corporation s restructuring . 5 subsequently hunt pens are currently commercialized under the speedball brand . 6 products edit brands edit speedball and other brands commercialized by the firm 7 brands products speedball screen printing 8 block printing 9 acrylics mediums calligraphy nibs inks pen holders ceramic glazes pottery tools and accessories palettes glass markers empty containers artista pottery wheels athena brushes bienfang papers young artist paper line boss pottery wheels elegant writers markers mona lisa metal leaf adhesives sealants paint thinner brush cleaners art boards printmaster woodblock printing inks printing presses pink soap brush cleaner and conditioner broad edge nibs edit a speedball b 0 dip pen . speedball makes nibs for dip pens in a variety of sizes . the sizes for their c series flat tipped pens such as for italic writing are given below 10 nib size width of nib c 0 5mm c 1 4mm c 2 3mm c 3 2mm c 4 1.5 mm c 5 1mm c 6 0.5 mm a style sizes nib width b style sizes width d style sizes width e style sizes nib width a 0 5mm b 0 6mm d 00 7mm e 3 4 3 4 in . a 1 3.5 mm b 1 2 4.5 mm d 0 6mm e 1 2 1 2 in . a 2 2.5 b 1 3mm d 1 e 3 8 3 8 in . a 3 2mm b 2 d 2 3mm e 1 4 1 4 in . a 4 1.5 mm b 3 2mm d 3 2.5 mm a 5 0.5 mm b 4 1.5 mm d 4 2mm b 5 1mm d 5 1.5 mm b 5 1 2 d 6 b 6 flexible point nibs edit the lines previously manufactured by defunct company c. howard hunt and currently produced under the speedball brand 11 number comm . name point 22 b extra fine medium 56 school stiff 99 drawing extra fine 100 artist medium 101 imperial extra fine 102 crowquill very fine 103 mapping very fine 104 finest super fine 107 hawk quill super fine 108 flexible quill fine 512 bowl pointed fine 513 ef globe extra fine penholders edit model type used for nibs 452 straight 102 107 108 9454 straight 100 103 104 9466 straight styles a b c d e 9451 straight styles a b c d e 9455 oblique copperplating 12 artists edit speedball and hunt pens have been widely used by a legion of comic strip and comic book artists to ink their pages . hunt pens were the choice of walt simonson dale keown bob mcleod kevin nowlan bill sienkiewicz joe sinnott mark morales and andy lanning 102 model george p rez 100 mike decarlo 103 drew geraci 22 and joe rubinstein 100 103 . 13 carl barks wife lettered his comics with a speedball a 5 or b 6 although barks himself was an esterbrook enthusiastic . 14 references edit speedball in bloomberg business website speedball in manta website speedball profile on official website hunt pens history on dvrbs.com history of speedball speedball online catalog speedball products screen printing products block printing products catalog . blots & pens ink supplies . retrieved 17 october 2011 . 2014 speedball catalog spencerian script english roundhand and other numerous styles . larry dempsey s comic book inking survey carl barks talking about pens external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to speedball . official site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title speedball art products & oldid 741204694 categories art materials brandscompanies established in 1997companies based in north carolinapensamerican brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2016all articles needing additional 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