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Pen points

Scope note

Parts of compasses and ruling pens, consisting of double nibs connected with a screw to adjust the width between the nibs, used for drawing lines in ink.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000256986

Broader Terms used

<tool and equipment components>

Equivalent Terms used

pen point

Created

12yrs ago

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