Spencerian 40
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| Spencerian 40 | |
| Manufacturer | Perry & Co. for Spencerian Steel Pen Co. |
| Nib No. | 40 |
| Descr. | Forty Falcon |
| Tip | M |
| Markings | Exterior |
| Mark 1 body lateral L | FALCON Nº 40 |
| Mark 2 | SPENCERIAN PEN Cº N-Y |
| Mark 3 | SPENCERIAN FORTY |
| Mark 4 | MADE IN ENGLAND |
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Described in contemporary advertising, a Spencerian sample card (see Smithsonian Libraries Exhibit on trade literature) included a sample of the #40 Forty Falcon Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium line point, flexible action. A perfect business pen." Another Spencerian sample card included the #40 Forty Falcon Pen among 26 samples. It is included in the section of the card for Medium Pointed nibs.
The Blam Nib site says that The Spencerian Steel Pen Co. was formed In 1858 as a subsidiary of the Ivison Phinney Publishing Company, later known as Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman, & Co., and finally in 1869 as Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, & Co. The New York City-based pen company (Spencerian Steel Pen Co.), was a pen distribution company that purchased its nibs from an English manufacturer, having no factories of its own. The Spencerian pens were made in Birmingham, England, by Sir Josiah Mason for Perry & Co. This explains why many Spencerian nibs have markings for both New York, N.Y. and England.
Versions
There are no additional versions of the Spencerian #40 Forty Falcon Pen in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gray-finish).
Photos
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