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	* [[Spencerian 1 v4 gray\| '''Version 4 gray:''' ]] gray finish, marking 5 says England		* [[Spencerian 1 v4 gray\| '''Version 4 gray:''' ]] gray finish, marking 5 says England
	* [[Spencerian 1 v4 brite\| '''Version 4 brite:''' ]] brite finish, marking 5 says England		* [[Spencerian 1 v4 brite\| '''Version 4 brite:''' ]] brite finish, marking 5 says England
	* [[Spencerian 1 v4 silver\| '''Version 4 silver:''' ]] ~~brite~~ finish, marking 5 says England		* [[Spencerian 1 v4 silver\| '''Version 4 silver:''' ]] silver finish, marking 5 says England

	(These version names are defined for this collection alone, and are not necessarily industry-wide terms.)		(These version names are defined for this collection alone, and are not necessarily industry-wide terms.)

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|colspan=2 align=center| '''Spencerian 1 v3'''
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|'''Manufacturer''' ||Perry & Co. for Spencerian Steel Pen Co.
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|'''Nib No.''' ||1
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|'''Descr.''' ||College
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|'''Tip''' ||F
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|'''Markings''' ||Exterior
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|'''Mark 1''' ||SPENCERIAN PEN
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|'''Mark 2''' ||Nº 1
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|'''Mark 3''' ||IVISON PHINNEY & Cº
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|'''Mark 4''' ||NEW YORK
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|'''Mark 5''' ||MADE IN ENGLAND
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|colspan=2 align=center| [[File:Picture 863.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Spencerian 2 Version 3 - top view, with ruler]]

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Described in contemporary advertising ([http://www.zanerian.com/ZanCat.html Zanarian]) as: "Spencerian Steel Pens. No. 1 (College). A pen similar to the Zanerian Ideal and Gillott's No. 604." Another advertisement ([https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w9505k10n Digital Commonwealth]) offers this description: "Point fine; used by the best penmen in U.S. and Canada." A Spencerian sample card (see [https://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Voyages/trade-literature.htm Smithsonian Libraries Exhibit on trade literature]) included a sample of the #1 College Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Extra fine point, double elastic action. The elastic action of this pen cannot be surpassed." Another [https://in.pinterest.com/pin/346706871291054636/ Spencerian sample card] included the #1 College Pen among 26 samples. It is included in the section of the card for Fine Pointed nibs.

College or Double Elastic? As noted, contemporary advertising and sample cards consistently refer to the #1 as the College Pen. However the boxes in which #1 nibs were sold just as consistently refer to the #1 as the Double Elastic Pen.

[http://hans.presto.tripod.com/nibs/spencerian.html The Blam Nib site] points out that the Spencerian #1 is considered one of the ''Joe Vitolo's Dream Points.'' While there is controversy over choosing any nib as the "best," there's no question but that the Dream Points are rare, coveted by many, and hard to find.

[http://vintagenibs.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-well-do-you-know-your-spencerian-1.html The Vintage Nibs blog (Spencerian #1 page)] provides information that helps date the individual nibs in the collection. Specifically, nibs marked ENGLAND were produced before 1930 (and are highly regarded). Nibs marked MADE IN ENGLAND were produced after 1930 and are less-highly regarded. (Unmarked nibs? Not sure)

[http://hans.presto.tripod.com/nibs/spencerian.html 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 six distinct versions of the Spencerian #1 College Pen nib in the Chappy's Nibs collection:

* [[Spencerian 1 v1 | '''Version 1:''' ]] gray finish
* [[Spencerian 1 v2 | '''Version 2:''' ]] gray finish, marking 4 New York is smaller than Version 1
* [[Spencerian 1 v3 | '''Version 3:''' ]] gray finish, marking 5 says Made in England
* [[Spencerian 1 v4 gray| '''Version 4 gray:''' ]] gray finish, marking 5 says England
* [[Spencerian 1 v4 brite| '''Version 4 brite:''' ]] brite finish, marking 5 says England
* [[Spencerian 1 v4 silver| '''Version 4 silver:''' ]] brite finish, marking 5 says England

(These version names are defined for this collection alone, and are not necessarily industry-wide terms.)

The nib pictured below is '''Version 3'''.

====Photos====
Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1650 x 480. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.
[[File:Picture 862.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 1 v3 - top view]]
[[File:Picture 861.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 1 v3 - side view, upper]]
[[File:Picture 860.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 1 v3 - side view, lower]]

==External Links==

* [https://www.sil.si.edu/Exhibitions/Voyages/trade-literature.htm Smithsonian Libraries Exhibit on trade literature]
* [https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w9505k10n Digital Commonwealth - Spencerian advertisements]
* [http://hans.presto.tripod.com/nibs/spencerian.html Blam Nib site - Spencerian page]
* [http://www.zanerian.com/ZanCat.html Zanerian - catalog]

[[Category:Nibs]]

Spencerian 1 v3 - Revision history

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