Spencerian 31 - Revision history

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	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 #31 Pilot Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium point. Stiff action." This flyer/inflexible nib is not to be confused with the Spencerian #31 Platinum Pen, which is a ~~modified slant~~ pen, with markings for I.B.T & Cº. Although the companies are the same, the #31 nibs are completely different.		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 #31 Pilot Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium point. Stiff action." This flyer/inflexible nib is not to be confused with the Spencerian #31 Platinum Pen, which is a taper pen, with markings for I.B.T & Cº. Although the companies are the same, the #31 nibs are completely different.

	[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.		[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.

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	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 #31 Pilot Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium point. Stiff action." This nib is not to be confused with the Spencerian #31 Platinum Pen, which is a modified slant pen		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 #31 Pilot Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium point. Stiff action." This flyer/inflexible nib is not to be confused with the Spencerian #31 Platinum Pen, which is a modified slant pen, with markings for I.B.T & Cº. Although the companies are the same, the #31 nibs are completely different.

	[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.		[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.

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	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 #31 Pilot Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium point. Stiff action."		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 #31 Pilot Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium point. Stiff action." This nib is not to be confused with the Spencerian #31 Platinum Pen, which is a modified slant pen

	[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.		[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.

GBASysop at 22:21, 10 February 2021

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	\|'''Nib No.''' \|\|31		\|'''Nib No.''' \|\|31
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	\|'''Descr.''' \|\|~~Standard~~		\|'''Descr.''' \|\|Pilot
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	\|'''Tip''' \|\|M		\|'''Tip''' \|\|M

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	\|'''Markings''' \|\|Exterior		\|'''Markings''' \|\|Exterior
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	\|'''Mark 1''' \|\|~~SPENCERIAN PEN Cº~~ N~~.Y.~~		\|'''Mark 1 lateral L''' \|\|N<U>º</U> 31
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	\|'''Mark 2 ~~embossing~~''' \|\|~~STANDARD (large S)~~		\|'''Mark 2''' \|\|SPENCERIAN
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	\|'''Mark 3''' \|\|~~N<U>º</U> 31~~		\|'''Mark 3''' \|\|PILOT
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Mark 4''' \|\|ENGLAND		\|'''Mark 4 lateral L''' \|\|ENGLAND
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	\|colspan=2 align=center\| [[File:Picture 941.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Spencerian 31 - top view, with ruler]]		\|colspan=2 align=center\| [[File:Picture 941.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Spencerian 31 - top view, with ruler]]

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	====Photos====		====Photos====
	Click any image for a full-resolution photo: ~~1925~~ x ~~560~~. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.		Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 2200 x 640. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.
	[[File:Picture 942.jpg\|thumb\|650px\|none\|Spencerian 31 - top view]]		[[File:Picture 942.jpg\|thumb\|650px\|none\|Spencerian 31 - top view]]
	[[File:Picture 944.jpg\|thumb\|650px\|none\|Spencerian 31 - side view, upper]]		[[File:Picture 944.jpg\|thumb\|650px\|none\|Spencerian 31 - side view, upper]]

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	====Versions====		====Versions====
	There are no additional versions of the '''Spencerian #31 Pilot Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (~~gold~~-finish).		There are no additional versions of the '''Spencerian #31 Pilot Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gray-finish).

	====Photos====		====Photos====

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	====Versions====		====Versions====
	There are no additional versions of the '''Spencerian #31 ~~Standard~~ Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gold-finish).		There are no additional versions of the '''Spencerian #31 Pilot Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gold-finish).

	====Photos====		====Photos====

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	~~The~~ Spencerian ~~#31 Standard Pen in the Chappy's Nibs collection is gold-plated, and features a vent hole in the shape of a wood screw.~~		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 #31 Pilot Pen among 11 samples--listing it as a "Medium point. Stiff action."

	~~Described in contemporary advertising~~ ([https://~~ark~~.~~digitalcommonwealth~~.~~org~~/~~ark:~~/~~50959~~/~~w9505k10n Digital Commonwealth~~]) as: "~~For Business Purposes: Point medium; extra strong; for bold commercial writing~~."

	[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.		[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.
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	==External Links==		==External Links==

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


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|'''Manufacturer''' ||Perry & Co. for <BR>Spencerian Steel Pen Co.
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|'''Nib No.''' ||31
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|'''Descr.''' ||Standard
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|'''Tip''' ||M
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|'''Markings''' ||Exterior
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|'''Mark 1''' ||SPENCERIAN PEN Cº N.Y.
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|'''Mark 2 embossing''' ||STANDARD (large S)
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|'''Mark 3''' ||N<U>º</U> 31
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|'''Mark 4''' ||ENGLAND
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|colspan=2 align=center| [[File:Picture 941.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Spencerian 31 - top view, with ruler]]

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The Spencerian #31 Standard Pen in the Chappy's Nibs collection is gold-plated, and features a vent hole in the shape of a wood screw.

Described in contemporary advertising ([https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w9505k10n Digital Commonwealth]) as: "For Business Purposes: Point medium; extra strong; for bold commercial writing."

[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 no additional versions of the '''Spencerian #31 Standard Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gold-finish).

====Photos====
Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1925 x 560. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.
[[File:Picture 942.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 31 - top view]]
[[File:Picture 944.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 31 - side view, upper]]
[[File:Picture 943.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 31 - side view, lower]]

==External Links==

* [https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/w9505k10n Digital Commonwealth - Spencerian advertisements]
* [http://hans.presto.tripod.com/nibs/spencerian.html Blam Nib site - Spencerian page]

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