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|colspan=2 align=center| '''Wegimont-Jamme 19'''
|colspan=2 align=center| '''Wégimont-Jamme 19'''
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|'''Manufacturer''' ||Wegimont-Jamme
|'''Manufacturer''' ||Wégimont-Jamme
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|'''Nib No.''' ||19
|'''Nib No.''' ||19
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|'''Descr.''' ||Liége (Belgium)
|'''Descr.''' ||19EF
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|'''Tip''' ||
|'''Tip''' ||EF
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|'''Markings''' ||Exterior
|'''Markings''' ||Exterior
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|'''Mark 1 lateral L''' ||N<U>º</U> 19EF
|'''Mark 1 lateral L''' ||N<U>º</U> 19EF
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|'''Mark 2''' ||WEGIMONT-JAMME
|'''Mark 2''' ||WÉGIMONT-JAMME
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|'''Mark 3''' ||LIÉGE
|'''Mark 3''' ||LIÉGE (Belgium)
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|colspan=2 align=center| [[File:Picture 698.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Wegimont-Jamme 19 - top view, with ruler]]
|colspan=2 align=center| [[File:Picture 698.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Wégimont-Jamme 19 - top view, with ruler]]


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[https://www.dippennibs.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=WMFleetwing The UK Dip Pen Nibs site] says "These Gilt nibs have an almost Italic style to them. They have a smooth nib tip and writing style."
AAAndrew's [https://thesteelpen.com/2018/12/07/pen-shapes-a-proposed-glossary/ Steel Pen blog] seems to identify the shape of this nib as a "Shoulder" nib ... one with a "normal heel then an abrupt, sharp, 90 or near-90-degree transition to create a wider, deeper, straight body to the shoulders."  On [https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/344473-the-shape-of-the-hole/ The Fountain Pen Network], AAAndrew further notes that most bank pens have a vent hole in the shape of a torch, and that the torch hole shape is standard across manufacturers. Therefore it seems reasonable to conclude that this was a bank pen designed with a shoulder construct.


[http://www.thegreatcalligraphycatalogue.com/acatalog/William_Mitchell_brand_nibs.html The Great Calligraphy Catalogue] highlights the role of brothers John and William Mitchell (as well as son-in-law Joseph Gillott) in creating the nib-manufacturing industry, centered in Birmingham, England.
Liège is a city in Belgium. In the past, Liège was one of the most important industrial centers in Europe, particularly in steel-making and the related secondary industry--the manufacturing of steel goods.  Of course, it is easy to speculate that one such secondary industry could have been the manufacturing of steel pen nibs. (For those of you who have noticed, the accent in the nib's location-of-manufacture imprint is Liége, not Liège. As it turns out, the city officially changed the spelling of its name on September 17, 1946, changing the accent from acute to grave, and the name was changed from Liége to Liège. This, then, would line up the location-of-manufacture imprint with typical dates of nib manufacturing--i.e., pre-1946.


The company's "Pedigree" descriptor refers to this history: John Mitchell pioneered mass production of steel pens (prior to this, the quill pen was the most common form of writing instrument). John and William Mitchell are credited as being the first manufacturers to use machines to cut pen nibs, greatly speeding up the process. William's Mitchell's advertising included the tagline, "The pens with a pedigree."
I cannot find a nib manufacturer, reseller or other company named Wégimont-Jamme. However, the Wégimont name is famous in the Liège area, notably for the 13th-century Wégimont castle, and its related estate.
 
Today's [https://williammitchellcalligraphy.co.uk/ William Mitchell Calligraphy] is the successor company to the original William Mitchell brand, which began "whilst working with his brother John Mitchell in the early 1820s. William Mitchell established his own business in 1825 to become one of the leading nib manufacturers and famous for lettering pens. Almost 100 years later William Mitchell merged with Hinks, Wells & Co another pen manufacturer to form British Pens (now known as William Mitchell Calligraphy) ... During the early 1960s British Pens acquired the pen business of other pen manufacturers Perry & Co and John Mitchell once again reuniting the two brothers," and then in 1969 acquired the present Joseph Gillott brand, founded by Mitchell's son-in-law in 1830.


====Versions====
====Versions====
There are no additional versions of the '''Wegimont-Jamme 19 Liége Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gray-finish).
There are no additional versions of the '''Wégimont-Jamme 19 Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gray-finish).


====Photos====
====Photos====
Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1650 x 480. 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 697.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Wegimont-Jamme 19 - top view]]
[[File:Picture 697.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Wégimont-Jamme 19 - top view]]
[[File:Picture 695.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Wegimont-Jamme 19 - side view, upper]]
[[File:Picture 695.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Wégimont-Jamme 19 - side view, upper]]
[[File:Picture 696.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Wegimont-Jamme 19 - side view, lower]]
[[File:Picture 696.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Wégimont-Jamme 19 - side view, lower]]


==External Links==
==External Links==


* [https://www.dippennibs.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=WMFleetwing Dip Pen Nibs site - 0528 page]
* [https://thesteelpen.com/2018/12/07/pen-shapes-a-proposed-glossary/ Steel Pen blog - AAAndrew]
* [http://www.thegreatcalligraphycatalogue.com/acatalog/William_Mitchell_brand_nibs.html The Great Calligraphy Catalogue - William Mitchell's page]
* [https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/344473-the-shape-of-the-hole/ The Fountain Pen Network - AAAndrew]
* [https://williammitchellcalligraphy.co.uk/ William Mitchell Calligraphy]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liège  Wikipedia - Liège steel trade]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_pen_trade Wikipedia - Birmingham Pen Trade]




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Latest revision as of 03:30, 14 February 2021

Wégimont-Jamme 19
Manufacturer Wégimont-Jamme
Nib No. 19
Descr. 19EF
Tip EF
Markings Exterior
Mark 1 lateral L Nº 19EF
Mark 2 WÉGIMONT-JAMME
Mark 3 LIÉGE (Belgium)
Wégimont-Jamme 19 - top view, with ruler

AAAndrew's Steel Pen blog seems to identify the shape of this nib as a "Shoulder" nib ... one with a "normal heel then an abrupt, sharp, 90 or near-90-degree transition to create a wider, deeper, straight body to the shoulders." On The Fountain Pen Network, AAAndrew further notes that most bank pens have a vent hole in the shape of a torch, and that the torch hole shape is standard across manufacturers. Therefore it seems reasonable to conclude that this was a bank pen designed with a shoulder construct.

Liège is a city in Belgium. In the past, Liège was one of the most important industrial centers in Europe, particularly in steel-making and the related secondary industry--the manufacturing of steel goods. Of course, it is easy to speculate that one such secondary industry could have been the manufacturing of steel pen nibs. (For those of you who have noticed, the accent in the nib's location-of-manufacture imprint is Liége, not Liège. As it turns out, the city officially changed the spelling of its name on September 17, 1946, changing the accent from acute to grave, and the name was changed from Liége to Liège. This, then, would line up the location-of-manufacture imprint with typical dates of nib manufacturing--i.e., pre-1946.

I cannot find a nib manufacturer, reseller or other company named Wégimont-Jamme. However, the Wégimont name is famous in the Liège area, notably for the 13th-century Wégimont castle, and its related estate.

Versions

There are no additional versions of the Wégimont-Jamme 19 Pen in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (gray-finish).

Photos

Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 2200 x 640. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.

Wégimont-Jamme 19 - top view
Wégimont-Jamme 19 - side view, upper
Wégimont-Jamme 19 - side view, lower

External Links