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|colspan=2 align=center| '''Spencerian 2 | |colspan=2 align=center| '''Spencerian 2 v3 Dominion''' | ||
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|'''Manufacturer''' ||Perry & Co. for <BR>Spencerian Steel Pen Co. | |'''Manufacturer''' ||Perry & Co. for <BR>Spencerian Steel Pen Co. | ||
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|'''Nib No.''' ||2 | |'''Nib No.''' ||2 | ||
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|'''Descr.''' || | |'''Descr.''' ||Dominion School Pen | ||
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|'''Tip''' ||F | |'''Tip''' ||F | ||
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|'''Markings''' || | |'''Markings''' ||Interior | ||
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|'''Mark 1 lateral L''' ||N<U>º</U> 2 | |'''Mark 1 lateral L''' ||N<U>º</U> 2 | ||
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|'''Mark 2''' ||SPENCERIAN | |'''Mark 2''' ||SPENCERIAN | ||
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|'''Mark 3''' || | |'''Mark 3''' ||DOMINION | ||
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|'''Mark 4''' || | |'''Mark 4''' ||SCHOOL PEN | ||
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|'''Mark 5''' ||ENGLAND | |'''Mark 5 lateral L''' ||ENGLAND | ||
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|colspan=2 align=center| [[File:Picture | |colspan=2 align=center| [[File:Picture 838.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Spencerian 2 Version 2 - top view, with ruler]] | ||
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All of the contemporary advertising and Spencerian sample cards (see [[Spencerian 2 v1 | Version 1]] and [[Spencerian 2 v2 | Version 2]]) refer to the Spencerian #2 as their Counting House Pen. This nib is clearly marked as a #2 School Pen. Usually, the Spencerian School Pen is #5. I find no contemporary advertising or sample cards that show a #2 School 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. | ||
====Versions==== | ====Versions==== | ||
There are three distinct versions of the Spencerian 2 nib in the Chappy's Nibs collection: | There are three distinct versions of the Spencerian #2 nib in the Chappy's Nibs collection: | ||
* [[Spencerian 2 v1 | '''Version 1:''' ]] Counting House Pen | * [[Spencerian 2 v1 | '''Version 1:''' ]] Counting House Pen, gray finish | ||
* [[Spencerian 2 v2 | '''Version 2:''' ]] | * [[Spencerian 2 v2 | '''Version 2:''' ]] Counting House Pen, dark finish, adds a lateral endcap that says England | ||
* [[Spencerian 2 v3 | '''Version 3:''' ]] School Pen, all markings are on the interior | * [[Spencerian 2 v3 Dominion| '''Version 3:''' ]] Dominion School Pen, dark finish, all markings are on the interior | ||
(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.) | ||
The nib pictured below is '''Version | The nib pictured below is '''Version 3 Dominion'''. | ||
====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: 1925 x 560. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196. | ||
[[File:Picture | [[File:Picture 839.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 2 v3 - top view]] | ||
[[File:Picture | [[File:Picture 840.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 2 v3 - interior view]] | ||
[[File:Picture | [[File:Picture 842.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 2 v3 - side view, upper]] | ||
[[File:Picture 841.jpg|thumb|650px|none|Spencerian 2 v3 - side view, lower]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [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] | ||
* [http://www.zanerian.com/ZanCat.html Zanerian - catalog] | * [http://www.zanerian.com/ZanCat.html Zanerian - catalog] | ||
[[Category:Nibs]] | [[Category:Nibs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:47, 10 February 2021
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| Spencerian 2 v3 Dominion | |
| Manufacturer | Perry & Co. for Spencerian Steel Pen Co. |
| Nib No. | 2 |
| Descr. | Dominion School Pen |
| Tip | F |
| Markings | Interior |
| Mark 1 lateral L | Nº 2 |
| Mark 2 | SPENCERIAN |
| Mark 3 | DOMINION |
| Mark 4 | SCHOOL PEN |
| Mark 5 lateral L | ENGLAND |
 | |
All of the contemporary advertising and Spencerian sample cards (see Version 1 and Version 2) refer to the Spencerian #2 as their Counting House Pen. This nib is clearly marked as a #2 School Pen. Usually, the Spencerian School Pen is #5. I find no contemporary advertising or sample cards that show a #2 School Pen.
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 three distinct versions of the Spencerian #2 nib in the Chappy's Nibs collection:
- Version 1: Counting House Pen, gray finish
- Version 2: Counting House Pen, dark finish, adds a lateral endcap that says England
- Version 3: Dominion School Pen, dark finish, all markings are on the interior
(These version names are defined for this collection alone, and are not necessarily industry-wide terms.)
The nib pictured below is Version 3 Dominion.
Photos
Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1925 x 560. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.
