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[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://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. | ||
Revision as of 20:54, 12 February 2021
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| Spencerian 1 v1 | |
| Manufacturer | Perry & Co. for Spencerian Steel Pen Co. |
| Nib No. | 1 |
| Descr. | College |
| Tip | F |
| Markings | Exterior |
| Mark 1 | SPENCERIAN PEN |
| Mark 2 | Nº 1 |
| Mark 3 | IVISON PHINNEY & Cº |
| Mark 4 | NEW YORK |
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Described in contemporary advertising (Zanarian) as: "Spencerian Steel Pens. No. 1 (College). A pen similar to the Zanerian Ideal and Gillott's No. 604." Another advertisement (Digital Commonwealth) offers this description: "Point fine; used by the best penmen in U.S. and Canada." A Spencerian sample card (see 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 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?
http://vintagenibs.blogspot.com/2014/09/how-well-do-you-know-your-spencerian-1.html ENGLAND = pre-1930 MADE IN ENGLAND = post-1930 UNMARKED = ??
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
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:
- Version 1: gray finish
- Version 2: gray finish, marking 4 New York is smaller than Version 1
- Version 3: gray finish, marking 5 says Made in England
- Version 4 gray: gray finish, marking 5 says England
- Version 4 brite: brite finish, marking 5 says England
- 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 1.
Photos
Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1650 x 480. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.
