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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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Revision as of 22:18, 10 February 2021

Spencerian 31
Manufacturer Perry & Co. for
Spencerian Steel Pen Co.
Nib No. 31
Descr. Standard
Tip M
Markings Exterior
Mark 1 SPENCERIAN PEN Cº N.Y.
Mark 2 embossing STANDARD (large S)
Mark 3 Nº 31
Mark 4 ENGLAND
Spencerian 31 - top view, with ruler

A Spencerian sample card (see 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."

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.

Spencerian 31 - top view
Spencerian 31 - side view, upper
Spencerian 31 - side view, lower

External Links