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The Perry #81 Flexible Pen is a bank nib with an unusual spoon-shaped vent hole. | The Perry #81 Flexible Pen is a bank nib with an unusual spoon-shaped vent hole. | ||
Although the nib itself shows no imprint to identify it as the Flexible Pen, an original box for the Perry #81 (see [https://www.ebay.com/itm/203340275035?hash=item2f58065d5b:g:z~MAAOSwj-tgaRRI eBay] and [https://za.pinterest.com/pin/550565123202812160/ Pinterest]), clearly identifies the nib's Flexible Pen name. | Although the nib itself shows no imprint to identify it as the Flexible Pen, an original box for the Perry #81 (see [https://www.ebay.com/itm/203340275035?hash=item2f58065d5b:g:z~MAAOSwj-tgaRRI eBay] and [https://za.pinterest.com/pin/550565123202812160/ Pinterest]), clearly identifies the nib's Flexible Pen name. | ||
[https://thesteelpen.com/2017/11/09/pen-history-the-early-years-1820s-foundations-laid/ AAAndrew's Steel Pen blog] says that "James Perry and Josiah Mason were among the the foundational innovators and inventors who took the craft of making pen nibs and turned it into an industry." Perry began by making his own nibs by hand, then partnering with Mason, who would manufacture the Perryan-branded nib for decades. Mason’s factory in Birmingham (London) eventually became the largest pen factory in the world, and in 1876 Mason and Perry's companies would merge, with Wiley & Sons, to create the new Perry & Co. ([https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Perry_and_Co Grace's Guide]) After the decline of dip pens, British Pens acquired the pen businesses of Perry & Co and other nib manufacturers like John Mitchell and Joseph Gillott's (1961). The Perry brand is no longer active. | [https://thesteelpen.com/2017/11/09/pen-history-the-early-years-1820s-foundations-laid/ AAAndrew's Steel Pen blog] says that "James Perry and Josiah Mason were among the the foundational innovators and inventors who took the craft of making pen nibs and turned it into an industry." Perry began by making his own nibs by hand, then partnering with Mason, who would manufacture the Perryan-branded nib for decades. Mason’s factory in Birmingham (London) eventually became the largest pen factory in the world, and in 1876 Mason and Perry's companies would merge, with Wiley & Sons, to create the new Perry & Co. ([https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Perry_and_Co Grace's Guide]) After the decline of dip pens, British Pens acquired the pen businesses of Perry & Co and other nib manufacturers like John Mitchell and Joseph Gillott's (1961). The Perry brand is no longer active. | ||
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* [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Perry_and_Co Grace's Guide to British Industrial History - Perry & Co page] | * [https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Perry_and_Co Grace's Guide to British Industrial History - Perry & Co page] | ||
* [https://thesteelpen.com/2017/11/09/pen-history-the-early-years-1820s-foundations-laid/ Steel Pen site - History page] | * [https://thesteelpen.com/2017/11/09/pen-history-the-early-years-1820s-foundations-laid/ Steel Pen site - History page] | ||
[[Category:Nibs]] | [[Category:Nibs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 18 May 2021
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| Perry 81 | |
| Manufacturer | Perry & Co. |
| Nib No. | 81 |
| Descr. | Flexible Pen |
| Tip | EF |
| Markings | Exterior |
| Mark 1 | PERRY & Cº |
| Mark 2 | Nº 81 EX FINE |
| Mark 3 | LONDON |
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The Perry #81 Flexible Pen is a bank nib with an unusual spoon-shaped vent hole.
Although the nib itself shows no imprint to identify it as the Flexible Pen, an original box for the Perry #81 (see eBay and Pinterest), clearly identifies the nib's Flexible Pen name.
AAAndrew's Steel Pen blog says that "James Perry and Josiah Mason were among the the foundational innovators and inventors who took the craft of making pen nibs and turned it into an industry." Perry began by making his own nibs by hand, then partnering with Mason, who would manufacture the Perryan-branded nib for decades. Mason’s factory in Birmingham (London) eventually became the largest pen factory in the world, and in 1876 Mason and Perry's companies would merge, with Wiley & Sons, to create the new Perry & Co. (Grace's Guide) After the decline of dip pens, British Pens acquired the pen businesses of Perry & Co and other nib manufacturers like John Mitchell and Joseph Gillott's (1961). The Perry brand is no longer active.
Versions
There are no additional versions of the Perry #81 Flexible Pen in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (brass-finish).
Photos
Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1900 x 600. The image with the ruler is 2500 x 1300.
