Spencerian 2 v2

Spencerian 2 v2
Manufacturer	Perry & Co. for Spencerian Steel Pen Co.
Nib No.	2
Descr.	Counting House, v2
Tip	F
Markings	Exterior
Mark 1 lateral L	Nº 2
Mark 2	SPENCERIAN
Mark 3	PEN Cº N-Y
Mark 4	COUNTING HOUSE
Mark 5	ENGLAND
Spencerian 2 Version 2 - top view, with ruler

Described in contemporary advertising (Zanarian) as: "Spencerian Steel Pens. No. 2 (Counting House Pen). A larger pen than No. 1 (College). Fine pointed: adapted to the use of correspondents. Excellent for the bookkeeper."

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
• Version 2: same as Version 1, adds a lateral endcap that says England
• Version 3: Dominion School Pen, 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 2.

Photos

Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1925 x 560. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.

Spencerian 2 v2 - top view

Spencerian 2 v2 - side view, upper

Spencerian 2 v2 - side view, lower

External Links

• Blam Nib site - Spencerian page
• Zanerian - catalog