Birmingham pen trade
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The Birmingham pen trade was a period in the 19th-century that positioned the city of Birmingham as the world's leading manufacturer of steel dip pen. It started in the 1820s when a group of entrepren
Illustration depicting Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Alexandra at Joseph Gillott's Victoria Works in 1874
Joseph Gillott, one of the main pen manufacturers
A.C. Brandauer & Co. advertisement of 1885
Maquina vapor Watt ETSIIM
Nib (pen)
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A nib is the part of a quill, dip pen, fountain pen, ball point, or stylus which comes into contact with the writing surface in order to deposit ink. Different types of nibs vary in their purpose, sha
Birmingham pen trade
…traded in George and Charlotte Streets, and M. Myers & Son. were based at 8 Newhall Street. In 1828 Josiah Mason developed a cheap, efficient slip-in nib based on existing models, which could be added to a pen holder. By the 1850s, Birmingham was the world center of steel nib manufacture; more than half…
Quill pen and ink bottle
Metal nib by Perry & Co.
Detail of a Visconti stainless steel fountain pen nib and feed
Tip of a fountain pen nib