Nibs, Pen
Description
A small, flat, rectangular box with a lift off lid containing 26 steel pen nibs. The sides of the box have a tartan design and the lid depicts a Scotsman by a loch with the words "Hinks, Well & Co. Birmingham, Rob Roy Pen".
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Artist/Maker
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These
nib
pens
were
made
for
dipping
in
to
ink
for
writing
prior
to
the
spread
of
ballpoint
pens.
Hinks
Wells
and
Co
were
a
Birmingham-based
factory,
and
until
the
mid
20th
century
Birmingham
was
the
world
centre
for
steel
pen
manufacturing.
Accession number
A86.426
Collection type
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