Nibs, Pen
Description
A small, flat, rectangular box with a lift off lid. The box contains six steel pen nibs with long shafts, and embossed with the letter "N". The box lid is blue and white and depicts two dragons, a shield, and the words "William Mitchell's Selected Pens, London".
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This
elegantly
decorated
box
contains
6
pen
nibs,
used
for
writing
with
ink
in
the
days
before
ballpoint
pens
made
writing
much
simpler!
Today
Mitchell's
nibs
are
still
used
by
calligraphers,
although
the
unusually
supple
steel
used
by
Mitchell
make
these
nibs
for
experts
use
only!
Accession number
A86.427
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