Rare Victorian Ivison Phinney & Co. Spencerian Pen Nibs Box with Assortment Inside antique Maurice A. Knight stoneware like a present

like a present

usually several per page

I am uncertain of the date (number on the bottom refers to the form

Face sized - 8" tall

Such a lot of personality these three beauties were imparted with

Rare Victorian Ivison Phinney & Co. Spencerian Pen Nibs Box with Assortment Inside antique Maurice A. Knight stoneware like a presentI grabbed these for the beautifully papered box, which dates to the 1880s or 90s and is in excellent shape. And, of course, as a lover of old penmanship I like the idea of having Spencerian pen nibs art ones disposaland this box is full not just of Ivison & Phinney nibs, but with a whole variety of others, too. Apparently the box plus nibs is a pretty rare and precious thing; the only other I could find online, with just five tips inside, is listed at