This overview outline of all the links in the site is a


.

T a b l e   o f   C o n t e n t s
.

COLOR CODE:

Entries linked to other placesin this site are in turquoise.
Entries linked to other sites on the web are in pink.
Entries linked to e.mail addresses are in green.
Entries with (CLICK HERE) in yellow are under construction.
Entries still in BLACK are NOT linked.


I. Main Page--(Greeting, Definition, Purpose) (CLICK HERE)
         A. My E.mail Address (CLICK HERE)
         B. Guestbook (CLICK HERE) 
         C. Calligraphic Links (CLICK HERE)
         D. This Outline (CLICK HERE)

II. The Collection--Definition, Instructions (CLICK HERE)
         A. E.mail me for my Tradables List. (CLICK HERE)
         B. View List--List of nibs in my Personal Collection's database (CLICK HERE)
         C. Notes on my Nibs (CLICK HERE)

III. The Nibs--Some of  the more special nibs, Definitions, Descriptions (CLICK HERE)
         A. Collectors with whom I've Corresponded, Dealt, or Traded
                 1. Mr. Philip Poole (CLICK HERE)--A page to honor Mr. Philip Poole and links to his site.

                 2. Dr. Roberto Morassi (CLICK HERE)
                 3. Ms. Sam Fiorella (CLICK HERE) (Pendemonium) (CLICK HERE)
                 4. Mr. Ross Green (CLICK HERE)
                 5. Mr. Mike Kecseg (CLICK HERE)
                 6. Calligraphy ListServe (CLICK HERE)
                 7. Mr. Claes Lindblad (CLICK HERE) (Scriptorium Lundensis) (CLICK HERE)
                 8. Ms. Jackie Shoup (CLICK HERE)
                 9. Ms. Judy Walker (CLICK HERE)

IV. The Boxes--Photos, descriptions, comments, research of some of my Nib Boxes & Tins (CLICK HERE)
          A. Related Items--Photos, descriptions, comments, of some of my pen holders, inkwells, etc.   (CLICK HERE)
          B. Mr. Platt Rogers Spencer (CLICK HERE)
          C. Mr. Mike Sull (Spencerian.com) (CLICK HERE)

V. A Brief History (CLICK HERE)
          A. Companies by Countries
                 1. England
                         a. An Introduction to Birmingham, England, where it all started (CLICK HERE)
                                 (1) Industry in Birmingham (CLICK HERE)
                                 (2) A List of  Ninety Birmingham Penmakers (1821-1902) (CLICK HERE)
                         b. John Mitchell, the First to Make Nibs by Machine (1822)
                         c. William Mitchell
                         d. James Perry (CLICK HERE)
                         e. Josiah Mason(CLICK HERE)
                         f. Joseph Gillott(CLICK HERE)
                         g. D. Leonardt
                         h. Hinks, Wells, & Co.
                         i. John Heath
                         j. George W. Hughes
                         k. Charles Brandauer
                         l. Many Others (CLICK HERE)
                 2. Austria
                        a. Carl Kuhn (CLICK HERE
                        b. Salcher
                        c. HIRO
                 3. France
                        a. Blanzy-Poure (CLICK HERE)
                        b. Baignol-Farjon
                        c. Compagnie Francse
                 4. United States
                        a. Richard Esterbrook (CLICK HERE)
                        b. Turner & Harrison (CLICK HERE)
                        O`_QByhP3 X!>2QmA4(ޢtWn/>3o^_+YO"&lk*h[^ 2\Lu_ iNFulJ:Q#J |6G2Nƞ.q޻V#MrG;Oc`zZ5 1?qextAxy}c',<$Nd|9z:ZOWkҳ&jT*}$mz X?^5m_<M=r@݇cwעRjQq?߀}pG-|1Smw] 3bNCPxz]Qaxgv$*#nnp2;Od 6խ2DMK*J:,'\2pJ Z4U!\_`C}Hı.pꥵy=e#}"(fs^%WBڥDɕ wbN^8yVgĘZӊ\Qv'鵎1H3vX 0i'|I9< é> K9%`2EuݵHH`>ÝiAFP*\v\v#&Z|+ :ۧ?v =ɣ ]ZTQo/=**_ 5E>д(R+ՆcY"j{lo;@-އUu, ]Ed܁@,qE,ؕ8sѓںոVdz3U^PY )H*H^i]PGfɤ {RkC"bb57Ce9h[I!2QKt!PYՠ.N`zJY0=!ctTU/񅮠QNCxz^U7\!z\cQ~T;GikDi^tG[x ~F) ¬/0/k?eK֓^*^Ro.7&&Z%WMt=MA-$Ꙑ| 3OAXj9|]K=ep%:/֦r+ϱd|7`;ǽ p3xaYav$Հ xFtḮ 3CHREWs|ڧ26=G ͮAE<\ٽr$( ۇq Lֻ*T"vAcTf}#%7t{wK^&R^)'^˒;Q.ðsjܾ~r#̇x{QywCe< `^QW[  Y""m|l >$ɝ DZK+*^oqR)̗RAP[U4tN/uX;č uձ[w 瞍{LNXy0an7A,g(X:X!>nQ3qQ[|} ?*ҍyǺo BK D&B&m*O.lNO}b*,cdGKBF"oO*dHb͔BiCFF`KϨ,eҖ,NEt$E&T)2kIDbɒa Ҵ#}OL.jYq+B⨘ؿ!":Pgݦfa&B(۠{h G@Pr]Qoǔ$j(tXٳ<(]c>6 bNqpS𵒈2 wDɚũ ¼\P x_uEI]`\x%} +U}*(ZN[Xy7bt9%L1[r%"Nez\V C}̰'Rjp;s#lz,@V+WiMP:4O,ezܞXp7-3TSycƭIG8$:SL{|_N=Jt3q]gyiJK(F0$b(GߌG֢,fA { FJࠔ;Hk"k$eJd2MJB 0kPj}s!@kVjj{sFrk-lFC¶A `#!*tPK-7Ddcn5Uz?[/V/Τ ?w Cj}t3-)T.*|6f n7NY[y'`>vÛ-ȀulT |G9p%>+C7I;$7ȟ Χw7t+m rӇżsаڪm ĺ'7Ǩol/ Ե2GIx~]|k7 f5ޯ;WʥՇ?}B#ꨰyge%xMtByjuݘ7b Wh9Z5?;Ͳk@Bkh]CbUn6o; "{ƶcK )ɒ -Ҵ e@̔PiϦHe((ؼT:MjXAq4 `M@ms lB)u[ſ Ў>~SWaӪdRtFM_ODKTj#yZy;gaߊ,G.wyB=jZq52II $l2D+3{WKO"grbJ;3"_TaCֺA0Бm4(W*dv>e|09Yc-h*Zp s>GסZ3Zwc`4Ο%tLYE-6؆9dzT9iigDDsUؿz:Wjz-#]Xso9-Rqm]dIPYu.7}o#-,tR_WGBʈ=Ym~$ d')<ʿS>9qIs@tV7RWo)2IJ v 4C!SWz-ַVatj=wݻ`zN{PqMCN0viJWs1[~.6ֻ ˙.зfjX07 j}_'*L<[ 2H=պ"kIVgHʺs>'Ր2.sJƻ9ʇ=qQTEbAȘ] klFvo ' > AVs@S*ȅRfc7/)VEט־1ƟzZ3ZSK ._NBJx3{QL]]a lkInl:KU*ZT 1s=]կjVqn0TkEbՔvo^'3Q=S/०"'0l=fkm% :nX63 Vʴ>%c:d6ǧ>[ ꢯo%R R;D53s%QgĚÈÿgb"tNcz6Z)7A7lBZY?!4[= -Qxz ZAؙ?v8[CĶc>X >*ZIL tX;Y5!7Q-AʀR=ͪSA\fp|3UWOm`d Ɓ,DFMD}WT/l dc)üx*Cymt Csn~f;ǟ;Ƴȁ[uyߣnE|83i^>GUH֘ı}!ZtWݭ߮aEh\0s`]ހfU ܩsY]-jht0Y߫e.EȺ6Ʊ^EwXի<5P)?&B!^ZW)3ZuGo%dsdچPf 쬉]k;xgvC@shY(xym4+(4'Z;0kǗfkXh;Y+/aPݧ a>ёк:ܻr|1;]q3mP+HD/0klJn9={I;M J81C޸V!2F_@E:F.e{ºK-w>gzfR9Al0a+w|4ڡ#P}e˧,-<\%qbNCxszI\q y8Glsئq;+3PY['M>Kl,^nZ=/Uj|?6S'64'*>8XC1lt% 6 ?Ʌ S%/~Q˷,(د;7IB6 6Ao(.|j46~+ >?==Yi)TLD\u"=Bd=mA%b4y"`d>ƋuY8(GMBgn=?,#T @ցGqB/ڹ_eHDQ=ͱ%@yBfx{?B-Eӿ%g^$RÅ)VzȋY##t}͏'C::Swݱ`z:W)Jy\=g{TMWObm7a;F3[3 VŴS-m-0Gh["d~ZNu'%t48+݇^&c{^*C^RZSiJ9o%xIt 5ۛ:Vv‹e=ةw;ŕp*49A&).ͤ"A nv;GHj~u+4 |(7M|KF<"捺km W$Ұz`1]wdY(z^S/>cKӚ*ԙ4'˅3/PThbN_yOfb{HG:Zf&|&Q3)\wpVSNj-xy+`=AjR\|37 UzY`K$&|+8W6j>b w䳖^D!XW=ݢaki`I 1 NqJ?;À˿ ,Ġ 8(ݫLaU@eB|dK3%_Bʮw?흄'J>+7]@d )0ʟgm<ȸ ;ΛJt5'3P=W5}=!jaTr.#wNrw@\>qb寚9$b8cn~><ƞ9AA8LP(߽D|h5[=0efQĤ8< 8a>8>{g@;z]`'X0=a8YQ'':<4׻"i8AxYxi%~v@동o!yY9c!0]ecmȜ;@yox/8rτgHcB6X >>]b{(NuD@þ̍Q7catJլ<񛲶N]|!f:T ƽi]Ga>ђ~|27H^g[]Ȼg0j(}g,ܒpB^W_BBʠK?K%(Ap@QǙ=ߤEptu }: cXFo4R-'ᆈ1e~3YXx%'7r=ų]eo/j|OW? kݎjcBry{3jEP}ߧ+@E<ٷD(28Jv:S=UiJ<;郻K<%&n8*=#xʕ}R%h^+^̧S]S;o&w}"+(f֣7LuUh<]m\ MwMdBV _ƓC:*)Vr̋wQ쩝;ODgWNλqv5;W1Tm 씿bK&2$# F v쳅c_\Kv!N[Dny;b)?^]Woߙ "FB`DϺidٰD(dJօ8RO߀`&G(a ] EbD@w8ϝfo {GA\xItG<>_D|Q!=^ieZIF clF\ ylT;3#Y@{&JL%z0ZWe؛u"8gcfj0|gg?_xI{H6B ^W@o߂"G-n`:1~ %  8ūL'Z2NZwD_9Bz}_%DdAX8ƬݶL`Y.xzY_]9'Ki: MDGV# y#`xPqI lNѢ}>c)C0gj}"Zl/\ros9)%!rUr4s 3KZ-9'v9M2Ge@䞎7 ֠OjhRWMzC[P"=gj~:(7!S!$ZQ 8%Z(i@Ir,ͶW@ڀB6 C>p2>ewG⚄F3/3T_Eylxlv}u#׸{Npm iIlԠI>D:p56hXC ?pɉ tͩArU3\Ȃgu"nF3]NSns+;#>{;E̢Sm(ې xH~ ܃~q9 (@vԇPw՞Qٹj(yߏcG^fUNwl:;qȋ(UΰvlGK>)VÎ9ƹ9!Yy%hW1'|&^9:)_AQ\ٺt(-yEwf@fˆ&'Y;+$o#Lj{H݂@c%!b"Ta#ݼ``ʎ=Ѥ6F5:hu[+iPBGN2|C9z^52/_9FME|}̵?'R9;qj itLDSr͝BigHɸ68o.D@̉Q/&ʰ'>b>Y*N1z~7S ώE;g|/g:4NM,w(HH:-Շxyybed贜Z {NGHrΒUSt9ov!6QephBT㗑V?Dϊɯg '1Or8.iO`p !ndT1܍~qaӈt#"}Mc.E:ڢ.j:wާW?V݋cY.%Mco`L(VgGVڧ4Y-/H!5Q1M|.@u:tRe9=,1dyc f~0Ik6i NHxqw NVyo'0$jpxswY/*xg~7T9_.KL)Rъ8WѰ*rbrx1pIu4P6M-HvisNIqxpT1y}Ee"~ܘcp'1t,uAH|<;W\vm4j )t &uR+쇃 w65=2}Ks!!_^A9S=B@RϊgOe JMH4LN,\}+` nL6[0'`n8?'"7do"/mZaIXl<}! bXF1|7;^9%_A 9ʐC<$-+ {f(@&z%gV:I"=d&f%l\sܤms kj2By@i:pAݡa]c ټ>(z({VѥCϻdY*a[x~]{3mEX,2MLNRykHj/vAK/Nw+#|YW="_ݨaBa֢hQUuϴ+d'>ɷeJ6< KDC /&|$}3)^TgtI6Srěřү7%Rsz][NKox .#rBq!uZ'4L3O,[Rl?%/wٻR(1%{`h@Q5H7]cMf LKS,FJ\=wSY*$c.ZMKn.6s`[J 9ڸQ=y%o`(*ݐb.4##t}%߯(EHєb ȋW۩ }E.H6oA * b8k*fd~wkP,nˢ1-lpIl N$~ {G]9e%HZs5[y6a%dZm_FNLxWu1#x\qpMMJ 34Z{"DeΓ t2QJ>OAhf~VmnN-~+f7x˯-4!\S}e"SadȂ$}@.92E4ћ$ Hn6=F\P}!YA2&DX$62 ID-La^!P2\gA~r={O_Be;J?l73OYmrk$ dǢm..|=2I@ƀZWњ[>2R@{AB z_e_F4J ;,M7ĜI87Q ۿ ~\r;,ĘۊVr?LJ+s7X3;W̋WQ۹ p$vCLsR}#ѵz;o^+Rۂ+/Pn[7 /ȯuSwVA Ș纓iH$y$` G] cN@xOyil6vD Ɇ g꠵#J8q 7(-}ҍ'T;@bybol((ѿaښm\ylGDSY"v@cSeb (ޗ-)Na qGlvcJ":9gn6H:)Kh*6] e2L@T)ͭqA^TŗQꁾ-}+6OjnEr8g3&XT)?y %j}`,t rqܧs3\v Lԋ TE ղ"Fh_qEy lj}I2k.BdGm.p]clX4g3)JT>&UZx)rX??-}#8Dz^|k[3cW_B Rgj5'w86K.֒_EJf8گB