Holder, pen nib

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1992
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0378.001

MANUFACTURER: Perry, E.S.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 MOULDED SYNTHETIC NIB HOLDER..2-.7 METAL NIBS..8 MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 16.7 cm
Width: 1.2 cm
Height: 1.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still processing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Perry
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THESE ITEMS NOT USED AFTER 1992.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT.
Function: USED TOGETHER TO WRITE OR DRAW WITH INK OR OTHER LIQUID MARKING MEDIUM. THESE ITEMS USED SPECIFICALLY FOR MARKING PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES.
Technical: PENS NIB HOLDERAND PEN NIBS USED BY YOUSUF KARSH AND/OR HIS ASSISTANTS FOR RETOUCHING PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS AND NEGATIVES. KEPT IN TRAY 1999.0379, TOGETHER WITH SELECTED ITEMS, IN "FINISHING ROOM" OF KARSH'S CHATEAU LAURIER STUDIO SUITE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 No markings visible..2 "IRIDINOID/ 777 EF/ E.S. PERRY/ ENGLAND" incised in nib head. "REGD NO. 863184" incised in reverse..3 "ENGLAND/ JOSEPH/ GILLOTT'S/ LITHOGRAPHIC/ PEN/ 290" incised in nib..4-.6 "ENGLAND/ JOSEPH/ GILLOTT'S/ EXTRA FINE/ 303" incised in nib..7 "ENGLAND/ JOSEPH/ GILLOTT'S/ WARRANTED/ 404" incised in nib..8 "Talens/TIF lettering/ and poster nibs/ POINTS a dessin/ et lettrage/ 1 DOZEN/DOUZAINE/ NO AZ-190" printed on label on box top. "Pen/ Points/ #303" handwritten on masking tape label applied to box top.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: .1 SMOOTH MOULDED SYNTHETIC HOLDER HAS VERY FINELY INCISED DECORATIVE PATTERN INCISED ON NIB END..2 SILVER METAL NIB..3-.7 BRONZE COLOUR NIBS..8 CLEAR SYNTHETIC.
Decoration: N/A

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Perry, E.S., Holder, pen nib, before 1992, Artifact no. 1999.0378, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0378.001/

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