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Antique J. L. Isaacs & Co No 56 Silver Plated Point Dip Pen Nibs One Gross (144 ct) Box - New Old Stock - Sealed Box
Scarce housed in the original yellow cardboard box with interior caution label and tissue paper. These nibs are marked: J. L. ISAACS & CO No. 56 SILVER PLATED MADE IN ENGLAND
The box reads: “Silver Plated Pens – One Gross No. 56 - Triple Hand Ground Points” - Address listed as 366 Broadway, New York City.
Age & Historical Context - Estimated production: Circa 1890–1915 Dating indicators include: • 366 Broadway, New York address (late 19 th–early 20 th century commercial district)• “Made in England” marking consistent with Birmingham steel nib manufacturing• “Silver Plated” premium marketing typical of 1890 s–early 1900 s nib lines• Period typography and box construction• Printed pricing: “$1.75 per gross” — excellent period detail Like many New York pen merchants of the era, J. L. Isaacs & Co. imported English-made nibs and sold them under their own branding.
Some light overall wear to box from age (as shown)
