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Anuj Agarwal

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William Mitchell's Pen Collection

 

I have inherited this collection from my grandfather.

It has about 110 to 125 nibs intact and about 60 to 70 years old minimum, I guess.

Please if someone has information about this collection please advice, its value and details.

 

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You could try getting in touch with the Birmingham Pen Museum - penmuseum@penroom.co.uk.

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It may seem like a hassle if you're not into it, but I would make a detailed inventory of each item, based on the engravings or marks on these nibs. A decent loupe would be helpful. Good luck!

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You may want to consider taking very high-resolution photos of each nib individually. I believe most of the nibs look like dip pen nibs. Most are probably steel, but some could be gold (plated or solid).

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As a collection they may have some historical interest to a limited number of collectors but I am afraid the monetary value isn't great.

Edited by ANM

And the end of all our exploring

Will be to arrive where we started

And know the place for the first time. TS Eliot

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That is an interesting collection to say the least......

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Bhai-sahib; first, your pictures are of rather poor quality for anyone to give you an estimate. Second: almost all the nibs are dip-pen nibs, meaning, they are not worth much as far as monetary value is concerned.

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