The Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley pen.
Note the image here - do you see it?? :)
http://c8.alamy.com/comp/ENW0YN/orde...ral-ENW0YN.jpg On Saturday, 2 October 1999 08:00:00 UTC+1, Edward Hyde wrote: The following couplet appeared weekly in the Oban Times newspaper (Scotland) for very many years. It was an advert for MacNiven and Cameron, wholesale stationers, Edinburgh and I think the Camerons were related to the then proprietors of the Oban Times. "They come as a boon and a blessing to men, the Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley pen". These, I believe were nibs for dip pens. Has anyone had dealings with them? -- Ed. On Saturday, 2 October 1999 08:00:00 UTC+1, Edward Hyde wrote: The following couplet appeared weekly in the Oban Times newspaper (Scotland) for very many years. It was an advert for MacNiven and Cameron, wholesale stationers, Edinburgh and I think the Camerons were related to the then proprietors of the Oban Times. "They come as a boon and a blessing to men, the Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley pen". These, I believe were nibs for dip pens. Has anyone had dealings with them? -- Ed. |
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