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Here's something to brighten up everyone's timeline. Yesterday she who is my girlfriend and I went to the pen museum in Birmingham.

Fun fact: back in the day 75% of all pen nibs were made in this city ✒️

It was a fun experience where you got to make your own nib on Victorian machines (under supervision) and got a free antique nib.

Pictures of my nib will be forthcoming as I left mine at my swimgf's place.
#Birmingham #history #pen #Stationary

A display of all the pen bibs made under the name of William Mitchell, a pioneer of industrial pen manufacturer. The nibs are artistically arranged on an obelisk of black and red with the words William Mitchell in gold letters
Boxes of containers half full with nibs. Not so fun fact: the women at the machines would have to fill a tubs (with about 18000 nibs) to get paid that day.
Boxes of the antique nibs on display
A cabinet of curiosity containing various writing equipment and documents
#history #pen #stationary #birmingham
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Elena ``of Valhalla''
Elena ``of Valhalla''
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@Just Plain Simple BridgeMakes⚪ I guess that they don't happen to have a human-rated teleport booth in Birmingham, right?
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Just Plain Simple BridgeMakes⚪
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@valhalla no but there is an airport and several train stations
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Leah Price
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@valhalla And one of the train stations hosts the only in-station cat cafe I've ever encountered, so you can pet while waiting for your delayed train. Also: near the excellent pen museum is the even more excellent coffin museum, where the docents are hugely knowledgeable pensioners who used to sew shrouds. #Birmingham
#birmingham @Elena ``of Valhalla''
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inkfern
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Of the three museums (jewellery quarter, coffins and pen), the pen museum is my favourite. I am easily swayed by a free pen nib.
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Jesse Spielman
Jesse Spielman
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As an FoD and Birmingham resident, I hope you enjoyed the pen museum! I love that place! Still have my lil nib on my desk to fiddle with.
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Shelby
Shelby
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that's so cool!! I'm a fountain pen enthusiast but didn't know that place existed!

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