Rare Victorian Ivison Phinney & Co. Spencerian Pen Nibs Box with Assortment Inside mid-century Czech Stands up (or balances on

Stands up (or balances on the curve) on its own

nothing fancy about this one

I'm quite charmed by this swinging tabletop picture frame

The playing board itself is covered with glass and framed in four pieces of wood nailed to the larger board

Rare Victorian Ivison Phinney & Co. Spencerian Pen Nibs Box with Assortment Inside mid-century Czech Stands up (or balances onI grabbed these for the beautifully papered box, which dates to the 1880s or 90s and is in excellent shape. And, of course, as a lover of old penmanship I like the idea of having Spencerian pen nibs art ones disposaland this box is full not just of Ivison & Phinney nibs, but with a whole variety of others, too. Apparently the box plus nibs is a pretty rare and precious thing; the only other I could find online, with just five tips inside, is listed at