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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 4328121, member: 360"]Steel pens started being made in the late 1820s/early 1830s. The pen holder looks to be made of bone, rather than ivory. </p><p><br /></p><p>Age? Anyone's guess. Dip pens were extremely common. It's like asking someone how old their BIC Cristal is. Unless the date is engraved onto it, they probably can't tell you. </p><p><br /></p><p>Closest I could guess is second half of the 19th century, but that'd be the limit of my theorising.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 4328121, member: 360"]Steel pens started being made in the late 1820s/early 1830s. The pen holder looks to be made of bone, rather than ivory. Age? Anyone's guess. Dip pens were extremely common. It's like asking someone how old their BIC Cristal is. Unless the date is engraved onto it, they probably can't tell you. Closest I could guess is second half of the 19th century, but that'd be the limit of my theorising.[/QUOTE]
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