Perry & Co.

The beginning James Perry, still a schoolmaster and being dissatisfied with the quality of existing pens, began making steel pens by hand. The firm was founded in Manchester as James Perry and Co. in 1824, but later moved to London, where they made and sold pens and pen-holders, pencils, elastic bands and ink, and dealt in stationers' supplies. From 1829 all of Perry's pens were made by Josiah Mason, which was considered by the time as the finest pens manufacturer. In 1945 the company transferred its chain making and cycle coaster hub business to a subsidiary, Perry Chain Co Ltd. The pen business was continued by Perry and Co (Pens division) Ltd, while Perry and Co (Holdings) Ltd became the main parent company, with financial control of the whole Perry group. ==Models==

Perry & Co. produced a large variety of models for different purposes, most of them designed to produce fine lines (such as Nº 25 or 341, which is still easy to find in stores of Argentina). Other models were also popular by their names, like the "Queen Mary" or the "Quill Pen" (Nº 230-231-232) Perry & Co. also produced different giant-sized versions of its N°2301 Indent Pen model. Those were 5" long (see thumbnail photo). ==Products==

Gallery Perry & Cº — № 335 FINE (Albert pen) DSC 9551.jpg|nº 335 Perry & Cº — № 2301 EF GOLD POINT · INDENT PEN DSC 9799.jpg|nº 2301 Perry & Cº — № 2300 EF INDENT PEN DSC 9730.jpg|nº 2300 Falcon pen Kroontjespen-2.JPG|nº 120 Crown pen Perry & Cº — 227 EF DSC 9657.jpg|nº 227 Perry & Cº — № 613 – ¾.jpg|nº 613 Perry & Cº — № 87 M SAXON PEN.jpg|nº 87 Saxon pen Perry & Cº — № 206 F ST. STEPHEN’S PEN.jpg|nº 206 St. Stephen's Perry & Cº — DURABRITE № 11.jpg|nº 11 Durabrite Perry & Cº — № 1402 COMMONWEALTH DSC 0133.jpg|nº 1402 Commonwealth Perry & Cº — 131 F NELSON PEN DSC 0051.jpg|nº 131 Nelson pen Perry & Cº — № 118 M LITTLE WONDER PEN DSC 0641.jpg|nº 118 Little Wonder pen Perry & Cº — № 603.jpg|nº 603 ==See also==