Baker's and Finnemore's Pen Factory, St Paul's Square, Birmingham, England. On left, blanks are being stamped from strips of steel with machines powered through shaft and belting, while women round sides of the piercing room are making a hole in the centre of each nib. Wood engraving, 1870
Baker's and Finnemore's Pen Factory, St Paul's Square, Birmingham, England. On left, blanks are being stamped from strips of steel with machines powered through shaft and belting, while women round sides of the piercing room are making a hole in the centre of each nib. Wood engraving, 1870
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