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T. K. Clay, Manufacturer Of London. Steel Nib Writing Pens: The Raven, The Flexor Victoria…

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The British newspaper archives are just as wonderful as the American archives are and just as wonderful as the Canadian newspaper archives USED to be - that is past tense for Canada, as in no more. Cherie Lynn's Herstory T. K. Clay, Thomas Kent Clay born 1797 - 1862, manufactured steel nib pens throughout his … Continue reading T. K. Clay, Manufacturer Of London. Steel Nib Writing Pens: The Raven, The Flexor Victoria…

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Gaetano Brandi, The Man of Feeling, or the Gentleman’s Musical Repository ~ Music of the 18th century and beyond.

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Gaetano Brandi 1728 - 1829 Gaetano's death record states he was 101 years old when he died and was buried at St. Pancras, the 28th of May in 1829. We know little about him before he married Rebecca Dando in London 1790. But a couple of newspaper mentions let us know he was playing music, … Continue reading Gaetano Brandi, The Man of Feeling, or the Gentleman’s Musical Repository ~ Music of the 18th century and beyond.