▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁its ▁country ▁of ▁origin , ▁producing ▁a ▁huge ▁range ▁of ▁models . ▁Perry ▁& ▁Co . ▁also ▁manufact ured ▁b icy cle ▁ch ains ▁and ▁access ories . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁beginning ▁ ▁James ▁Perry , ▁still ▁a ▁school master ▁and ▁being ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁existing ▁pens , ▁began ▁making ▁steel ▁pens ▁by ▁hand . ▁The ▁firm ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Manchester ▁as ▁James ▁Perry ▁and ▁Co . ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁but ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁London , ▁where ▁they ▁made ▁and ▁sold ▁pens ▁and ▁pen - hold ers , ▁p enc ils , ▁el astic ▁bands ▁and ▁in k , ▁and ▁de alt ▁in ▁station ers ' ▁supplies . ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁all ▁of ▁Perry ' s ▁pens ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Jos iah ▁Mason , ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁fin est ▁pens ▁manufact urer . ▁The ▁excell ence ▁of ▁their ▁products ▁swift ly ▁raised ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁industry , ▁export ing ▁pens ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁when ▁the ▁firm ▁became ▁a ▁Limited ▁Company , ▁they ▁equ alled ▁E ster bro ok ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁largest ▁manufact ur ers ▁of ▁pen ▁n ib s ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Perry ▁& ▁Co . ▁established ▁S omet ime ▁after ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁James ▁Perry ▁and ▁Co . ▁became ▁" Per ry ▁and ▁Co ." ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁an ▁ 1