Birmingham pen trade same time Osmiroid International had a large production plant in the city. Birmingham pen trade The Birmingham pen trade evolved in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter and its surrounding area in the 19th century; for many years, the city was the centre of the world's pen trade. In Newhall Street, John Mitchell manufactured pens; he pioneered mass production of steel pens (prior to this, the quill pen was the most common form of writing instrument). Mitchells are credited as being the first manufacturers to use machines to cut pen nibs, greatly speeding up the process. John's brother William later set up
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith is a compilation album of American country music artist Toby Keith's greatest hits. The album is part of a 20th Century Masters collection of similar albums. It features songs from his first four albums. "20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith" received four-and-a-half out of five stars from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. In his review, Erlewine praises the album as "a near-ideal summary of Keith's Mercury recordings as well as