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John Foley was one of the premier gold dip pen [nib] manufacturers. He started back in the late 1840s or early 1850s. His son went to work for Aikin Lambert and in 1888 A-L started selling a dip nib that had the "Foley" name on it. Foley Sr got an injunction against A-L and they stopped selling the A-L Foley nibs.  A few weeks later Foley Jr started selling Foley nibs on his own from 5 Dey st, which was either in the A_L building or right next door. These nibs were marked John Foley but the A-L markings were left off. Foley Sr tried to get an injunction against his son but I don't think he was successful this time. When Foley Sr moved out of his Astor House location around 1893, his son moved right in and set up as John Foley Pens. At this point I am not sure which Foley was selling what. The nibs and pens could be from either company.  By 1899 Foley Jr was bankrupt and the business was in his wife's name. He claimed he had no job in court and just spent a lot of time at the Dey St store. The Foley fountain pens came out in the 1880s and were