| The purpose of the Esterbrook
Project is to generate a complete list of dip pen nibs manufactured by
The Esterbrook Company over the years. Contributions of information to
further this are greatly appreciated. |
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| Esterbrook # 161 F Engrossing |
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| Description: A straight body with a short stub tip. A "V" shaped vent hole. Little flex. Bronze finish. |
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| Remarks: The term "engrossing" probably meant the ability to make impressions through carbon copy paper. From the writing sample, you can see that this pen made a bold line. Description in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do "Bronze. Finer than 161 B."
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| Reference: The existence of this pen is confirmed or surmised by the following: Listed in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do Found in Vintage Advertisements 1882, 1884, 1885 Listed in the Cameron Amberg & Co Stationery Catalog #85, Chicago, May 1918, p 67 & 68. (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff) |
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