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| Esterbrook # 1876 Telegraphic |
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| Description: This pen has a Waverly shape with a pinched waist and a sharp point. The vent hole is a stretched oval with one end having a larger radius than the other. The pen head has a semi-fold from the waist to the pen tip rather than being a true spoon. The tip droops slightly from the middle of the vent hole to the tip. Among various companies, some have turned up-tips and some do not. Bronze. |
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| Remarks: The pen in the above photo was bought off EBay and was in used condition. The tip of the pen arrived coated heavily in old ink and had a fair amount of corrosion for that reason. Much soaking in pen cleaner cleaned it to the point you see above. Yet, you can see in the handwriting sample that the pen still works. I suspect the line weight was increased due to gunk still residing in the main slit and the worn down tip. Amazing, You never know till you try. This example had the barest remnant of the turned up point. Most of it had been worn off through long use. The shape is called a Waverly since the most popular version of this pen was the Macniven & Cameron Waverly. This pen shape was most popular in England and Europe and the shape was in the catalogs of many pen companies. "#1876 The Telegraphic Pen – Bronze – Turned up point; very coarse and smooth." Description in 1938 Esterbrook Catalog
"Telegraphic - Flexible, medium, turned up point. Bronze finish"
Description in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do
"Bronze. turned-up point. Coarse and smooth."
(Coarse refers to the line width of the pen and Smooth refers to its writing feel) |
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| Reference: The existence of this pen is confirmed or surmised by the following: Listed in the Trade Price List of the Esterbrook Steel Pen Company (The American Stationer, September 4, 1879) (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff) Listed in the 1883 Esterbrook Catalog Listed in the Cameron Amberg & Co Stationery Catalog #85, Chicago, May 1918, p 67 & 68. (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff) Listed in the 1938 Esterbrook Pen Catalog Listed in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do Listed in the Whiteapple Multimedia Vintage Nib Chart Listed by Internet Vendor(s) |
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