| 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 # 444 School Pen |
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| Description: A straight-bodied pen with a sharp tip. A narrow rectangle vent hole. An embossed roll across the waist. Deep slits forward of the shoulders. Bronze finish. The Illustrated Price List of the Esterbrook Steel Pen Company, January 1, 1876, shows a line engraving of this pen but does not list it in the price list. "#444 The School Pen – Bronze – “Medium Fine.” Largely used in the public schools." |
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| Remarks: Description in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do
"An old-time favorite for slant writing, and is largely used."
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| Reference: The existence of this pen is confirmed or surmised by the following: Listed in the Illustrated Price List of the Esterbrook Steel Pen Company, January 1, 1876; archives of Hadley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware; contributed by Andrew Midkiff Listed in the Trade Price List of the Esterbrook Steel Pen Company (The American Stationer, September 4, 1879) (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff) Listed in 1883 Esterbrook Catalog Listed in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do Listed in the Cameron Amberg & Co Stationery Catalog #85, Chicago, May 1918, p 67 & 68. (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff) Listed in Announcement to the Trade: Esterbrook Steel Pen Mfg. Co. Standardization of Esterbrook Pens Seen in Esterbrook Salesman Sample Cases Listed by Internet Vendor(s) Found in Vintage Advertisements 1901 |
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