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Project is to generate a complete list of dip pen nibs manufactured by
The Esterbrook Company over the years. Contributions of information to
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| Esterbrook # 499 Music Pen |
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| Description: Two slits and two vent holes - a true music nib. A standard heel that steps up to a slightly flared body. Tapered from the shoulders to a medium broad point. Some flexibility due to the two main slits. |
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| Remarks: Actually designed for writing music The combination of a medium stroke combined with a wide stroke due to the flexibility offered by two main slits allowed the notaion of music by composers in the late 1800s. Description in 1938 Esterbrook Catalog Listed under the category of "special purpose pen"
"Music Pen - A three-pointed pen for music writing." (Three pointed refers to the three tine points created by having two main slits. It does not draw three lines.) Description in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do
(Used by) "Music, old English and German text writers."
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| Reference: The existence of this pen is confirmed or surmised by the following: 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 Seen in Esterbrook Salesman Sample Cases Listed by Internet Vendor(s) Listed in Internet Auctions |
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