| 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
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| Esterbrook # 808 Five Slit |
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| Remarks: There is only one actual MAIN slit in the nib point. There are slits on each shoulder and two more on each side. "#808 The 5 Slit Pen – Bronze – A very desirable business pen; medium point" Description in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do
"Bronze, A very desirable business pen."
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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 Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do |
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