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| Esterbrook # 81 Commercial D |
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| Description: A step-up pen body with a sharp tip. A narrow rectangle vent hole. Embossed "D" in waist area. Bronze finish. |
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| Remarks: Vendors may identify this pen as simple the "D" or "D Commercial" and leave the "81" out. This is probably the pen you will get if ordering one from them.. The embossed "D" was more of a marketing ploy with the idea being that it would help someone readily identify a certain manufacturer's pen at a glance when they picked one up. But most all the pen companies produced such versions so that advantage was lost. Other letters were also used with "J" being very popular. Nibs with such embossing were more popular in Europe. Description in the 1938 Esterbrook Pen Catalog "Flexible, medium. Exceptionally smooth action. Bronze finish"
Description in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do "Bronze. Medium fine."
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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 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 |
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