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| Esterbrook # 322 Inflexible |
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| Description: A large pen with a pinched waist and a sharp point. A large oval vent hole with blunt ends. Little flexibility. Gray finish. (To the naked eye, the nib looks very good. But the photograph shows this pen nib to have some corrosion. Weird.) |
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| Remarks: In the writing sample, you can see the monoline that results from having little flexibility. "#322 The Inflexible Pen – Gray – A beautiful pen, being
firm, yet smooth and easy; medium fine. #322TC – The Inflexible Pen – Black – Same as above. Tar Coated." Two descriptions in 1938 Esterbrook Catalog
"Inflexible - Firm, fine. Large ink capacity. An excellent accountant's pen. Gray finish"
"Inflexible - Fine, firm. Large ink capacity. Gold plated" Description in Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do "A specially firm Pen with rather fine point. A splendid Pen for Figures and Bookkeepers use."
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| Reference: The existence of this pen is confirmed or surmised by the following: Listed in the 1938 Esterbrook Pen 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 Listed in Whiteapple Multimedia Vintage Nib Chart Seen in Esterbrook Salesman Sample Cases Listed by Internet Vendor(s) Listed in Internet Auctions Listed in Personal Collections found on the Internet Listed in Chappy's Nibs Found in Vintage Advertisements 1921, 1911, Trademark #10,158, 3-12-1883 |
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