Esterbrook #306 Silverene Pen #1 Large

c. 1873 Salesman Sample Card

Description:

Name(s): Silverine No. 1
Shape: Colorado
Finishes: Silver
Tip: Pointed
Prices: $1.00 per gross (1876, 1879, 1883, 1887, 1918)

Comments:

See Esterbrook #306. Like the Colorado and Oblique pens, the “No. 1” on this pen refers its place in the Silverine series rather than the official Esterbrook model number.
These pens sit squarely in the brass Colorado pen line, but were made from an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc called German Silver. Other pens often made from this alloy include the red ink pens and laundry pens.
These pens are stiff and cannot flex without deforming.
“Good for red ink use.” (1883)

Other Images:

c. 1874 Salesman Sample Card

1883 Esterbrook Catalog

References:

The existence of this pen is confirmed or surmised by the following:

Displayed on the 1873 Salesman Sample Card
Displayed on the 1874 Salesman Sample Card
Listed in the 1876 Illustrated Price List of the Esterbrook Steel Pen Company, January 1, 1876; courtesy of The Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware; contributed by Andrew Midkiff
Listed in the 1879 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 the Anderson & Krum price list in the 1887 Publisher’s Trade List
Listed in the Cameron Amberg & Co Stationery Catalog #85, Chicago, May 1918, p 67 & 68. (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff)

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