Esterbrook #50 Exquisite Pen

Description:

Name(s): Exquisite, The Exquisite Pen
Shape: Pinched Center
Finishes: Fawn
Tip: Pointed
Prices: 60¢ per gross

Comments:

From the one image we have, it appears to be another pinched center shaped pen. These shapes are often fairly flexible.
“A medium elastic and pleasant writer” (1883)

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References:

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

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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