Description:
- Name(s): Amalgam, Record, Record Amalgam
- Shape: Pinched Spoon
- Finishes: Grey (Amalgam), Bronze
- Tip: Pointed
- Prices: (see below)
Comments:
- Evolution of its name
- 1873 and 1874: Amalgam Pen (grey)
- 1876: Record Amalgam (grey) – 55¢ per gross
- 1876: Record (bronze) – 55¢ per gross
- 1879: Record Amalgam (grey) – 55¢ per gross
- 1883: Amalgam Pen – 55¢ per gross
- 1887: Record Amalgam – 55¢ per gross
- 1918 Cameron Amberg: Amalgam Pen – $1.00 per gross
- One of the most complex pierces of any Esterbrook pen.
- “A fine business pen.” (1883)
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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 Cameron Amberg & Co Stationery Catalog #85, Chicago, May 1918, p 67 & 68. (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff)
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