Esterbrook #32 American Congress Pen

c1873 Salesman Sample Card

Description:

Name(s): American Congress
Shape: Pinched Center
Finishes: Bronze
Tip: Pointed
Prices: 75¢ per gross, sold in 1/6 gross boxes (1876, 1879, 1883), 75¢ per gross, sold in 1/2 gross boxes (1887)

Comments:

Very similar to the Washington Medallion Pen. These style of pens tend to be flexible.
“Medium fine business pen” (1883)

Other Images:

c1874 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

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