Esterbrook #100 Keystone Pen

Description:

Name(s): Keystone, The Keystone Pen
Shape: Spoon
Finishes: Copper, White
Tip: Pointed
Prices: 55¢ per gross, white (1876, 1879, 1883, 1887), 75¢ per gross, copper (1876)

Comments:

“A business pen, and good ink holder.” – 1883
This spoon shape was a very popular shape throughout Esterbrook’s history. It holds a lot of ink and can be flexible or firm depending on the model.

Other Images:

c1873 Salesman sample card – white

c1873 Salesman sample card – copper

c1874 Salesman sample card – white

c1874 Salesman sample card – copper

1876 Illustrated price list

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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