Esterbrook # 134 Double Elastic

1873 Salesman Sample Book

Description:

Name(s): Double Elastic Pen, Double Elastic
Shape: Straight
Finishes: Bronze
Tip: Pointed
Prices: ¢65 per gross

Comments:

The first pen to use the Double Elastic name, but it differs from the other Double Elastics as this does not have the side cut-outs, (see #135 and #136)
It is instead attempting to gain for elasticity from a complex pierce.

Other Images:

1874 Salesman Sample Book

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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