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Esterbrook #140 Columbia Bank

Image from the 1878 Trademark Application

Description:

Comments:

  • There were several Columbia branded pens made by Esterbrook. This one is only known via Trademark registrations and one mention in a newspaper.
  • The Columbia Trademark was in use since 1878.
  • The Trademark was renewed several times so it almost certainly was regularly produced, but no examples or images exist.
  • Trademark 1878
    • Number: 6,898 
    • Reg. Date: 12/17/1878 
    • First Use:  
    • App Date: 12/2/1878 
    • Serial #:  
    • Design of the band around the box. The ends include the design of a script “EPC” [Esterbrook Pen Company] under which is the number 140.  
  • Trademark 1881
    • Number: 8,785 
    • Reg. Date: 12/17/1881 
    • First Use:  
    • App Date: 10/25/1881 
    • Serial #:  
    • Design of the box including number 140 and script EPC 
  • Trademark 1911
    • Number: 81,975 
    • Reg. Date: 5/23/1911 
    • First Use: 1875 
    • App Date: 2/10/1911 
    • Serial #: 54,428 
    • Shows a picture of a bank and the words “Columbia Bank” and the number 140.  
  • From the name, I presume it was another Bank Pen shape.

Other Images:

From the 1878 Trademark Application
Ad in the “Batesville Guard” (newspaper), Batesville, Arkansas · Wednesday, June 13, 1883, page 3.

References:

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

  • Trademark Applications

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