Esterbrook #240 Curved Point Pen



Description:

  • Name(s): The Curved Point Pen, Curved Point
  • Shape: Oblique Tip
  • Finishes: Bronze
  • Tip: Oblique Pointed
  • Prices: 75¢ per gross

Comments:

  • “An easy action pen.”
  • “This pen is specially adapted for Professional Penmen and Stenographers”
  • Esterbrook’s oblique tip pen. These were never as popular as full oblique style nibs as they are a bit more difficult to control and write with.

Other Images:

1877 Ad in The American Bookseller
1878 Ad in The American Bookseller
1883 Esterbrook Catalog

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