Esterbrook #304 Colorado #2

Description:

Name(s): Colorado No. 2
Shape: Colorado
Finishes: Golden
Tip: Pointed
Prices: 55¢ per gross (1876, 1879), 40¢ per gross (1883, 1887), $1.00 per gross (1918)

Comments:

Like the Silverene and Oblique series of pens, the “No. 2” on this pen refers to the number in the series of Colorado pens rather than an official Esterbrook model number.
These Colorado nibs are made of a brass alloy. They are stiff and inflexible, but will not easily corrode in even acidic inks.

Other Images:

c. 1873 Salesman Sample Card

c. 1874 Salesman Sample Card

1876 Illustrated Price List

1883 Esterbrook Catalog

c 1890 Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do

Early 20th-century box of Colorado No 2 – Andrew Midkiff collection

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
Listed in the c1890 Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do
Listed in the Cameron Amberg & Co Stationery Catalog #85, Chicago, May 1918, p 67 & 68. (Contributed by Andrew Midkiff)

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