Esterbrook #808 Five Slit

Description:

Name(s): The Five Slit, The 5 Slit
Shape: Straight
Finishes: Bronze
Tip: Pointed
Prices: 75¢ per gross

Comments:

A smooth and durable medium pen with moderate flex
The extra slits don’t make as much difference as the marketing would imply

Other Images:

1883 Esterbrook Catalog

1890 Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do

Custom imprint for “The Empire Bank of Montreal” but they left the big “5 Slits” on it.

References:

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

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

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