Anyone Interested In Seeing The Rest Of This?

[AAAndrew]

[Icywolfe]

Steel Nibbed or Steel Bodies?

[AAAndrew]

This is 1876 and waaaay pre-fountain pen days. Back then, they called "steel pens" what we today call "steel nibs" used for dip pens. So, this is a catalog of their steel dip pen nibs.

[rwilsonedn]

I would definitely be interested if it's not too much trouble.

Looking at the cover I had a peculiar thought. Here is a company selling steel pens that enable wonderful hand-written script, and the cover of their catalog is done with block type, not engraving. They did tip their hats to the days of hand-decorated business documents in the decorative border, but otherwise, it is all lettering that shows none of the advantages of their products.

ron

[AAAndrew]

Good point. (get it?)

 

This was a price list for "The Trade" i.e. stationers and large jobbing houses looking to fill orders. Fancy engrossed script may not be the best medium for these folks.

 

Kind of like the certificate for completing the Palmer Method of Muscular Business Writing. The only words on the large certificate written in the Palmer style is the signature of Mr. Palmer. Otherwise they use just about every possible style of ornamental writing you can think of. Here's my grandmother's.

 

 

I've attached a copy of the pdf. of the Esterbrook catalog. esterbrookprice 1876 BookScanStation-2016-02-04-03-43-26-PM.pdf

 

This is a scan provided by the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, DE and can be used on internet forums with their permission. Any intent to publish using these images must be cleared through them.

 

Enjoy!

 

Andrew