My Dip Pens

[AAAndrew]

Just a little more information on oblique pen holders. They were originally invented in the UK with the primary purpose being that by keeping the tines of the nib aligned and weighted evenly, they would wear evenly. 

 

I wrote a small blurb on this for the Pen Collectors of America journal The Pennant in the Summer of 2020. 

 

I've attached a pdf of the original article. Hopefully you find it interesting.

2020-2 Oblique.pdf

[Inkyways]

@AAAndrew Thank you for this Link!!!

Cheers -Cyril

[Inkyways]

@AAAndrewI was just visiting your website and I was learning more about the history of R Easterbrook and it's founders. Why I was suddenly fascinating  about EASTERBROOK???

 I recently  got into some lot of different vintage  Pens. It is a small collection but has some major popular pens. So I was researching it's history and It is quite fascinating.

So your website has a great history into Easterbrook family. It is Weldon and thank you Andrew !!!!

[AAAndrew]

Thanks. Glad to hear you're finding it interesting. I just turned in the final draft of the article addressing the pre-1861 history of Esterbrook to the Pennant, the Pen Collectors of America journal. It should be coming out next month. I'm working on the second part of that article that takes us from 1861, when they opened the factory in Camden, to around the turn of the century. 

 

The articles out on my website represent my rough research. One of these days I'll update them with the final versions I've been publishing in The Pennant. 

 

Cheers

Andrew

[txomsy]

Thanks for the PDF, it is most illustrative and interesting.

 

[PPPR]

3 hours ago, AAAndrew said:

<snip> I just turned in the final draft of the article addressing the pre-1861 history of Esterbrook to the Pennant, the Pen Collectors of America journal. It should be coming out next month. I'm working on the second part of that article that takes us from 1861, when they opened the factory in Camden, to around the turn of the century. 

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I enjoyed the article on oblique pen holders, and am looking forward to the Esterbrook articles. Thank you for the efforts.

 

As an aside, I've been reading the printed version of Jon Veley's pencil blog. I'd like to echo his oft repeated comment to others here, "What, you haven't joined the PCA, yet?" The Pen Collectors of America is a worthy organization of volunteers, and the journal, The Pennant, is an admirable publication.

[AAAndrew]

Thanks, @PPPR for your kind words. This article on the Esterbrooks will cut through some of the speculation, myths and family lore around the family before 1861 when they opened the factory in Camden. I will use only primary sources and point out where and how we know and where we don't know as I tell the beginnings of the very many Richard Esterbrooks. 

 

[PPPR]

15 hours ago, AAAndrew said:

Thanks, @PPPR for your kind words. This article on the Esterbrooks will cut through some of the speculation, myths and family lore around the family before 1861 when they opened the factory in Camden. I will use only primary sources and point out where and how we know and where we don't know as I tell the beginnings of the very many Richard Esterbrooks. 

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I am definitely looking forward to learning more about the early history of Esterbrook having downloaded Jean Esterbrook's scrapbook from the Pen Collectors of America. I also dimly recall an article, if memory serves, in the Journal of the Writing Equipment Society (another fine organization of volunteers) covering Esterbrook history from roughly 1861. These earlier periods are instrumental to the understanding of the development of Esterbrook and its impact on the industry.