Box of Nibs
Maker and role
The Esterbrook Steel Pen Manufacturing Company
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Object detail
Accession number
2010.146
Description
Cardboard box of metal pen nibs. Red cardboard box with sliding drawer. Gold-coloured metal pen nibs. Black and gold label affixed around box, originally sealing box but is now broken.
Marks
R Esterbrook and Co Printed
Probate Pen 313 Inscribed
Sole Distributers Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd 160 Sahftsbury Avenue London Printed
R. Esterbrook Co. / PENS / 1858 / Made in U.S.A. / 314 RELIEF / 144 Pens Printed
Due to the war, the material from which / 314 Relief pens were made is no longer / available. / We have used an alternative material in / making the pens in this box. Because / their writing quality is almost identical, / these 314's will satisfy your requirements during the present emergency. / The Esterbrook Pen Co. / J-1614 Label
Probate Pen 313 Inscribed
Sole Distributers Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd 160 Sahftsbury Avenue London Printed
R. Esterbrook Co. / PENS / 1858 / Made in U.S.A. / 314 RELIEF / 144 Pens Printed
Due to the war, the material from which / 314 Relief pens were made is no longer / available. / We have used an alternative material in / making the pens in this box. Because / their writing quality is almost identical, / these 314's will satisfy your requirements during the present emergency. / The Esterbrook Pen Co. / J-1614 Label
Media/Materials
Credit Line
The Esterbrook Steel Pen Manufacturing Company. Box of Nibs, 2010.146. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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