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1314
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Flexible Stub
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1000 Series Renew Points "rolled" at the tip
to make the "ball"; that is, there is no iridium or other hard metal used
on these points at the wear surface. These were marketed as the "DuraCrome
Point" series.
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1461
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Rigid Medium (manifold or carbon copies)
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1550
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Firm EF - Bookkeeping
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1551
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Firm Medium (Student)
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1554
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Firm Fine - Clerical
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1555
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Firm Fine - Gregg Shorthand
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1556
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Firm Fine - Fine Writing
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2048
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Flexible Fine (Shaded)
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The 2000 Series nibs, like the 1000 Series,
have tips formed by rolling the steel into the "ball"; no hard metal is
added at the wear point. They also can be found in the thin flat, Medium
flat, and later round feed styles. Also like the 1000s, these were marketed
as "DuraCrome Points."
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2128
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Flexible extra-fine - Shaded writing
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2284
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Broad Firm Stub - Signature
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2312
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Italic Medium
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2314B
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Relief Broad Oblique
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2314F
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Relief Fine Oblique
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2314M
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Relief Medium Oblique
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2442
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Falcon Stub (backhand Writing)
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2450
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Fine extra-firm - Bookkeeping
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2460
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Firm Medium
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2461
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Rigid fine - Manifold
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2464
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Rigid Broad
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2550
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Extra Fine Medium (Bookkeeping)
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2555
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Firm fine - Gregg shorthand
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2556
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Firm Fine - general Writing
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2668
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Firm Medium (general Writing)
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2788
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Flexible Medium
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2968
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Firm Broad
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3312
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Dip-Less Fine Stub (gold plated)
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3000 series nibs are known as the "sunburst" style nibs.
They are the first nibs to have hard material added to the "ball", an alloy
Esterbrook called "Osmiridium". They are harder to find than most other
series, but are the best looking Esterbrook nibs, and the hardened ball
is usually nice to use. The 8000 series(?) were produced during WWII, from
a palladium alloy, according to Paul Hoban- they are quite difficult to find.
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3550
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Firm Extra Fine
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3556
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Gold Plated Fine Writing
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3668
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Firm Medium
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3968
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Firm Broad
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8440
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Extra Fine Firm ("Superfine"/sunburst)
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8550
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Firm Extra Fine
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8556
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Gold Plated Fine Writing
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8668
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Firm Medium (general Writing)
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8996
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Firm Medium
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5556
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Dip-Less Firm Fine
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9048
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Shaded Writing
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9000 Series nibs are the "Master Point" series nibs, and
are all tipped with Iridium at the Ball, or wear point. They originally
cost significantly more than the 1000/2000 series nibs.
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9128
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Extra Fine Flexible (Fine penmanship, Pitman Shorthand)
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9284
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Stub - Music/Signature
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9312
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Italic Medium
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9314B
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Broad Stub
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9314F
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Fine Stub
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9314
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M Medium Stub
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9450
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Firm EF - Posting
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9460
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carbon copies (manifold)
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9461
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Rigid Fine - manifold
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9550
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Extra Fine (Posting)
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9555
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Firm Fine - Gregg Shorthand
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9556
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Fine Writing (records and charts)
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9650
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Medium manifold (for carbon copies)
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9668
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Medium (general Writing)
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9788
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Flexible Medium
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9968
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Firm Broad script
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Esterbrook as well as several other companies made replacement point
for Esterbrook pens that don't fit into the usual numbered series.
Examples of these are Venus (flat-bottomed feed similiar to the early Esterbrook style),
Osmiroid (often used for calligraphic writing), and Sengbusch.
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Special thanks to
Rick Conner
,
Mike Madison
,
Andrew Gnoza, Paul Hoban,
Debbie Odell, and Mark Manning who made this easier by leaving their own data
and commentary laying around for me to steal or by snooping through their collection
and providing info.
- Larry Snyder
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