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Described in contemporary advertising (<I>1938 Esterbrook Catalog</I>) as: "Medium size, fine pen with extra flexible action. Bronze finish."
Described in contemporary advertising (''1938 Esterbrook Catalog'') as: "An extremely fine, small pen with extra flexible action. Bronze finish"


[https://theesterbrookproject.com/NIB%20SHEETS/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN.html The Esterbrook Project] describes this nib as the fifth and last in the "Art & Drafting" series. A straight body with a fine, sharp point. Rectangular vent hole. Embossed roll across waist. Fine, flexible, Bronze finish.
[https://theesterbrookproject.com/NIB%20SHEETS/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN.html The Esterbrook Project] describes this nib as the third in the "Art & Drafting" series. This is a straight-bodied pen with a fine, sharp point. The vent hole is a narrow rectangle. Good flexibility. Bronze finish.


[https://entropy.ink/products/esterbrook-356-nib Nikola Pang] writes about the 356: Produced in the Golden Age of Esterbrook, the Esterbrook 356 Art and Drawing pen is one of most popular vintage dip pen nibs for copperplate calligraphy and pointed pen work. The 356 is a soft, flexible nib with fine hairlines and medium (average) shading. This pen point provides good variation and control.  
Famous as the nib used to ink the original Donald Duck comics. "I used a #356 Esterbrook art and drafting pen which could do everything from thin 'fadeaways' to broad accented curve sweeps on foreground circles such as the ducks' forms." —  Carl Barks (Letter to Scott Matheson, March 21, 1973, [http://hans.presto.tripod.com/isbn/1578065011.html Blam Nib site])


====Versions====
====Versions====
There is only one version of the Esterbrook 356 nib in the Chappy's Nibs collection:
There are no additional versions of the '''Esterbrook #356 Art & Drafting Pen''' in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (bronze-finish).
 
The nib pictured below is '''Esterbrook 356'''.


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* [https://theesterbrookproject.com/NIB%20SHEETS/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN.html The Esterbrook Project - 356 page]
* [https://theesterbrookproject.com/NIB%20SHEETS/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN/ESTERBROOK%20356%20ART%20AND%20DRAFTING%20PEN.html The Esterbrook Project - 356 page]
* [http://www.whiteapplemultimedia.com/history.html History of Esterbrook - McKinney]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esterbrook Wikipedia - Esterbrook page]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esterbrook Wikipedia - Esterbrook page]
* [http://hans.presto.tripod.com/nibs/esterbrook.html Blam Nib site - Esterbrook page]
* [http://hans.presto.tripod.com/nibs/esterbrook.html Blam Nib site - Esterbrook page]

Latest revision as of 18:41, 8 February 2021

Esterbrook 356
Manufacturer Esterbrook
Nib No. 356
Descr. Art & Drafting Pen
Tip Fine
Markings Exterior
Mark 1 lateral L 356
Mark 2 R.ESTERBROOK & Co
Mark 3 ART & DRAFTING
Mark 4 MADE IN U.S.A.
Esterbrook 356 - top view, with ruler

Described in contemporary advertising (1938 Esterbrook Catalog) as: "An extremely fine, small pen with extra flexible action. Bronze finish"

The Esterbrook Project describes this nib as the third in the "Art & Drafting" series. This is a straight-bodied pen with a fine, sharp point. The vent hole is a narrow rectangle. Good flexibility. Bronze finish.

Famous as the nib used to ink the original Donald Duck comics. "I used a #356 Esterbrook art and drafting pen which could do everything from thin 'fadeaways' to broad accented curve sweeps on foreground circles such as the ducks' forms." —  Carl Barks (Letter to Scott Matheson, March 21, 1973, Blam Nib site)

Versions

There are no additional versions of the Esterbrook #356 Art & Drafting Pen in the Chappy's Nibs collection, as pictured below (bronze-finish).

Photos

Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1650 x 480. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.

Esterbrook 356 - top view
Esterbrook 356 - side view, upper
Esterbrook 356 - side view, lower

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