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|'''Mark 2''' ||R.ESTERBROOK & CO.
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|'''Mark 3''' ||ART & DRAFTING
|'''Mark 3''' ||ART & DRAFTING

Revision as of 15:33, 31 January 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: "Medium size, fine pen with extra flexible action. Bronze finish."

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.

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.

Versions

There is only one version of the Esterbrook 356 nib in the Chappy's Nibs collection:

The nib pictured below is Esterbrook 356.

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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