Esterbrook 702 v1

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Esterbrook 702 v1
Manufacturer Esterbrook
Nib No. 702
Descr. Modified Slant
Tip M
Markings Exterior
Mark 1 lateral L 702
Mark 2 R.ESTERBROOK & Co
Mark 3 MODIFIED SLANT
Esterbrook 702 Version 1 - top view, with ruler

Esterbrook Pens and What They Will Do describes this as "designed for modified or natural slant style of writing, and has proven a success. Fits any penholder."

The 1938 Esterbrook Catalog says, "Firm, medium. Large pen with large ink capacity. Gray finish."

The Esterbrook Project describes this nib as having "a tapered body with a sharp point, a multilobed vent hole, and lightly curved slits at the shoulders." The #702 Modified Slant is distinguished from a virtually identical nib with the same number, but a different descriptor--the Esterbrook #702 School Pen.

Brandon McKinney's analysis of the markings and grindings date this version of the #702 Modified Slant Pen as 1929-1939.

Versions

There are two distinct versions of the Esterbrook #702 in the Chappy's Nibs collection:

(These version names are defined for this collection alone, and are not necessarily industry-wide terms.)

The nib pictured below is Version 1.

Photos

Click any image for a full-resolution photo: 1925 x 560. The image with the ruler is 2300 x 1196.

Esterbrook 702 Version 1 - top view
Esterbrook 702 Version 1 - side view, upper
Esterbrook 702 Version 1 - side view, lower

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