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Blue Esterbrook J fountain pen with a 9550 nib resting uncapped on a Rhodia dot-grid notebook beside a handwritten blue-ink writing sample.
Black-and-white photograph from a 1940 industrial publication showing a warehouse stocking operation. Several workers in light-colored work aprons stand alongside a long roller conveyor, sorting and loading packages into large wheeled shelving carts with multiple compartments. Wooden crates and storage drawers are visible in the background, illustrating an organized supply distribution process. The page heading reads "Final Steps in Supply Distribution," and the caption below the image reads, "Stocking Up – Replenishing the portable shelving units carried in the traveling storerooms."
Three black vintage fountain pens are laid horizontally on a gray self-healing cutting mat marked with white measurement grid lines and angle guides. Each pen is imprinted in white with the words "BELL SYSTEM PROPERTY," indicating they were issued by the Bell Telephone System. The pens are arranged one above the other to compare their different designs and hardware, with the top pen appearing slightly glossier than the others.
Green Esterbrook SJ fountain pen restored with writing test in background.
Close-up of a blue marbled Esterbrook fountain pen held in one hand, with the polished cap on the left and the unpolished barrel on the right for comparison.
Fountain pens laid out on a gray crafting mat. In total there are 16 Esterbrook J series pens, 4 assorted sheaffers cartridge pens, 2 eversharp skylines, and 2 mechanical pencils.
Green 1940s Esterbrook SJ fountain pen with masking tape covering metal bits of the pen. It is on a gray craft mat next to micro-mesh ready for additional polishing.
Capped vintage 1940s Wahl Eversharp Skyline fountain pen. The image focuses on the striped gray/green cap and eversharp gold filled clip. Pen is dull and dirty from decades of use.