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[kodaker]

I came across this nice desk pen set in an antique store in Dothan Alabama on my way home from Florida. It's a Morriset from about 1940, my birth year. All I had to do to it was clean out the old red ink. I couldn't turn it down for $6. The pen didn't actually come with it, it's an old Esterbrook, but fits perfectly.

....Fred

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[david i]

Nice item.  Think Esterbrook did have something like that as well.

 

regards

 

david

[Norm]

Esterbrook did make an early ink well that was similar to this one.  Here is a link to a picture of the Esterbrook one.

 

http://www.esterbroo...t/dipless.shtml

[ac12]

Good find.

Most of the ones I see do not have the ink jar inside.

 

Look for the Morriset pen.

I like them to test new inks.  The nib is VERY easy to clean ink out of.  And unlike a glass pen, the Morriset pen puts down ink just like a normal fountain pen, which is good for ink testing.  Unfortunately, I do not have a permanent desk space to setup the inkwell, so I just dip the pen directly into an ink bottle or vial.

Edited by ac12, 31 December 2013 - 01:03 AM.