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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Fountain Pen Used by Eleanor Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Fountain Pen Used by Eleanor Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1970.52b
Object Type Pen, Fountain
Maker (American manufacturer, 1858 - 1971)
Mediumplastic (Bakelite), metal
Dimensionsoverall W 7 in x Diam 1/4 in (17.8 cm x 0.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA lever filler fountain pen. The black plastic pen has a silver-colored metal lever and trim and a stainless steel nib. The maker's information is impressed into the side of the pen: ESTERBROOK MADE IN U.S.A. Incised on the nib: ESTERBROOK / 2668 / MADE IN U.S.A.
Historical NoteThis fountain pen, along with an accompanying pen holder (see MO 1970.52a), was used by Eleanor Roosevelt on her desk at Val-Kill Cottage in Hyde Park, NY.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteListed in a 1964 auction of items from the Estate of Eleanor Roosevelt and purchased by Abba Schwartz. Donated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Abba Schwartz in 1970.
Credit LineGift of Abba Schwartz
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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