| Year
|
Event
|
| 1856 |
the company is founded by Richard Esterbrook in Camden, New Jersey as United States Steel Pen Manufacturing Company
|
| 1858 |
the company is renamed as Esterbrook Steel Pen Manufacturing Company
|
| 1896 |
the company enter the english market
|
| 1934 |
the company introduces the Dollar Pen
|
| 1940 |
the company introduces the Esterbrook 9000
|
| 1941 |
the company introduces the Esterbrook J in the variant called Visumaster
|
| 1943 |
the company restyles the J converting the twist filler to lever filler
|
| 1948 |
the company restyles the J using jewels at both ends
|
| 1949 |
the company introduces the Esterbrook SM
|
| 1957 |
the company introduces the Esterbrook Safari
|
| 1967 |
Venus merges with Esterbrook becoming Venus-Esterbrook
|
| 1971 |
the company ceases operations
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