The New York herald., 1862-04-12
why Morssn'. Gold Pens are tn. Best.


SiR-The machines employ we'd by you IN the manufacture
OK Gold Pens examined and passed for patents I'M
Their novelty and fitness Tor this delicate work were
vious all and their construction 10 such as 10 insure
great in the details Of the manufacture and
their doubtless attended with much economy or
time and labor. II is within nv knowl,d dye hat some OF
the Pens made have been subjected to prolonged SER
vice. and their performance is admirable very respect
fully, &c, f. FOREMAN.
ALEX. MORTON, Esq. New York
The sincerity OF this Patent Office opinion is
proved by the following letter, dated six months
1ater:-
UNITED STATES PATENT OrrIcR,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1862.
DEAR siR-win you please send to me by mail, under
cover TO the Commissioners Of Patents two dozen snort
nibbsd Gold Pens, with handles2 You may remember
that you sent TO the Commissioners and myself We
have written with them since and agree that they
are the best used Iendorse duplicate bills
for you sign. Tho Of your bill shall be mme-
diaeiy forwarded Respectfully and trsy yours,
A. Mos,o, Eso. uanuisctnr.r sUnT r. Of Gold PENS. a'
P.S.-No. 9 is marked on the Pen want. want Q
free flowing, or rather soft Pen.
The editor of the Scientific American adds his
testimony to that Of the Patent Ofice:-
OnucE OF THE SCIENTIFIC AxxRcAN, No. 81 PARK Row,
NEW YoRK, June 20, 1851. !
Ihavs used Gold Pens exclusively for the past ten
years and preferred those or Mr. A. Norton TO all
since he commenced TO use his machinery, their
elasticity and uniform action have been so much i'm
proved that in my no other Go% Pens can cSm
Of Gold Pens and have no hesitation IN saying that the
machines invented and patented BY Mr. Morton, and am
ployed in his business enable him TO manufacture the
best Gold Pens in the world
: ROBERT MACFARLANE. Editor Scientific American.
Mr.. James P. Blake of the firm of Blake & John
son. of Waterbury, Conn.,, firm the reputation OF
which for the manufacture of rolls is so great that
they execute work for the Royal Mint in London,
writes to MI. Norton, under date of Aug. !, 1867
The manufacture OF rolls is q specially with our firm
BLAKE Johnson), Of which am tho senior member,
and believe am familiar with nearly all the rolling
mills in this country, and the various contrivances at
tached 10 them for the purpose Of producing different
kinds of work and designs and fully believe there 10
nothing in use which should in any way interfere with
your securing and holding patent for your invention
am also familiar with nearly oil the rolls in by the
manufacturers Of gold pens, and know to certainty
that your invention will produce better pens for less
money than have been produced in any other way.
The New York Weekly Tribune Of April u
says
GOLD PENs.--Mr A. Morton, the principal manufac
urer Of Cold Pens in this country and in the world takes
page Of this issue Of the Tribune for the proper descrp
ton and recommendation Of his wares and we improve
the opportunity TO say few words OF our own on the
same general subject The Gold Pen is, we believe,
Yankee invention At all events while Oldest reco
lection Of steel Pens bears British stamp upon it, do
not remember have European Gold Pen for sale
in this country and If any are, were imported
their number must have been few. We are confident
that such pens do figure tho federal Trsasurys
catalogue OF Imports The Gold Pen its infancy
was q rude affair, made by hand and clunsly made.
which il passes, from the melted metal to the finished
pen achieved by the aid of steam and machinery pre-
cisely as the best firearms are made At the United
States Armory at Springfield, Mass. Mr.. Mortons
spacious manufactory, is full Of costly and deli
cate machines, together costing many thousands
performed with economy, celebrity and accuracy
utterly unattanabe by manipulation alone. Such pens
that sun-n fact, could not be made at all. For ten
years he has been nventng and perfectng the
machines he now uses. until he can now turn out o
thousand pens per week with less labor than would have
originally been required to make hundred. And it is
PROBABLE that no has not yet attained the ultimate goal
Of lis endeavors. During the last four months Mr. Nor
ton has sent away to order thousand six hun.
dred and pens, each Of them TO some friend
who had aided us in extending sustaining the crcula
tion OF the Tribune In not than ten instances
have had compaints Of the receipt Of the pens
thus transmitted, while in barely two instances have
satisfactory and those were promptly replaced by Mr.
Morton Such spontaneous tribute to the excellence VI
his workmanship and the care with which his business
is transacted enables us to assure our friends that those
who see fit to order Pens OF him by mail will not be dis
appointed either in the receipt or the quality goods
and we heartily commend them to public favor.
The Household Journal of October 6, in q very
interesting article on Pens, says
Men whose heads scarcely gray with years remem
Der the time when Quill Pens universally used in
writing These at length superseded by those made
Steel of which thousand millions stated TO be
made annually in Birmingham, England. The great ob
lection steel as material for Pens is its liability
corrosion with ink 1t possesses great elasticity, but its
durability is very limited. Gold being an anti corrosive
metal IS well adapted for making Pens and during the
last ten years has come into considerable use for this
purpose Generally speaking, however Gold Pens have
not been universally esteemed for writing
steel pens, because the former did not possess
the uniform peculiar elasticity the lat
ter. This was owing, in great measure, TO
the defective machinery which has hitherto been
employed rolling the blanks. These detects have
been completely remedied by improvements in
eccentric rolls Just invented by Mr. A. Morton, Gold Pen
Manufacturer, New York. Formerly the rolls for opera
ting the blanks of Gold Pens arranged in single
pairs ad tho of the metal precuded the posi-
bty OF its being rolled down without iljlring it)
operation these single sets OF rolls required continual
adjustment by hand There was therefore certainty
in such devices TO produce Pens OF uniform elasticity
even with the most skilled labor. Tie improvement
embraces train Of perfectly adjusted rolls which
part dierenal and exact pressuros to he blanks
20 give perfect and uniform elasticity to the Pens
This invention is one OF series in this peculiar manu-
facture nd vast extension 10 this business may
be expected, because such Pens, owing 10 their
great durability much cheaper in the long rum than
the lowest priced steel pens in christendcm
The New York Christian .Adcocote and Journal.
the leading organ Of the Methodist denomination.
of August !, says of Mr.. Mortons machinery
The improvements made in the machinery for manu-.
featuring Gold Pens by Mr. Norton and secured Mr..
Morton Of New York, have enabled him to overcome all
the mperfectons hitherto unavoidable in their mannfac-
tarc and also greatly to lessen the price. II is now
well established fact that constant writing is done
cheaper with Gold Pens than with those manufactured
Of any other MATERIAL and time as well expense is
and are fully satisfied Of their superior quality.
The Hartford Times Of January 2, says
is fact that constant writing ior six months ~ done
cheaper with Gold Pens than with steel pens therefore
is economy TO use Gold Pens. We have tried, with
care, all the different kinds Of Gold Pens made by
the several manufacturers Of hs article and after the
thorough trial oonscientously say that by
Ear the best Pens are those made by Morton No 25
Maiden lane, New YORK Mr.. Morton long experience
the business and his newly perfected patented
machinery enables him 10 produce Pen of fine Gold
perfectly and durably made, and cheaper rate
than any other maker can Hs long Gne pointed PeIk
with best ridosuium points, beautifully elastic and
ouilkc while his blunter "Busness pens perfect
ly adapted 10 the requirements Of the counting roop
These Pens in all varieties for sale by the principal
dealers in stationery
The New York Examiner, the organ Of the Bap.
tist denomination, Of January 2, says
Mr. Morton is Of tho largest and we believe tho
largest Gold Pen maker In the world His machinery for
thor manufacture has been thoroughly perfected thai
he can make dvrabe and uniform Pens of any reourcd