New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-27

Gold Pen,
Because handmade gold pens unequal in hard
ness and spring and temper. II one ride Is rolled or
hammered little harder than the other, as must be
the case with all peos made by hand, it will show II
in some way by the point that side telling on the
paper; it will slow it, too, by the uncertainty with
which the pen moves-the dsobedience which j.
slows TO he will of the writer-someLi lines slipping
over the paper easily to 60 far beyond where 1t
il meant 10 60 and sometimes dragging no heavily as
10 fall short Of the intended mark, or N king
,tral lit line when i sGoud make curve. Besides,
the hand processes require that The metal shood DC
worked in q state in which il is impossible to bring
out that elasticity Of which the metal IN capable
None of these faults are found in mschine-n.ade gold
pens.
Nobody can Afford 10 Use "a Gold Pen with
the Point s0iGered Oh.
The points of gold pens are small particles OF
iridosuin, which, by ali the minor manufacturers
are soldered 10 tie gold. Ills solder is slo~iy /
corroded by the acids OF irs, and consequently the
points are sure to come eff sooner or later. When
pens ave repoiued, the points are alwayt sodered
on; this takes the temper out of the nib, thus de-
sroyiug lie elasticity, ar well Ms fuljecpg the pen
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economy TO repoint gold pens and when repoin!ed
in the best manner, they rarely give s.tisiac
ton. Al their value as goli, exchange old pens
for rev ones the points Of which have been
nteoced IN the melted gold, SO as to become part
OF il; they will never come oil.
Nobody Caa Afford 10 Use ANY Gold Pen
bat Morion's.
Because Morton makes lis pms by machinery,
most Of which is patented and cannet be used by any
other penmsker. He has $50 900 worth of machine
~ employ ed in the production OF gold pens. BY the
use of this machinery one dollars worth OF labor
rolls snd hammers IS many pens in bis factory ss
thirty dollars worth Of labor ia any ouer, and while
all peus rolled out by rolls the ljustmeDts of which
are continually changed variable in density and
spring. and their va lat oDs are ucreated by haLd-
hnmue,iug, Morton's pens are rolled out by ma
oliuery, which, in tie most unskil.ful hands can
produce nothing bat tie best and most tquable and
uniform work and are hammered by u hammer
which gives each pen the same number Of blows Of
precisely the ZANE fierce, the hammer striking each
exscily IN the same way. So great importance does
Mr. Morton attach to the securing Of perfect control
over the elasticity of tie pen, that lie has expended
more than e. 90 for that purpose, the machinery
now used hy him. hr. Morton has produced at an
expense Of s., OCO aud upward The machinery which
lie now uses il order 10 make certain that the points
shall always be perfectly paral el, and that each
side shall a ways bave exactly the same amount Of
metal Of equal density.
How Sold Pens nrc Made.
The gold is melted in crucible and cast into in
go's. These ingois are Ihen passed between heavy
rollers mill they rolled out into strips about three
times The thickness OF the gold PEN Ous OF these
st'ips then punched pieces called blanks nearly
square, except little point the middle Of one end
Ope side of his point is tbeu cut away ~ u leave
bed for the small particle Of rdosmin which IL TO
form the point If tho pen. This rdOsmin, which il
a compound Of iridium and o-miun, comes from The
Ura Mountains IN Russia and the best of it is worth
$3.50 an ounce OF more than ten times tie value Of
gold. la bardDess 1t is inferior only 20 the diamond,
whence the name " Diamond pointed Pen"
| BY MORTON. BY OTHERS.
The god the point 10 These points attached to
brought 10 state Of losing the gold by 'od-r which Is
Nbeu The m ioiu poiu.iiAs .l'"y but surely eaten
into sud beooue. part aud ~ tie aeds Il tho lax when
parcel the rot drols off,
The blanks then paced The blank' then passed
Though SERVES OF patented Though one psir Of rolling
rolling mills, coupn'ie for mills. Which requ just
Of bic p!n seize. Of seven bsas si. !; done by .cre~
poifs, ~ which they down the up.er roll snd
rtcied about ihfee bring drue by hand renders
times their Original eng tccnIscy mposlbo either a.
These rolling mi wtioL Trgards oatciiy un,im
ed osehef aud ddven density tcsne OF metal
by 'esu power sIe f-fns Only one pair Of rolls il
d. MY sdju.r so a. TO ssrrich CURED
out the metal ~ such manner
81 elasticity pecissyl
sid to tAr tlIent re
quir.d insurug at de s.nr
tine perfect uIiiofniy. Mr
NJ rt'u 100 ala Of roll-
iDguiLG The pen when hammered
Further improve The elss- ct all |. hammered by
t.ciiy Of the peD. Mr. Morton susl PAM hing hammer
nae invented d secuted ny worked BY tue b,hd wh-
several pet.ns strp hsHmef pea l. held across little sny
slso driven hs stem the Of eurved sUece" II oue
&C ion whchihc pen blow IL struck on one
SUBJECTED 1hs striking a. sioo than the otber IL
with perisely tue he bnws struck side
force couris is blows should he n the eat degree
number stop ID. density OF he metsI
accord It never con mAe be se,s, on one 'd' and
ia blow or strke IN the Icn VIII have tendency to
spot 'putter
Dies IN a puc cling machine cut the pen ont
in It's us form, the name is stamped IL, and it is
then rounded into its permanent shape. The irdos-
min point is now tplit by thin revolving copper
disc and emery, sad
BY MORTON, D. OTHERS,
The oil, Is connu.o by very the st lie continued by
expensive iuirs- nous devices II baud labor
chin- which iakes swey the may be readily by the
metal ebtife. md irsn e. it Vny Uneyely ALT peas ia
Deiig m.ce sXscty IN the ecu. 10.
tel OF the pen.
The points Of the pen which have been separated
by the making Of tie slit, now brought together
~ MORTON, BY OTHERS,
and the perfectly closed with small joselets ham.
by the ,infie revolution II Isr, worked By hand
very poweifIl senm piea tue
eies which press he side
Of The pen 18th e1scty equal
force.
The point is then ground into tho proper shape oil
copper wheels or discs with emery, and the Pens are
finished by smoothing and polishing.
TIE Cnsh systcur.
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