New-York tribune., 1867-03-26
WHO MAKES TIE BESTAND CHEAPEST GoLDPENSs


WHO MAKES TIE BEST AND CHEAPEST GOLD PENS!
1t is the trademarks of the prosperous and
deserving that Togles find their account in
forging, and articles Of unusual and acknowl-
edged merit that mitators exhaust their ingenu-
ity in copying. The best metallic pen ever in
vented is Alexander MOrtOn's. Nature made
suggestion when she provided goose -quills, which
Morton accepted and carried out in gold. The
penalty follows, and men, without the ability to
make an honest living, steal his name and repu-
taton to cheat the public with spurious arti-
Gle. There are pens, and MOrtOn-pens, and the
rogue knows that If he can persuade the people
who write and dOH't scratch merely, that that
which lie can make is the same thing as that
which he cannot, he is on the high road to for
tune. 1t is simple prOposition-to pass off one
pen for another Some resort 20 even a simpler
process. One lnave issues n circular, signing
Morton's name with other initials, i'll which he
promises a pen for a remittance in money. The
dupe sends the money, cheated by the stolen
name, but gets nothing in return. Perhaps he
seeks for redress at the place whence the circu-
lar assumes to come; but no such place can be
found, and lie puts up with dead loss. Or the
same circular is sent ont with another signature;
but the result is the same; the price is paid but
no pen is returned. Mortons reputation thus
becomes an article of trade in the TOgues' mar
ket It's real owner is defrauded, and multmdes
made the victims of knaveTy. 0ftener spui-
ous article is sold for the real Morton pen, in
which case the reputation of the inventor suf-
fers still moye, and the purchaser, though he
gets something for his money, has poor thing
I, Io Foso n i'm A.
of which he no longer believes.
Mr.. Morton proposes TO protect himself and
the public. In his published Card he announces
that henceforth his pens will only be sold at his
own place, No. 2j Maiden-lane, and by his au-
thorized agents. These agents will all be pro-
vided with a large and conspicuous certificate
af authority TO sell, and the pens cannot be
bought Of anybody who cannot show one. Here
after nobody need be cheated, and everybody
who wants the best of pens can buy them of the
agents at the manufacturers prices, with the
certainty that the article paid for is the article
they meant to buy.-[NewY York Daily Tribune.
MoRToN's GOLD PENs.-Mr. Morton, the sue
cessful maker of the best gold pens in the world,
publishes business card announcing change
in his system of selling to dealers. lie now
sells the Morton pen at wholesale to nobody
but duly appointed and authorized agents, who
are required to sell to the public at Mr.. Nor
toms published rate of prices. This arrange
ment will secure to every principal town an
authorized agent who will have a full aud va
lied assortment of these justly famous pens, so
that the purchaser can have n far wider range
of selection than heretofore, when every large
town has had several dealers offering limited
and Indifferent samples of this pen, and often
at unfair prices. We have on other occasions
stated our opinion of Morton's gold pens. They
are beyond comparison the best. The makers
system of machinery, too, by econOmizing labor,
enables him to put upon the market pen OF
pureR gold, and far better make than any 9TH
ers at prices much less, in proportion to quality
and make, than those Of any other manufac-
turer. LHaTttOrd Dally LINES
MORToN's GOLD PENs.-We have used many
gold pens, and like those made by Mr.. a. Nor
ton, Of No. 25 Maiden-lane far better than any
others we have ever tried We have used no
other for long time past. No better gold pen
is made. lAmencan Agncuitullst'
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