New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-02
WHO MAKES TIE BEST AND CHEAPEST GOLD PENS!

1t is the trade marks of the prosperous and
deserving that roglles find their account in
forging and articles of unusual and acknOwl-
edged merit that imitatOrs exhaust their ingenu
ity in copying. The best metallic pen ever in
vented is Alexander M0rton's. Nature made a
suggestion when she provided quilts 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 rcpu-
tatiOn to cheat the public with spurious arti-
Gle. There are pens, and MOrtOn-pcns, and the
rogue knows that if lie can persuade the people
who write and don't scratch merely, that that
which he can make is the same thing as that
which he cannot he is on the high road TO for
tune. 1t is a simple prOpOsitiOn-tO pass OFF one
pen for another. Some resort to even simpler
process. One knave issues q circular, signing
Morton's name with other initials, in which he
promises pen for a remittance in money. The
dupc 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 he
found, and he puts up with dead loss. Or The
same circular is sent out with another signature;
but the result is the same; the price is paid, but
no pen is returned. MotOn's reputation thus
becomes an article Of trade in the rogues mar
ket; its real owner is dcfTauded, and multitudes
made the victims of knavcry. Oftcncr a spuri-
ous article is sold for the real Morton pen, in
which case the reputation of the inventor suf-
lcrs still more, and the purchaser though he
gets something for his money, has a poor thing
where he hoped for a good one, in the existence
of which he no longer believes.
Mr.. Morton proposes to protect himself and
the public. In his published Card le announces
that hcncefOrth his pens will only be sold ut his
own place, No. % Maidcn-lane, and by his au-
thorized agents. These agents will all he pro-
vidcd with large and conspicuous certificate
Of authority to sell, and The pens cannot be
bought of anybody who cannot show one. Here
after nobody need he 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.-[New-l Ork 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 He now
sells the Morton pen ut wholesale to nobody
but duly appointed and authorized agents, who
are required to sell to the public at lIr. Nor
toms published rate of prices. This arrange
mcnt will secure to every principal town an
authorized agent who will have a full and va
rcd assortment of these justly famous pens, so
that the purchaser can have 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 economizng labor,
enables him to put upon the market pen of
purer gold, and far better make, than any 9TH
eIs. at prices much less in proportion TO quality
and make, than those of any other manuiac-
tugcr. Hartford DAILY Times
MoRToNs 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 Il long time past No better gold pen
is made. lAmerlcan AgrlcultullsI'
MOTIONS FIRST QUALITY
(wARRANTEDD
These Pens are l6 carats fine and are pointed with tho
very hest ridOsmin Points carefully selected and none
OF This quality IL sold with the slightest IDpeTIecl!on
which skill and the closest scrutiny can detect