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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOSIIUA C. PALMER, OF LANHAM, TEXAS.
PEN-HOLDER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,303, dated July 29, 1890.
Application filed February 18, 1890, Serial No, 340,888, (No model.)To dll whom it masy concern:
Be it known that I, JOSHUA C. PALMER,
of Lanham, in the county of Hamilton and
State of Texas, have invented a new and Im-
5 proved Pen-Holder, of which the following is
a full, clear, and exact description.
My invention relates to improvements in
pen-holders; and the object of my invention
is to provide a pen-holder of simple construe-
io tion that may be easily held between the fin-
gers without cramping the same, that will
hold the pen in such a position in relation to
the eye as to enable the writer to write well,
and that will be adapted to hands of various
15 sizes.
To this end my invention consists of a
curved flat holder having a shank projecting
from the end thereof, to which a pen may be
attached, said shank being nearly parallel
20 with the straight portion of the holder, and in
line with the eye when held in position for
writing.
This construction will be hereinafter fully
described, and specifically pointed out in. the-
25 claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying
drawings, forming a part of this specification,
in which similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts in all the views.
30 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pen-
holder in position in the hand; Fig. 2, a per-
spective view of the same detached from the
hand; Fig. 3, a plan view of the same; Fig. 4,
a broken side elevation of the same, and Fig.
35 5 an end view with the pen removed.
The holder is made, preferably, of wood, and
is provided with a flat handle A, having
thinned or rounded edges, said handle being
laterally curved and thickened at its lower
40 end from about the point a and terminating
in a projecting rounded shank B, which is
very nearly parallel with the straight portion
of the handle. The shank B is provided with
a ferrule C, which fits closely thereon, and the
45 top of the shank is provided with a recess b,
between the shank and the ferrule, into which
a pen c7 is placed when the pen-holder is tobe
used. The recess b should be shaped to fit an
ordinary pen, so that the pen will rest firmly
50 therein. The lower end of the handle A isalso provided with a recess e, which is paral-
lel with the shank B, and affords room for the
edge of the pen d. It will be seen that the
recess b extends the entire length of the shank
B and ferrule C, so that if a pen should be 55
broken off in the holder it may be pushed out
in either direction. The holder is rounded
up from the recess e, thus practically forming
an extension of the recess b, so that the pen
will be firmly held in position. If desired, the 6o
opposite side of the shank B and handle A
may be recessed, and the holder may be used
by a left-handed person. The curve from the
shank B to the point a of the handle should be
such as to fit the curve of the fingers and 65
bring the shank and pen in line with the eye.
The pen will'thus bear firmly and squarely
upon the paper, and the strokes of the pen
may be made with great precision and ease.
The pen - holder, having a flat handle A, 70
fits nicely between the fingers, and may be
used a long time without tiring or cramping
the hand. It may also be laid upon the pa-
per, and, being flat and curved, will hold the
pen in elevated position and prevent it from 75
soiling the paper.
Having thus described my invention, I
claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent--
1. A pen-holder consisting, essentially, of a 8c
flat handle curved laterally at its lower end
and having said lower end provided with a
forwardly-projecting shank adapted to receive
a pen. substantially as described.
2. A pen-holder having a flat-sided curved 85
handle with thinned or rounded edges, the
lower end of said handle being thickened, as
shown, and provided with a forwardly-pro-
jecting shank and ferrule adapted to receive
and hold a pen, substantially as described. 90o
3. A pen-holder consisting, essentially, of a
flat curved handle A, thickened at the lower
end, as shown, and having a recess e therein,
and a shank B, projecting from thelower end
of said handle and provided with a recess b 95
and ferrule C, substantially as described.
JOSHUA C. PALMER.
Witnesses:
THOS. I. PHELPS,
SIDNEY J. JENKINS.
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Palmer, Joshua C. Pen Holder., patent, July 29, 1890; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172427/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.