The Estie Petrified Forest is inspired by the classic Americana of Route 66 and the Painted Desert along the highway. We’d never heard of the Petrified Forest, but it sounds pretty cool and is well worth a Google for some amazing photos!
Here’s a little Geography lesson on us !
Millions of years ago, the trees of the Petrified Forest, in NE Arizona, were toppled by volcanic eruptions, and then swept away by flowing water and deposited in marshes. They were covered with mud and volcanic ash, and layers of sediment. The logs remained buried for millions and millions of years, undergoing an extremely slow process of petrification which essentially turned the logs to colourful stone. The area became covered with an ocean, covering the logs with even more sediment. Then, about 60 million years ago, the ocean disappeared and was replaced by flowing rivers. The rivers gradually eroded away over 2,600 feet of sediment, slowly exposing the petrified wood that litters the landscape at the Petrified Forest National Park.
About the Esterbrook Estie
The Estie is a tribute to the Esterbrook brand and its storied history. Short for Esterbrook, the Estie evokes a feeling of 1930s nostalgia, a time when fountain pens were an integral part of life and communication for most Americans.
The Esterbrook Estie is a comfortably balanced pen. It is made of blended and turned acrylic with a highly-polished finish. A cushion closure on the cap provides a secondary seal to ensure a wet tip, and a sleek clip provides a clean accent. It uses a Schmidt 5888 rollerball refill (Euro).
This pen comes presented in a gift box.
