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Fountain dip pen used by Franklin D. Roosevelt to sign the landmark Robinson-Patman Act into law on 19 June 1936. Sponsored by Congressmen Wright Patman and Joseph Taylor Robinson, the Robinson-Patman Act protected small businesses from larger retail chains by prohibiting the use of price discrimination. Black 78-E Faber brand dip pen with cork grip is housed in a wooden cork-bottomed pen holder with ''Robinson-Patman bill'' written to its base. Pen measures 8'' long, wooden base measures 5.5'' in diameter. Included with the pen are two books on the history of the act, written and signed by Patman, including: (1) ''The Robinson-Patman Act - What You Can And Cannot Do Under This Law'', published by Ronald Press: New York: 1938. Patman signs ''To my good friend John Dargavel / Wright Patman'' to front free endpaper on 9 February 1938. Measures 6'' x 8.5'' clothed in blue boards; (2) ''Complete Guide to the Robinson-Patman Act'', published by Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1963. Patman signs, ''For Willard Simmons, an outstanding friend of small and independent businesses from his friend, Wright Patman'' to front free endpaper on 4 April 1963. Measures 7.25'' x 10'' clothed in light brown boards. Both books have stamps to edges and front free endpapers from The National Association of Retail Druggists. Pen and baseboard are in very good condition.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Pen Used to Sign the Important Robinson-Patman Act Into Law -- Designed to Help Local Stores Compete With Large Retailers
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