In [[1967]] [[Esterbrook]] merged with ''Venus Pen and Pencil Corp.'', becoming ''Venus-Esterbrook'' but the brand became less and less significant, up to the full closure in [[1971]], when ''Venus-Esterbrook'' become part of the ''Berol Group''. In [[1973]] the rests of the ''Venus-Esterbrook'' were acquired by [[Faber Castell]]. | In [[1967]] [[Esterbrook]] merged with ''Venus Pen and Pencil Corp.'', becoming ''Venus-Esterbrook'' but the brand became less and less significant, up to the full closure in [[1971]], when ''Venus-Esterbrook'' become part of the ''Berol Group''. In [[1973]] the rests of the ''Venus-Esterbrook'' were acquired by [[Faber Castell]]. |