upper seal gasket for Esterbrook 444 desk set

[dsover]

I just received a 444 purchased on e-bay. The red lower gasket is missing and the upper rubber seal is dryed out and non functional. Can this be fixed? What size gasket? What size upper rubber seal? Can these be purchased?

Edited September 1, 2006 by dsover

[WillAdams]

www.pendemonium.com has this to say:

 

Esterbrook model 444. These have a red gasket set inside the bottom glass portion of the inkwell that sometimes goes missing over the years.

 

The proper replacement gasket is as far away as your local hardware or plumbing supply store! Look for the "Flush Valve Seal" for a Mansfield #210. They're even red like the originals!

 

The last batch we bought came from our local Kempker's Hardware Store, a True Value outlet, and this is the info from the package:

 

    Danco Flush Valve Seal for Mansfield #210

    Two other numbers on the package: 340 and 88096

    The UPC code is 3715588096

 

Specs of the Esterbrook Model 444 gasket:

 

    Outside diameter is 79 mm

    Inside diameter is 55mm

    Thickness is 1.6mm

    It's a flexible red rubber

 

William

[Gerry]

Will, that's a cool reference...

 

Thanks for offering it up - as you may have guessed, I also own a desk set that is missing some parts, and was just on the verge of cobbling something up on my own.

 

Regards,

 

Gerry