Esterbrook 66

[peterg]

Was going to sell this pen but...

It has a great nib that makes my writing look decent!

Looking like a deminutive Dollarpen it was produced from about 1935 until the War stopped play. Made in their own UK factory.

Edited October 23, 2020 by peterg

[pajaro]

A beautiful line. I have always admired these pens. Great catch!

[corgicoupe]

I have a Relief 2-L with a Fine 314 nib that I would never sell. These pens are quite nice.

[Estycollector]

Very nice and thank you 🙏 for posting.

[gweimer1]

I love mine. I happened to find a correct nib from Dayne Nix. I also have a pair of Relief 12 pens.

 

[inkstainedruth]

Nice pen, peterg! And you're right -- that nib is awesome. I don't blame you for wanting to keep it.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[corgicoupe]

What are the differences between the 2-L, the 12, and the 66?

[gweimer1]

You have the 2-L, which has a very British '30s look to it. It may be because of the ties between Esterbrook and Conway-Stewart, who made the Relief pens in the UK..

The Relief 66 looks like a longer version of the Dollar pens, with a different clip and lever. The cap has the "Relief" stamp, but the barrel is stamped "Esterbrook"

The Relief 12 looks exactly like a CS 28, but with the Relief stamp, and the Relief/Esterbrook nib.

 

Brian Anderson has a lot of information on his Esterbrook site:
http://www.esterbrook.net/relief.shtml

Edited October 25, 2020 by gweimer1

[corgicoupe]

And now I have one of your Relief 12 pens, filled today with Diamine Onyx Black ink, which goes oh so well with the gray hatch pattern.  Thanks, again, Gary!

[gweimer1]

20 hours ago, corgicoupe said:

And now I have one of your Relief 12 pens, filled today with Diamine Onyx Black ink, which goes oh so well with the gray hatch pattern.  Thanks, again, Gary!

 

😎

[peterg]

On 10/25/2020 at 2:24 PM, corgicoupe said:

What are the differences between the 2-L, the 12, and the 66?

The 2 L and 12 were made by Conway Stewart to their standards.

 

The 66 was more stylisticly an Esterbrook pen, made by Esterbrook in 'their factory' in England. This factory was probably that of Hazell, Watson & Viney, Esterbrook's UK distributer who had built up a substantial stationery business or (I think more likely) John Mitchell's of Birmingham. Esterbrook had close relations with Mitchell's from the very beginings when he took five of their craftsmen with him to establish his US business. Plus, Mitchell's manufactured Esterbrook dip pen nibs in the UK. Like Altura and Waterman's, Mitchell's were bought out by Esterbrook in 1947.