Where are the Vintage Esterbrook fans?

[crescentfiller]

Well, I was out this morning doing some pen hunting. I found a nice Parker 51 DJ set and then the seller pulled out a box of Esterbrooks. Too cheap to pass up, so here they are! Two of the reds are an especially nice, deep, cherry red.

[inkstainedruth]

Any exciting/exotic nibs in the haul?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[crescentfiller]

22 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Any exciting/exotic nibs in the haul?

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

Nothing exciting, but quite a few 9xxx nibs and one very nice 2314-M. A pleasant change from the usual 15xx nibs.

[gweimer1]

Nice!

[crescentfiller]

1 hour ago, gweimer1 said:

Nice!

 

The darned things are piling up!

[gweimer1]

Y'er preachin' the choir.

[FarmBoy]

Just now, gweimer1 said:

Y'er preachin' the choir.

All I hear is the orchestra...

[gweimer1]

1 minute ago, FarmBoy said:

All I hear is the orchestra...

 

Send that white A101 over, and you can reduce the choir by one flute player.  😎

[FarmBoy]

2 minutes ago, gweimer1 said:

 

Send that white A101 over, and you can reduce the choir by one flute player.  😎

I keep hoping you will forget I have one...

[gweimer1]

Just now, FarmBoy said:

I keep hoping you will forget I have one...

 

You know how to remedy that?  🤣

[Lee Dawson]

I'm new but I 'm in the club. Have acquired two Esterbrook Js. One Copper with a 2668 and one Green 2556. Also have acquired an Osimord  (?) B3 Broad tip (seems to be called a Musical ?) nib and also a 9556 nib. Have not tried either yet. Little scarred about unscrewing and screwing the nib. Both sold restored by reputable seller so don't anticipate old dried ink but something new to me. 

Seems the changeable nib put them ahead of their time. Very nice to write with (the 2xxx series I have used.) 

[Estycollector]

9 hours ago, Lee Dawson said:

I'm new but I 'm in the club. Have acquired two Esterbrook Js. One Copper with a 2668 and one Green 2556. Also have acquired an Osimord  (?) B3 Broad tip (seems to be called a Musical ?) nib and also a 9556 nib. Have not tried either yet. Little scarred about unscrewing and screwing the nib. Both sold restored by reputable seller so don't anticipate old dried ink but something new to me. 

Seems the changeable nib put them ahead of their time. Very nice to write with (the 2xxx series I have used.) 

Hold the nib thump on the bottom, first or index on top. Gently twist the body toward yourself. Others may have better suggestions. If the pen is recently restored, you probably will not find much resistance. 

[inkstainedruth]

On 11/20/2021 at 6:26 PM, FarmBoy said:

I keep hoping you will forget I have one...

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[inkstainedruth]

17 hours ago, Lee Dawson said:

Seems the changeable nib put them ahead of their time. Very nice to write with (the 2xxx series I have used.) 

And this is why I always argue that Esterbrook was a second tier brand -- NOT a third tier brand, like Wearever or Arnold.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[jchch1950]

8 hours ago, inkstainedruth said:

And this is why I always argue that Esterbrook was a second tier brand -- NOT a third tier brand, like Wearever or Arnold.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Esterbrook was a pen made to be used with very good plastics in wonderful colours.The many available nibs and the easy way to interchange them made them a go after writing instruments in many houses.They never has the brand appeal of the big companies but many of us still have good memories of them. I agree with Inkstainedruth that are not third tier pens but second. Esterbrooks had a market strategy of filling the demand for reliable pens at affordable price.😉

[Estycollector]

Hard to believe anyone considered them a second tier. Anything so fool proof and restorable today as an Esterbrook, at least those from the 1930's through mid '50's,  makes them a better system than either the Parter vaccumatic or snorkle, not to mention having access to a variety of nibs. I consider them first tier. 

[mbhdesign]

I just love Esterbrook pens. My grandparents used them daily and I love the rich color hues of the “Dollar” and “J” families. 
 

Thought I’d share my collection of Esterbrook “Dollar” pens. These are mostly 1938 models, but a few are slightly earlier (1934?). 
 

The Pearl Grey is my daily writer. I use Sailor Blue-Black to try to recapture that 1930s look. 

[Carguy]

I am down to my last three Esterbrooks that I haven’t sold, but I’d like to find a blue Dollar pen. I like the looks of them.

[amberleadavis]

Those dollar pens are lookers!

[Distaff]

_{I have one in green.   It needs a new sack.   Had a shopping list of parts and supplies (micromeshes, talc, shellac, etc) all set to order, but then got distracted by a pretty vintage Platinum, and spent all my money on that!}