E.S. Johnson dip pen

[Oddball]

I have an old E.S. Johnson number 1 nib that has been in the family and I am trying to find out any information I can on this pen. I will post some pictures asap.

Thanx

Dan

[jbb]

Is the pen gold? retractable? I'd love to see a picture. Pens of this sort were from around 1880-1890. "Pens, Ink and Evidence" by Joe Nickell shows a nib ad from this company on page 13. Are you thinking of using it?

[Oddball]

Is the pen gold? retractable? I'd love to see a picture. Pens of this sort were from around 1880-1890. "Pens, Ink and Evidence" by Joe Nickell shows a nib ad from this company on page 13. Are you thinking of using it?

Thanks for the information. The nib is gold but it is not a retractable. The "handle" is what I would call a mother of pearl like material. I would like to use it but it needs some work on the tines and being a family heirloom I am not inclined to attempt the work myself. I am currently working on getting pictures.

[Oddball]

Here is a pic of the pen in question. I was not able to get better close up pics.

The pen is 5 and 15/16 inches long (15.1 cm) and 3/16 (.45 cm) at its widest point.

[Johnny Appleseed]

I don't have a lot more to add except that Johnson was an eary nibmaker. The Manhatten Pen Project puts the company at 44 Nassua Street in 1867. I believe they were around for a while as I have seen a fair number of them.

 

Here one is to a slightly esoteric post about an early fountain pen with an E.S. Johnson nib and lots of discussions about early FP designs - E. S. Johnson's Fountain Pen, and Madeheim's patent. There was reference to a forthcoming article on E.S. Johnson by Ron Dutcher, but I am not sure that ever happened.

 

The pearl-handled penholder is pretty common style for the late 1800s. If the penholder is not stamped with the Johnson name it could be made by any number of makers.

 

John

 

 

 

[collectingfool]

Hey all,

 

I'm posting to this old thread because it came up as I was searching for info on a pen I just purchased. It was the only place where I noticed someone mentioned a retractable pen. Here's what I got. The pen is retractable and has a #2 nib. The additional nib and holder is a quite large #7. I'm completely new to this so any info is appreciated. What I did read someplace else was that E.S. Johnson made mainly gold nibs and hardware. Without testing this thing can I tell if it's gold? Where can I find out age and where can I get a good handle for that big #7 nib and hardware?

 

Pen in box - Nib retracted:
http://www.collectingfool.com/johnson-dip.jpg

Pen with Nib out:
http://www.collectingfool.com/johnson-dip1.jpg

 

Any info would be great. Thanks for looking.

Ruben

[Paddler]

I recently purchased a box of artists' supplies at a flea market. It contained a pen apparently identical to the one you pictured. The nib in mine has been severely mistreated, but after some careful tweaking, it has become a very good writer with standard fountain pen ink. It appears to be tipped with hard metal. I look forward to reading any additional information posted by FPN members.