When I was 10 years old my dad gave me my first fountain pen, and it was an Esterbrook , I was delighted.

It felt like a quality fountain pen, but was only an Esterbrook in name.

Thanks for reading, Jerry!Agree totally with your love of Esterbrooks. After I started using it, I realized that it was made very well and was enjoyable to use on a regular basis. The simple pen shape lends itself to a busier paint/material.

I instantly fell in love with them for many different reasons.First of all, they are great looking pens! I like a german F (a la Pelikan), which is quite a lot like a medium.

I have an Esterbrook LJ in black with the 2556 nib. Giveaways, inspirational … Comprehensive education about fountain pens, ink, and more. I’m not sure that there are any they wouldn’t fit in. From left to right: Kaweco Sport, Lamy Safari, Esterbrook Camden Composition (5 7/8″ or 150mm), Pilot Metropolitan and Pilot Prera.Same pens as the photo above but uncapped which brings me to the only point I haven’t raised yet about the Camden Composition: it does not post. Or, you just ask around in the pen community. Now I’m on the fence.

I also love vintage Esterbrooks, have more than a few. Some people have some spare Estie parts laying around that they’re wiling to just give you! 07 $22.52 $22.52 You can definitely get lucky with some of those bids, so sooner or later you’ll get one. . Esterbrook advertising from the early 1900's boasted they had over 250 different types of dip pen nibs. You can choose from nibs that are fine, broad or flexible. I cured it in the microwave and carved it with an Xacto knife, and it works great, but I mostly keep it for show. Since then I’ve bought and sold hundreds of pens, but have consistency in my love of Esterbrooks.

The best part was I had probably only spent around $100! I like the look of the pen but the nib is not particularly smooth, and I’d like to change it. ITEM #3858: ESTERBROOK DIP-LESS PEN SAMPLE CASE WITH 7 GOLD PLATED NIBS. There’s a crispness to them with a little bounce. It’s unlike any other pen that’s come across my desk.DISCLAIMER: The items included in this review were provided free of charge by I’m not at all surprised you chose the Lime pen. I soon had to have an Esterbrook in every color. Usually, the only thing that needs done to get it working again is to replace the sac (which might cost you $10 in materials, some of which can be used multiple times). The pen is starting to leave a lot of ink on her fingers when she writes.

Gift Card. Many of the Esterbrooks out there still have soft sacs and just need a good soak to get them working again.

They all have vertical slits cut in them as opposed to dipper poins which have no cut slits. Not only is it easy to get most Esterbrooks working again, but it is also very rewarding!One of my favorite Esterbrook features is that they have interchangeable nibs. Used then at DC show & was not impressed.Chris, I was able to try out one of the new Esties at the Colorado pen show.

Thank you for the review.Looking forward to the day when pen club can meet up again.Knowing your propensity for tiny writing with super fine nibs, I’m so curious about your decision to get the M nib! This means that no matter which Esterbrook you have, as long as it uses the Re-New point nib system, you can use any Esterbrook Re-New point nib in it.To be honest, I bought my first Esterbrook because it was inexpensive.

I hope you can track one down to purchase or find someone who has one you can try out!I’m an old guy (86).

Finally, one of the main reasons I fell in love with Esterbrook fountain pens is that they are Great article about Esterbrook pens!!! If it feels difficult to unscrew, you can try soaking the nib and tip of the section that it screws into in water to loosen up any ink that might be dried in there.Estie desk sets are great, too. John, I don’t have an Esterbrook pen but I do have hundreds of Osmiroid screw-in nibs which are apparently compatible. The following Esterbrook nibs are those I believe to have existed at some point in time. I got my first one in college when I got bored taking notes with ballpoints and pencils. While I don’t have as many as you, I do have one or two that I’ve used in my pens with success.Shhhh . Of course it did.

Personally, I bought my first one over 20 years ago and have been collecting them ever since.

Esterbrook Black 2-Hole … Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

Watch. If you need a new sac or j-bar, Anderson Pens usually has them in stock. Learn. Main Street Pens sells orange shellac for cementing the sac in place.

This particular nib is a left-oblique broad stub.