2018年10月1日 · Brandon McKinney is a collector of Esterbrook's steel dip pens, and he has finally finished his book on the subject. I have corresponded with Brandon for a couple of …

2016年6月18日 · For those who do not know, Paul Hoban (Hobiwan) is the author of The Fountain Pens of Esterbrook. It is a fantastic book that includes not only history, detailed …

2018年7月1日 · I love how even though Esterbrook is considered a 2nd tier company, they had a huge range of interchangeable nibs, in different widths and ALSO different grades. And they're …

2012年2月26日 · Esterbrook renew point nibs certainly fit some Osmiroid and some Venus pens. But those pens are (IMHO) generally of lesser quality than an Esterbrook. In my experience, …

2013年7月11日 · I am no expert on Esterbrook pens / nibs, but think that in general the later the series number the later the production. This would be better production methods, etc, So from …

2019年5月15日 · There is evidence that Esterbrook began wide distribution of their pens quite early. The earliest mention I have of Esterbrook in print is in a stationer's ad in Detroit in 1862. …

2013年3月2日 · Well between '48 and ~'60 I think was the run of the J-series. Within that span, there were two different lever styles to narrow it down slightly. Earlier pens used a flat-ended …

2010年10月2日 · Right away I think of a plumber using a "flaring vise and tool" to expand the end of a piece of soft copper tubing, e.g., so it can be connected to a dishwasher, sometimes using …

2012年8月10日 · I prefer my Esterbrook Pens to have an Esterbrook broad nib & I have quite a few Esterbrook broad nibs on hand. Everything went fine w/the adapter, but something still …

2018年2月11日 · There are a number of Esterbrook Penholders illustrated in Paul Hoban's book, "The Fountain Pens of Esterbrook" and this forum is almost entirely about fountain pens. …