Esterbrooks

This past week I have gone through my collection and sold some of the unwanted fountain pens in my collection. I quickly turned these sales into purchases for additional fountain pens. The selling was result of seeking a newer more defined focus of my collecting.


My collection will always have a variety of Watermans and Sheaffers as my main stays of my collection. I wanted to add a newer vintage member to my collection. A member that could be available at a reasonable cost, one that I could venture into repairs.


While I have shun away from Esterbrooks, as being not worthy of collecting. I had own Esterbrooks at one time, had sold them off. As I chased other brands.
I had posted openly my disbelief for Esterbrooks going for $100. Research led to my rethinking my position and my thoughts about Esterbrooks. Esterbrooks are work horses of the fountain pen world, in opinion the blue collar fountain pens. Collecting vintage fountain pens you look for the over all quality of the brand. W Esterbrooks are a small niche in the fountain pen community they are overshadowed by their flashier counterparts. They are a solid fountain pen that sometimes eclipse their counterparts in quality. It is pen that you can easily change the nib, they are easily repairable. 


The earlier Esterbrooks are stunning are rarer then the ones made in the late 40's and 50's. The Dollar pens made in the 40's are highly sought after collectible. I have ventured into the world of Esterbrooks once again. This time with a deeper appreciation of the brand and a better understanding of the pens offered.