Chipped Esterbrook Jewel

[mmg122]

I have a beautiful Esterbrook SJ in Dubonnet Red which belonged to my Mom (her everyday writer for years). The cap jewel is chipped across approximately 30% of the surface. I was wondering who to send the pen to for a replacement jewel. I don't have any donor caps or barrels. I approached Brian Anderson but he advises me that he currently doesn't provide this service. I would appreciate any referrals you can make. I've also sent an email to Todd (FarmBoy) but haven't heard back as yet.

 

Edited to add: I realize the cost for jewel and repair may exceed the monetary value of the pen but it's priceless to me.

[inkstainedruth]

I understand how you feel -- especially since it's a family heirloom (you're so lucky in that respect). I also have this problem with several of the Esties I have, but in my case they're pretty much all user grad pens to start with.

Unfortunately, I think that the only way to get unchipped jewels is to harvest them from parts pens. Or else replace them with non-original ones (the way someone used a piece of copper on a copper J in another thread awhile back).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[mmg122]

Great news, Ruth...Todd (FarmBoy) is willing to fix my chipped Jewel...one of the many reasons FPN members are so awesome.

[mmg122]

Ruth...you comment that I'm lucky to have an heirloom pen from my Mom...even luckier than that...my Dad was the Midwest Sales Manager for Esterbrook and then Venus Pen and Pencil Company. As a kid, we had a whole basement full of salesman cases, pens, pencils, pencil cases. You can imagine that we (myself and my seven brothers and sisters) were well supplied at the beginning of each school year. Unfortunately everything was lost in a basement flood one year. That occurred before my pen addiction hit me. Otherwise I may have never recovered from the loss. LOL one can only imagine what treasures circled the drain.

[Linedog]

Ruth...you comment that I'm lucky to have an heirloom pen from my Mom...even luckier than that...my Dad was the Midwest Sales Manager for Esterbrook and then Venus Pen and Pencil Company. As a kid, we had a whole basement full of salesman cases, pens, pencils, pencil cases. You can imagine that we (myself and my seven brothers and sisters) were well supplied at the beginning of each school year. Unfortunately everything was lost in a basement flood one year. That occurred before my pen addiction hit me. Otherwise I may have never recovered from the loss. LOL one can only imagine what treasures circled the drain.

Fighting back the tears.

[mmg122]

Line dog: "Fighting back the tears."

 

Indeed!!

[Tom Heath]

salesman samples one can only dream about what once was. : )