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Brian Anderson

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Well, I've finally made my way over to FPN. Just what I need, another pen forum to browse at night and at work, er., um, in my free time on my lunch break at work. (Yeah, that's it...). Looking forward to some interesting discussion and a different venue to peruse.

 

As some may know, I am mainly an esterbrook collector, specializing in early models, eyedroppers and Relief pens made in England. I do however, have other interests including some modern pens and other classics including a 51 or two, Pelikan, Sheaffer Legacy, and Namiki VP. All these pale in comparison to my small hoard of Esties though. :)

 

For those interested in Esterbrooks, I have a newly refurbished website mostly for informational purposes at Esterbrook.net (disclaimer: not intended for commercial purposes)

 

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Brian

www.esterbrook.net All Esterbrook, All the Time.
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Brian -

 

It cheered me greatly when I saw that you as our newest member and now we can lay claim to having a pre-eminent Esterbrook collector among the denizens of FPN.

 

:D

 

Welcome to FPN!

Please visit http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/

Please direct repair inquiries to capitalpen@shaw.ca

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Hi Brian, a very warm welcome to you. That is a nice site you have there. You might like to add FPN in addition to zoss and Pentrace in your welcome message ;) Brian, feel free to include a link to your site in your signature. It will appear in every message you post here. We encourage it even if there is commercial intent. Stick around and see if Keith's prediction comes true. This site will be HUGE!

T-H Lim

Life is short, so make the best of it while we still have it.

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Esterbrook? What's an Esterbrook ;)

 

The first fountain pen I bought for myself was a non-working copper J. And the first repair I did was on an Esterbrook. The majority of my accumulation is Esterbrook. I don't have a lot of the rarer pens though. I don't even own a single pastel. For some reason I haven't put my money where my heart is.

 

The more unusual items I have are:

 

1950's store display case

older nib store display case

red Phaeton

a few mint stickered J's, dollar pens, transitionals

a mint single dipless still in the Esterbrook tissue paper

pencils

ballpoint

 

Elaine

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For those interested in Esterbrooks, I have a newly refurbished website mostly for informational purposes at Esterbrook.net (disclaimer: not intended for commercial purposes)

Isn't it great that we don't have to add that disclaimer to every single post where we reference a person's site?

:P

 

Welcome to FPN, Brian! I am sure you will enjoy it here....

Vancouver (Canada) Pen Club (our website)

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