Esterbrook in Canada

[Brian Anderson]

Almost all of the very earliest of Esterbrook advertising indicates Brown Bros. Ltd. Toronto Canada as one of the places their pens are available. This goes even as far back as the first V clips. Yet, after all this time, I have never ever seen a Canadian made pen earlier than a standard J model pen. Does anyone have a Canadian made pen other than a double jewel model J?

 

Best-

Brian

[FarmBoy]

Almost all of the very earliest of Esterbrook advertising indicates Brown Bros. Ltd. Toronto Canada as one of the places their pens are available. This goes even as far back as the first V clips. Yet, after all this time, I have never ever seen a Canadian made pen earlier than a standard J model pen. Does anyone have a Canadian made pen other than a double jewel model J?

 

Best-

Brian

All the ones I have are in the attached photo.

 

Got ya. No photo of Canadian V-clips since I don't have any. I've also never seen one.

 

You do realize that finding one means you need to look for another whole set of pens.

 

Todd

[Brian Anderson]

Well, I AM running out of US pens to find, and the Waterman's I've been buying can get quite expensive. :roflmho:

 

Brian

[Scrawler]

I did not previously know that Esterbrook pens were made in Canada. Yesterday my daughter bought an SJ at an antique store and asked me to resac and clean it. I notice that it says Made in Canada on it and that it is a different shade of green to my own US made one. It has a fine flexible nib in good condition and came with a spare NOS fine firm nib. Well now I know that Esties were made in Canada, but have not as yet found any real information about their Canadian operations. I was wondering about the colour. The US green is bluer than the Canadian green. Or to put it another way, the Canadian green is yellower than the US green. I know Esties fade in bright light exposure, because I have a blue transitional that has faded to grey on one side, which suggests it was left in a window untouched for many years. The Canadian SJ is not faded in the same way. It is overall a different shade. So what I am trying to find out is, is there batch variation in the plastics that Esties are made from, or did different countries have some freedom in choosing to make pens for their respective markets?

[Brian Anderson]

You will find esterbrooks in multipe shades of color under the same color name. Green may have several different shades ranging from light to live to bright to dark. Same with blue, red, and don't even get me started on copper and "root beer". Whether or not Canadian made were different shades I would be hesitant to say as there were so many different shades to begin with (all variances in the rod stock) you may just not have enough to sample on.

 

Still looking for that Canadian V clip, or two hole clip dollar pen for that matter. I don't think I've seen one of those either.

 

Cheers!

Brian

[FarmBoy]

 

Still looking for that Canadian V clip, or two hole clip dollar pen for that matter. I don't think I've seen one of those either.

 

I posted a picture of mine. Don't you see them in my reply above?

[The Ant]

I have an A101 made in Canada.

[pajaro]

Well, there is something for you guys who have everything: seek out Canadian Esterbrook v-clips. Personally, I would be interested in finding any Canadian Esterbrook. It would be interesting to find them with color variation. The rarer, earlier pens would be interesting just to read about, so find some of that stuff!

[Shub]

I was trying to find info on my dad's fountain pen and came across this posting and thought maybe one of you could help me. It's an Esterbrook, green in colour, with "Made in Canada" written underneath the word "Esterbrook" on the body. What I don't know is what year or decade it's from, and that's what I would like to know, and also whether it's a J model or not.

I'm attaching a picture.

Thanks

[Shub]

Oh yes, I forgot to mention that the mechanical pencil says "Made in U.S.A." But the set was bought in Canada a number of decades ago.

[69Boss302]

Looks to be a J model. Check out Esterbrook.net

[gweimer1]

...sigh....now I have to make time to look at all the pens and parts I now have in my drawer.

[FarmBoy]

...sigh....now I have to make time to look at all the pens and parts I now have in my drawer.

Yeah just think, 6 colors and at least 4 countries and 3 pen sizes and at least 2 sizes of pencils and 2 different lead sizes. You never finish.

[Larry Barrieau]

Where was the factory in Canada?

[Shub]

Where was the factory in Canada?

 

I'm sorry, Larry, but I have no idea where the factory was. A good guess would be somewhere in Ontario, most likely around Toronto. I'm not a pen collector, I was just curious about my father's pen and was hoping someone in this forum could help me. From what I can gather, his set was quite common, except for the "Made in Canada" bit.

[Shub]

Looks to be a J model. Check out Esterbrook.com

Edited November 16, 2015 by Shub

[Shub]

...sigh....now I have to make time to look at all the pens and parts I now have in my drawer.

 

Sorry!

[Shub]

 

Looks to be a J model. Check out Esterbrook.com

 

I did, thanks!

[Scrawler]

If you are having fun looking for Esterbrook variants, look for a double jeweled SJ or J mode without the R (Registered symbol) after the word Esterbrook.

[Shub]

If you are having fun looking for Esterbrook variants, look for a double jeweled SJ or J mode without the R (Registered symbol) after the word Esterbrook.

What does double jeweled SJ mean? How does one know if it's double jeweled or not? My pens don't have the "R" anywhere.