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Esterbrook Relief No7 - Info?


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Thank you for the additional detail. Having tried to research it further on the internet I found next to nothing on this model pen (no images of any others).

I have put it on the well know auction site at the lower end of the estimate, trying to account for the cap/restoration.

 

Indeed there is little information on it. I saw your auction. The approach is smart and fair. Best of luck!

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I am still very interested in the cause of the failure of the caps. It seems that the presence of the ink at the base of the inner cap is causing this problem. I have seen it in many Reliefs. We need a chemist to tell us what is this material that is so susceptible to this... I am also looking for a safe way to protect the pens that are not damaged yet. Maybe a coating of something on the inner cap that prevent the ink from reaching and damaging the cap. Or some kind of an idea of whether some kind of inks are more "damaging" than others. All these are embryonic theories :) :)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b325/azavalia/relief-casein-001.jpg

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Some collection you have there.....I like furthest to the right (black 3 band).

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Hello, all. This lovely pen arrived, and is not part of my tiny but nice collection. Anyone looking for detailed specs, please let me know, and I'll do my best. It's a LOVELY restoration, the pictures don't do it justice. All the best, Ellis

"My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane"

-Graham Greene, author and world traveler

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Ellis-

 

Good to see you are still playing Esterbrook...

 

Bad to know you are still worthy competition!

Todd

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