Jump to content

My Third Estie (In Less Than A Week!) - Dollar Pen

howdydave

By howdydave
in Esterbrook

 Share

Recommended Posts

howdydave Near Mint

howdydave

Posted
Posted (edited)

I got my third (really my fourth) Estie from MidnightPens.

(My third was also a Dollar pen from eBay but I paid more money for a "boring black pen" in inferior condition -- live and learn!)

 

Esterbrook Dollar A fountain pen (restored) - Copper 2668 Firm Medium nib

post-141595-0-46490900-1549574569_thumb.jpg

post-141595-0-38818300-1549574621_thumb.jpg

post-141595-0-12527400-1549574724_thumb.jpg

post-141595-0-29970500-1549574799_thumb.jpg

Edited by howdydave

David A. Naess

 

Realization of the vastness of one's own ignorance

is the first step on the road to true wisdom.

-- Adi Shankara

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • Replies 45
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

  • Misfit

    11

  • corgicoupe

    9

  • howdydave

    9

  • gweimer1

    5

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Posted Images

PAKMAN Ancient Artifact

PAKMAN

Posted
Posted

One of my favorites! Congrats!

PAKMAN

minibanner.gif                                    Vanness-world-final.png.c1b120b90855ce70a8fd70dd342ebc00.png

                         My Favorite Pen Restorer                                             My Favorite Pen Store

                                                                                                                                Vanness Pens - Selling Online!

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Hobiwan Vintage

Hobiwan

Posted
Posted

Resistance is futile. You are being assimilated.

Best Regards
Paul

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
– Albert Einstein

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Misfit Museum Piece

Misfit

Posted
Posted

I want a Dollar pen but not for a lot of dollars. Congratulations on yours. I have 4 Esterbrooks, one J and 3 SJ. I lack one in blue.

 

I want to get a few extra nibs like 9314-B, maybe a 2442.

Posted Image
Link to comment
Share on other sites
corgicoupe Collectors Item

corgicoupe

Posted
Posted

Best to get them in restored condition, and Gary will usually customize your nib selection.

Baptiste knew how to make a short job long

For love of it. And yet not waste time either.

Robert Frost

Link to comment
Share on other sites
howdydave Near Mint

howdydave

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Just got ANOTHER Estie!

This one is an LJ.

 

Now I have a:

 

Dollar Pen A

Trans J

SJ and

LJ.

post-141595-0-56664800-1549651445_thumb.jpg

post-141595-0-52109600-1549651499_thumb.jpg

post-141595-0-05460000-1549651556_thumb.jpg

post-141595-0-47618300-1549651711_thumb.jpg

Edited by howdydave

David A. Naess

 

Realization of the vastness of one's own ignorance

is the first step on the road to true wisdom.

-- Adi Shankara

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
corgicoupe Collectors Item

corgicoupe

Posted
Posted

Just got ANOTHER Estie!

This one is an LJ.

 

Now I have a:

 

Dollar Pen A

Trans J

SJ and

LJ.

 

These are all different sizes. Do you have a preference for any particular size?

Baptiste knew how to make a short job long

For love of it. And yet not waste time either.

Robert Frost

Link to comment
Share on other sites
howdydave Near Mint

howdydave

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Corgicoupe,

 

I'm not going to make any decisions until I also have a J...

 

Besides... two of them are still in the mail and I haven't had them in my hot little hands yet.

 

Between the SJ and the Transitional J, I think that the longer Trans-J will be more comfortable for me as a writing instrument.

Edited by howdydave

David A. Naess

 

Realization of the vastness of one's own ignorance

is the first step on the road to true wisdom.

-- Adi Shankara

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
inkstainedruth Ancient Artifact

inkstainedruth

Posted
Posted

Yup. Esties are like potato chips.... ;)

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
howdydave Near Mint

howdydave

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Actually I have TWO Dollar Pens on the way...

 

A Model A from MidnightPens and this "Demi" from eBay.

I don't know what "Demi" is supposed to signify except for the fact that it is a shorter version (4.5".)

post-141595-0-34352800-1549696790_thumb.png

Edited by howdydave

David A. Naess

 

Realization of the vastness of one's own ignorance

is the first step on the road to true wisdom.

-- Adi Shankara

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Misfit Museum Piece

Misfit

Posted
Posted

Best to get them in restored condition, and Gary will usually customize your nib selection.

Can you explain more? I’m not sure who Gary is.

Posted Image
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Misfit Museum Piece

Misfit

Posted
Posted

Why did I look at this thread?

 

Deep breath, I have enough Esties, I have enough Esties.

I don’t need another Esterbrook. Not even a blue one.

 

Unless I find really good j-bars. No!

 

Sigh

Posted Image
Link to comment
Share on other sites
corgicoupe Collectors Item

corgicoupe

Posted
Posted

Can you explain more? I’m not sure who Gary is.

Gary Weimer of MidnightPens on etsy.

Baptiste knew how to make a short job long

For love of it. And yet not waste time either.

Robert Frost

Link to comment
Share on other sites
corgicoupe Collectors Item

corgicoupe

Posted
Posted

Actually I have TWO Dollar Pens on the way...

 

A Model A from MidnightPens and this "Demi" from eBay.

I don't know what "Demi" is supposed to signify except for the fact that it is a shorter version (4.5".)

I think the Demi may be the model A. The full size is the Dollar B.

Baptiste knew how to make a short job long

For love of it. And yet not waste time either.

Robert Frost

Link to comment
Share on other sites
AAAndrew Antique

AAAndrew

Posted
Posted

Ah, the chirping of a newly-born Estie-head, first emerging into the world!

 

Welcome to the club. :)

 

“When the historians of education do equal and exact justice to all who have contributed toward educational progress, they will devote several pages to those revolutionists who invented steel pens and blackboards.” V.T. Thayer, 1928

Check out my Steel Pen Blog. 

"No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."

-Montaigne

Link to comment
Share on other sites
howdydave Near Mint

howdydave

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Can you explain more? I’m not sure who Gary is.

 

This is a link to MidnightPens, his online store.

 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MidnightPens?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Edited by howdydave

David A. Naess

 

Realization of the vastness of one's own ignorance

is the first step on the road to true wisdom.

-- Adi Shankara

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
howdydave Near Mint

howdydave

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

Major haul in my mailbox today.

 

3 Esterbrooks:

  • Dollar Pen Model A (MidnightPens)
  • LJ (MidnightPens)
  • Demi Dollar Pen (eBay)''

Gary's pvc pipe packaging is outstanding!

Best polishing and waxing I've seen on any of the restored pens that I've purchased to date.

e.g.; The Demi Dollar that I got on eBay had wax in the holes on the cap.

 

 

I think that I've found someone with a real passion for his work!

post-141595-0-92943400-1549933740_thumb.jpg

post-141595-0-23911600-1549933785_thumb.jpg

Edited by howdydave

David A. Naess

 

Realization of the vastness of one's own ignorance

is the first step on the road to true wisdom.

-- Adi Shankara

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
gweimer1 Antique

gweimer1

Posted
Posted (edited)

Can you explain more? I’m not sure who Gary is.

 

 

That would be me. I need to check in more often! Thanks for the compliments, everyone.

 

The short slender Dollar pen is referred to as the H model. I also don't use any wax on any of my pens.

 

And, I have about 100 waiting in my box to repair. I just shot photos of a trans J with the palladium trim (and a nice patina) and a 2442 stub nib.

Edited by gweimer1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Most Contributions

    1. amberleadavis
      amberleadavis
      43844
    2. PAKMAN
      PAKMAN
      33580
    3. Ghost Plane
      Ghost Plane
      28220
    4. inkstainedruth
      inkstainedruth
      26770
    5. jar
      jar
      26105

  • Upcoming Events

  • Blog Comments

    • Shanghai Knife Dude
      Links to web pages or articles about Chinese typesetting, signwriting, etc.

      By Shanghai Knife Dude · Posted

      I have the Sailor Naginata and some fancy blade nibs coming after 2022 by a number of new workshop from China.  With all my respect, IMHO, they are all (bleep) in doing chinese characters.  Go use a bush, or at least a bush pen. 
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      It is the reason why I'm so keen on the idea of a personal library — of pens, nibs, inks, paper products, etc. — and spent so much money, as well as time and effort, to “build” it for myself (because I can't simply remember everything, especially as I'm getting older fast) and my wife, so that we can “know”; and, instead of just disposing of what displeased us, or even just not good enough to be “given the time of day” against competition from >500 other pens and >500 other inks for our at
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      Agreed.  And I think it’s good to be aware of this early on and think about at the point of buying rather than rationalizing a purchase..
    • A Smug Dill
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By A Smug Dill · Posted

      Alas, one cannot know “good” without some idea of “bad” against which to contrast; and, as one of my former bosses (back when I was in my twenties) used to say, “on the scale of good to bad…”, it's a spectrum, not a dichotomy. Whereas subjectively acceptable (or tolerable) and unacceptable may well be a dichotomy to someone, and finding whether the threshold or cusp between them lies takes experiencing many degrees of less-than-ideal, especially if the decision is somehow influenced by factors o
    • adamselene
      Skeleton of a primer for a budding hobbyist

      By adamselene · Posted

      I got my first real fountain pen on my 60th birthday and many hundreds of pens later I’ve often thought of what I should’ve known in the beginning. I have many pens, the majority of which have some objectionable feature. If they are too delicate, or can’t be posted, or they are too precious to face losing , still they are users, but only in very limited environments..  I have a big disliking for pens that have the cap jump into the air and fly off. I object to Pens that dry out, or leave blobs o

  • Chatbox

    You don't have permission to chat.
    Load More

  • Files






×
×
  • Create New...