Estycollector Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 You realize of course, that we're never going to find them again after this. Maybe I should delete my post.... You're safe with me. I found my happy place long ago...LOL!! "Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s)," Link to post Share on other sites
gweimer1 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 You realize of course, that we're never going to find them again after this. Maybe I should delete my post.... I think I still have a box. Maybe I should start selling. Link to post Share on other sites
Estycollector Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 There's a 9461 on eBay for $13 plus shipping. "Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s)," Link to post Share on other sites
Ron Z Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 I think I still have a box. Maybe I should start selling. Only if you're not going to accumulate any more Esterbrooks. Fat chance. Visit Main Street Pens A full service pen shop providing professional, thoughtful vintage pen repair... Please use email, not a PM for repair and pen purchase inquiries. Link to post Share on other sites
Joe in Seattle Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 1551 Student. Cheap and cheerful and darn near bulletproof. "how do I know what I think until I write it down?" Link to post Share on other sites
gweimer1 Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Only if you're not going to accumulate any more Esterbrooks. Fat chance. Link to post Share on other sites
FarmBoy Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 The 6668 and the 8999. There is also a ball point renew point that is quite nice. San Francisco International Pen Show - They have dates! August 23-24-25, 2019 AND August 28-29-30, 2020. Book your travel and tables now! My PM box is usually full. Just email me: my last name at the google mail address. Link to post Share on other sites
pajaro Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 The 6668 and the 8999. There is also a ball point renew point that is quite nice.What do you use for refills. I think I had to use an adapter Bamapen 3-D printed with a small modern refill that worked OK. "Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time." --Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960. Link to post Share on other sites
AAAndrew Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 There are so many! Here are a few. 10 Commercial is a good shoulder pen, but not common11 Albata (but very rare)14 Bank pen has great action, especially the earlier onesOf course the 048 Falcon123 as a general pen149 Pacific Railroad (though I like the original better than Esterbrook's copy)128 EF elastic pen239 Chancellor and 442 Jackson are my favorite stubs256 Tecumseh is quite nice but very uncommon453 Business and College has very nice spring and high durability for a medium point477 Postal is my favorite turned-up pointThe 556 and 571 Vertical Writers and 761 Natural Slant are great semi-firm all-arounders854 Spoon just is fun to write with. “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, 1928Check out my Steel Pen Blog. "No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."-Montaigne Link to post Share on other sites
corgicoupe Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 What's your favorite nib for an Esterbrook fountain pen, Andrew? The 9048? Baptiste knew how to make a short job longFor love of it. And yet not waste time either. Robert Frost Link to post Share on other sites
AAAndrew Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Actually, it's 9556, with a specific 1555 Gregg whose tip was broken off and smoothed into a stub by someone a long time ago, in a close second. I have a fairly flexible (for an Estie fountain pen nib) 9048, but I'm spoiled by dip pens and I can't enjoy it as a flexible nib. “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, 1928Check out my Steel Pen Blog. "No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."-Montaigne Link to post Share on other sites
newkid12 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Firm-medium #2668 does it for me. Link to post Share on other sites
corgicoupe Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Actually, it's 9556, with a specific 1555 Gregg whose tip was broken off and smoothed into a stub by someone a long time ago, in a close second. I have a fairly flexible (for an Estie fountain pen nib) 9048, but I'm spoiled by dip pens and I can't enjoy it as a flexible nib. I find that my 2048 has more flex than my 9048. I'm not sure why. I need to get back to playing with the dip pens again. Baptiste knew how to make a short job longFor love of it. And yet not waste time either. Robert Frost Link to post Share on other sites
gweimer1 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Actually, it's 9556, with a specific 1555 Gregg whose tip was broken off and smoothed into a stub by someone a long time ago, in a close second. I have a fairly flexible (for an Estie fountain pen nib) 9048, but I'm spoiled by dip pens and I can't enjoy it as a flexible nib. The Esterbrook "flex" renew point nibs really don't have anything that you would call flex. If you look for the wartime "teardrop" nibs, they have a much thinner profile, and also a decent amount of flex. I have one of those in the 9048 nib (gold plated to boot), and it really does have flex to it. Link to post Share on other sites
Estycollector Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Has anyone named the 2442 Falcon as their favorite? "Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s)," Link to post Share on other sites
corgicoupe Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I was just about to mention that it is one of my favorites. Baptiste knew how to make a short job longFor love of it. And yet not waste time either. Robert Frost Link to post Share on other sites
Estycollector Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) I'd go for the 2442, but it is based on the #442 Jackson rather than the 048 Falcon, my favorite. What's the FP nib based on the 048? Would it be either the 2048 or 9048? I am curious if the FP nibs are as flexible as the 048? Edited June 16, 2020 by Estycollector "Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s)," Link to post Share on other sites
gweimer1 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 I'd go for the 2442, but it is based on the #442 Jackson rather than the 048 Falcon, my favorite. What's the FP nib based on the 048? Would it be either the 2048 or 9048? I am curious if the FP nibs are as flexible as the 048? The 2048 is the closest to the 048. The 9048 has no physical resemblance to either. See my comments above - the FP "flex" nibs really don't have anything you would consider flex. The wartime nibs (left nib in the photo above) have some flex, even on nibs that aren't supposed to be. I have one of those in a 9048, and it really is what you would call a flex nib. I just don't use it ever, because it is a gold-plated nib on a prototype pen. Link to post Share on other sites
Estycollector Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Thank you for explaining. "Respect science, respect nature, respect all people (s)," Link to post Share on other sites
AAAndrew Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Most of the renew points are loosely based on their dip pen predecessors. People knew the numbers of their favorite pens and so Esterbrook hoped they would gravitate to the fountain pen equivalent. None of the stainless steel nibs, even the SS dip nibs that Esterbrook made, can come close to the flex of the steel pen equivalents. But then they are much smoother and easier to write with, and don't corrode. “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, 1928Check out my Steel Pen Blog. "No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the mistake is to do it solemnly."-Montaigne Link to post Share on other sites
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