Esterbrook Dollar Demi Imprint

[es9]

I bought what I thought was a full-sized dollar pen.  Thank's to Brian's fantastic website, I have figured out it is actually a Model H (demi).  Anyone know what the character after "H" is/means?

 

[NobleDel]

It's not an "H", it's "+ Co." as in "and company". 

[es9]

Interesting.  I had not considered that.  I am quite certain it is a Model H -- it's 11cm long -- so I guess I just assumed it was an "H."

 

The j bar also does not seem to have a little bump to stop the lever from flipping... 

[FarmBoy]

Early pend didn’t have the little stop. 
 

the second letter in a model name is the color. 
 

Despite rumors otherwise the imprint is not REsterbrook Ho

[Estycollector]

21 hours ago, es9 said:

I bought what I thought was a full-sized dollar pen.  Thank's to Brian's fantastic website, I have figured out it is actually a Model H (demi).  Anyone know what the character after "H" is/means?

 

 

21 hours ago, es9 said:

I bought what I thought was a full-sized dollar pen.  Thank's to Brian's fantastic website, I have figured out it is actually a Model H (demi).  Anyone know what the character after "H" is/means?

 

I checked the script on your pen to my early rubber versions (1934, 1938 clip type). Yours is more of what I would call block letters and mine are more representative of the flair normally since with Specerian script . I can certainly see why you would think the letter is an "h". 

 

Congratulations on you pen and that link you posted is one I wore out.

[shalitha33]

After seeing the imprint its very difficult to unsee it  

 

 it 

 

[gweimer1]

If you understand the sizing in the J series, it's not hard to follow the Dollar pens.

So, the J is full size, the LJ is the long slender,  and the SJ is the short slender.

Following in the Dollar pens, it's the fill size B , then the A and then the H.  No. There doesn't seem to be any logic there, but that's how they work.

[Estycollector]

On 2/28/2021 at 7:03 PM, gweimer1 said:

If you understand the sizing in the J series, it's not hard to follow the Dollar pens.

So, the J is full size, the LJ is the long slender,  and the SJ is the short slender.

Following in the Dollar pens, it's the fill size B , then the A and then the H.  No. There doesn't seem to be any logic there, but that's how they work.

LOL, it never occured to me what the initals meant. 

[NobleDel]

Here's some information from Richard Binder's site regarding Dollar and J Esterbrooks. Size information can be found there:

 

http://www.richardspens.com/ref/profiles/dollar.htm

 

http://www.richardspens.com/ref/profiles/j.htm

 

Also, here's a link to Brian Anderson's huge Esterbrook reference. 

 

http://www.esterbrook.net/index.shtml

[FarmBoy]

Note that the period Esterbrook catalog does not list fancy names for the J series pens as indicated in the link provided.