Esterbrook nib unit slice???

[BambinoFortunato]

I’m considering buying this Esterbrook nib but am unsure whether the slice in the bottom of the nib unit is supposed to be there or whether it’s damaged. If the latter, is it likely to affect performance?

[bsenn]

I believe that is a crimp to hold the feed in place in the collar. There on purpose, not a problem. 

 

Brian

[Bo Bo Olson]

It's been a while, but where is the rest of the section. There should be a longer screw in section.

So, what Esterbrook color?

And one can always buy other 2xxx and 9xxx nibs to fit it, and they come from nail to a hard semi-flex.

Do spend some time in the Esterbrook section, to see if the pen you are looking at is one of the pretty ones.

 

Sigh cubed.....once before Chinese or even Japanese cheap pens, noobies were told to buy an Esterbrook, or a Safari.

At $15 per Esterbrook with nib, ($8-10 per nib with section.) soon all the noobies bought them up.....and the prices skyrocketed.

Be Warned Esterbrooks are very Addictive!!!!!

 

One of the 5 inherited fountain pens that started my addiction was one of the 8 smoky grey ones....once I had 5 of the 8 greys.

3 of the 5 greens, and a few of the blues, and a copper.White ones were called Nurse's pens.

 

So jumping in with both feet..........this was a lot on English Ebay; a good decade ago.

Some of the rest are WearEvers, and WearEver made good second tier pens just before and after the war. Some are in this lot.

Esterbrook is a very robust second tier pen.

Some are '30's pens, with  the common then mandle  wrapped bodies.

 

[FarmBoy]

The Renew Point is complete and the divot/crease/indentation belongs there.

[Bo Bo Olson]

OK, I never had a Renew point.

Just 2xxx and a 9xxx.