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Searcher1970
January 24th, 2017, 10:10 AM
Bought my first pen yesterday. A vintage Esterbrook, for $12.50. I believe its a J or LJ model.

http://fpgeeks.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=29566&d=1485277779&thumb=1&stc=1

KrazyIvan
January 24th, 2017, 10:24 AM
At $12.50 I am assuming it needs to be restored, correct?

Searcher1970
January 24th, 2017, 10:33 AM
It has a new ink sac and does work

southpaw52
January 24th, 2017, 10:33 AM
You can not go wrong with having an Esterbrook. Appears to be the "J Model, which nib # does it have?

KrazyIvan
January 24th, 2017, 10:36 AM
You did well for having the ink sac replaced! I bought one in the same color a few months ago for $30 and a 9668 nib. I had to replace the sac but it is in almost new condition.

Searcher1970
January 24th, 2017, 10:42 AM
This one has a 1554 nib. Yea I was pretty happy about snagging it. When I found it it only had about a minute to go so I threw a bid at it..lol

pajaro
January 24th, 2017, 11:37 AM
A very good price. Many people like these pens.

penwash
January 24th, 2017, 12:22 PM
Bought my first pen yesterday. A vintage Esterbrook, for $12.50. I believe its a J or LJ model.


It's easy to differentiate.
If the top plastic black jewel is the same size as the bottom one, it's either LJ or SJ (the former is longer than the latter, my SJ measures 4-3/4 inches, I don't have an LJ on hand to measure but it's a tad longer than 5 inches).

If the top plastic black jewel is larger than the bottom one, it's the chunky J model.

As others said, can't go wrong with an Esterbrook J series pen. Your nib may need a bit smoothing, but bid your time and search for 9XXX nibs, there are many types.

Hawk
January 24th, 2017, 01:07 PM
They are great workhorse pens. Excellent price, also. Enjoy the pen.

Searcher1970
January 24th, 2017, 03:35 PM
Bought my first pen yesterday. A vintage Esterbrook, for $12.50. I believe its a J or LJ model.


It's easy to differentiate.
If the top plastic black jewel is the same size as the bottom one, it's either LJ or SJ (the former is longer than the latter, my SJ measures 4-3/4 inches, I don't have an LJ on hand to measure but it's a tad longer than 5 inches).

If the top plastic black jewel is larger than the bottom one, it's the chunky J model.

As others said, can't go wrong with an Esterbrook J series pen. Your nib may need a bit smoothing, but bid your time and search for 9XXX nibs, there are many types.

Are the 9XXX nibs higher quality?

FredRydr
January 24th, 2017, 04:07 PM
Great choice. And no worries about eBay counterfeit Esterbrooks.

Fred

penwash
January 24th, 2017, 06:20 PM
Bought my first pen yesterday. A vintage Esterbrook, for $12.50. I believe its a J or LJ model.


It's easy to differentiate.
If the top plastic black jewel is the same size as the bottom one, it's either LJ or SJ (the former is longer than the latter, my SJ measures 4-3/4 inches, I don't have an LJ on hand to measure but it's a tad longer than 5 inches).

If the top plastic black jewel is larger than the bottom one, it's the chunky J model.

As others said, can't go wrong with an Esterbrook J series pen. Your nib may need a bit smoothing, but bid your time and search for 9XXX nibs, there are many types.

Are the 9XXX nibs higher quality?

Those are tipped, great for nib modification. For normal use, nothing wrong with a smoothed 2XXX or even 1XXX nibs.

Searcher1970
January 26th, 2017, 09:56 AM
Mail call! I like it. Now hopefully my ink will be here tomorrow. :D

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KrazyIvan
January 26th, 2017, 10:55 AM
For the uninitiated, it will definitely call attention to itself. :thumb: