Posts Tagged ‘esterbrook’
Noodler’s V-mail Midway Blue Ink Review
Noodler’s V-mail Midway Blue [full size photo] – This past weekend, I attended the Miami Pen Show. While I was there I picked up a bottle of Noodler’s V-mail Midway Blues. Noodler’s created the V-mail series of inks when they had a chance to try some vintage inks from the 30′s-40′s. On the original bottles, [...]
J Herbin Eclat De Saphir Ink Review
J Herbin Eclat De Saphir [full size photo] – This is yet another beautiful color by J Herbin… I would have to say right off the bat, Eclat De Saphir doesn’t fail to satisfy. In the Esterbrook I used for this review, was a pretty dulled down 1550 nib. This nib can be rather scratchy, [...]
Vintage Esterbrook & Waterman Ideal
Well, I couldn’t help myself they were $20 bucks. The Esterbrook pen is in its original box with a piece of paper showing how to fill the pen and different nibs you could purchase. The pen is 4 3/3″ long and is a pretty copper color with black ends and silver nib #1550. The Watermans [...]
Esterbrook Nib Reference Charts
Here are two Esterbrook nib reference charts. They can help determine the qualities, shape, ink flow and usage for each of the Esterbrook nibs that are available. Esterbrook Nib Chart [Version 1] Esterbrook Nib Chart [Version 2]
Esterbrook Blue Fountain Pen
The Esterbrook fountain pen, is a fantastic work horse in the world of fountain pens. They are simple, durable and write very well. They have replaceable nibs and have stood the test of time. I recently acquired a few Esterbrooks. They are inexpensive and fantastic vintage writers. I have an J, LJ, SJ. Its very [...]
