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Esterbrook Fountain Pens a Quick Identification Guide

Forward to the 2nd Edition

Preface to the 2nd Edition

Preface to the 1st Edition

Acknowledgments to the 2nd Edition

Acknowledgments to the 1st Edition

CHAPTER 1
Introducing the Esterbrook Fountain Pens

CHAPTER 2
The Esterbrook Company a Short History

Side Bar Do You Know Richard Esterbrook

Side Bar Sales the Most Important Job in America

CHAPTER 3
Early Esterbrook Fountain Pens

CHAPTER 4
Esterbrook American Plastic Fountain Pens

CHAPTER 5
The Esterbrook Legacy

CHAPTER 6
The Esterbrook Fountain Pen Chronology

CHAPTER 7
A Variety of Nibs

CHAPTER 8
Fountain Pen Filling Systems used by Esterbrook

CHAPTER 9
Cleaning, Maintenance, Repair & Restoration of Esterbrook Fountain Pens

CHAPTER 10
Insights From the Esterbrook Catalogs

Glossary

Resources for the User & Collector

Index

The Fountain Pens of Esterbrook 2nd Edition

The Fountain Pens of Esterbrook, 2nd Edition

A guide for the identification and appreciation of an American Icon

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The Fountain Pens of Esterbrook 2nd Edition ISBN 1-XXXXX-XXX-1

This book is a comprehensive guide to the fountain pens made by the Esterbrook Pen Company. It describes Esterbrook pens from the vintage eyedropper pens made at the turn of the 20th Century to the latest released limited edition “Estie” made in the 21st Century. This book also includes information about the steel dip pens made in the 19th Century, mechanical pencils, and ball point pens.

 

This book is also a thoughtful social history of a past era when good penmanship and good business mattered. Founded in 1858, The Esterbrook Company has contributed much to the American Dream. Esterbrook pens were the choice of President John F. Kennedy to sign many important bills into law, including the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963. Also, the Esterbrook No. 941 Radio steel dip pen nibs were the favorite of cartoonist Charles F. Schulz to ink the famous Peanuts comic strip.

 

And while years ago Esterbrook was not considered by collectors as a top tier pen maker. Today they are sought-after every day writers and collectables. Esterbrooks or “Esties” as they are called by the people who love them, are quality made, very affordable, great writing pens. And in recent years an American fashion icon. Esterbrooks are the most versatile pens on the market. In addition to about seven nibs to choose from available on modern Esterbrooks. Writers with a “MV” modern to vintage adapter can now install vintage nibs easily installed on a brand new Estie. This being is only one of the innovations of the new Esterbrook company.

 

For years self-published first edition for many years was the only reference on the Esterbrook fountain pen. The original version was limited to a print run of only one thousand copies, and is now indeed a very rare book.

 

This long-awaited 2nd Edition of Paul Hoban’s The Fountain Pens of Esterbrook, three whole months in the making, after a thirty year long wait. Now you can have your very own fully color photo illustrated copy. With this book you’ll never confuse an “SJ” with an “LJ” ever again.

About the Author

Paul Hoban wrote the 1st Edition of the Fountain Pens of Esterbrook in 1992. Paul was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He joined the Army in 1962, and served tours in Washington, DC, and in Germany. He had a long career in the computer industry working as a software programmer, analyst, and systems designer. An eclectic fountain pen collector during the 1980s and 1990s, he retired from the hobby around 2000, having sold off all but a few favored items.  However, the “collector bug” bit again in 2006, and his pen collecting continues to present day.  But this time he is narrowly focused on rare Esterbrooks and hard rubber pens from early 20th Century. He currently resides in San Dimas, California.

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11/29/2024