I haven't posted here in a while, probably mainly because I cannot seem to get to B&B at work, but thought I'd throw up a couple of pictures of pen finds from this past weeks Miami Pen Show. I don't often find Esterbrook I currently own, so when I find three in one weekend, plus a display case, it is a special treat. For those that appreciate vintage and hard to find esterbrook you will like these:
The three keepers. From top to bottom, an Esterbrook SJ half demonstrator. Slender (SJ or LJ) sized demonstrators are exceedingly rare, not that a full sized model is easy to find, but these even more so. Next a Relief 7, more below, and an English full sized J cutaway demonstrator.
Relief 7 open - This is a very hard to find pen, a piston filler. I've been looking for about 12 years to find one. They were made by Conway Stewart for Esterbrook and feature a full R. Esterbrook & Co. imprint, 14ct "relief" nib, and a semi clear barrel to see your ink level. I've only ever seen one for sale, and I don't even recall what the price was, but it was a lot.
The best pen ever to have been found at a pen show. A 1934 Esterbrook dollar pen demonstrator. Now you may wonder why I said the three keepers were above, well, I have one of these already, and mine has a clear inner cap. These are so rare, that when I bought mine from a very knowledgable collector several years ago he said there were about 4-5 of these in existence. I believe it.
I didn't get a picture yet of the display case, but it is very early, the earliest in my collection (and I have a large number of display cases), this one is clearly mid 1930's, dollar pen era, with a cool place in the middle of the green felt lined case to display a Duracrome re-new-point. A well done, dark brown case, very attractive too. The highlight of my display collection for sure!
It was a great show and we had a good time with all the folk there. It wasn't huge, but very friendly and Bert Oser runs a great show. Next up DC in a few weeks, hope to see some of you there!
Cheers!
Brian
The three keepers. From top to bottom, an Esterbrook SJ half demonstrator. Slender (SJ or LJ) sized demonstrators are exceedingly rare, not that a full sized model is easy to find, but these even more so. Next a Relief 7, more below, and an English full sized J cutaway demonstrator.
Relief 7 open - This is a very hard to find pen, a piston filler. I've been looking for about 12 years to find one. They were made by Conway Stewart for Esterbrook and feature a full R. Esterbrook & Co. imprint, 14ct "relief" nib, and a semi clear barrel to see your ink level. I've only ever seen one for sale, and I don't even recall what the price was, but it was a lot.
The best pen ever to have been found at a pen show. A 1934 Esterbrook dollar pen demonstrator. Now you may wonder why I said the three keepers were above, well, I have one of these already, and mine has a clear inner cap. These are so rare, that when I bought mine from a very knowledgable collector several years ago he said there were about 4-5 of these in existence. I believe it.
I didn't get a picture yet of the display case, but it is very early, the earliest in my collection (and I have a large number of display cases), this one is clearly mid 1930's, dollar pen era, with a cool place in the middle of the green felt lined case to display a Duracrome re-new-point. A well done, dark brown case, very attractive too. The highlight of my display collection for sure!
It was a great show and we had a good time with all the folk there. It wasn't huge, but very friendly and Bert Oser runs a great show. Next up DC in a few weeks, hope to see some of you there!
Cheers!
Brian
