Kevan... You missed the Conklins from this Yokel who is doing the Esterbrooks
Yes. Before the Conklin name was sold to Yafa. The current incarnation of Conklin seems alright, especially if you can find a good deal on one.
-Andy
Kevan... You missed the Conklins from this Yokel who is doing the Esterbrooks
This pretty much sums up my viewpoint on it. While I think it's a bit unfair that the community is completely trashing the new company and bringing up Esterbrook's pricing from the past, the new company also isn't doing itself any favors by just slapping the name on the pen and expecting us to buy based on the name alone.
Simply being a "Chinese revival with the Esterbrook name" isn't *insulting* the heritage of Esterbrook IMO. Esterbrook is long dead. These people bought the rights, they're making pens...they can do whatever they want. But since their success ultimately depends on us, a niche community, they should be making more effort to court our interest or they will die out too.