I just recently bought my first vintage pen. I got an Esterbrook “Transitional” J Copper 2550 and 2556 and Osmiroid Straight Italic Broad nib. I love that these pens have a history of use. And the interchangeable nibs are really interesting, making one pen into many. It was relatively inexpensive and I love how it writes. MV Moonstone is the perfect ink for the pen. Another great review!
Yay, thank you for the info, you are a wealth of knowledge. I just got mine this past week and I was unsure of the best inks for it to keep it in it's optimal state. Thanks for keeping us in the know!
I was your age in the sixties, when we HAD to write in school with fountain pens. I loved them then, used them through a decade of college, still write with them. I have a couple of dozen vintage Esterbrooks and a few dozen nibs. These are just amazing. Best wishes from the Houston area.
It's now the evening of July 8, 2022, and I have generated roughly 100 legal-pad pages of writing with a copper colored Model J with the signature stub nib in the last month. One of my favorites out of nearly 100 pens. The biggest limitation with not only the 'real' Esterbrooks but also other vintage lever-fill pens is the small size of the rubber sac holding the ink. We must remember that when these pens were manufactured, people routinely kept a bottle of ink on their desk and thought little or nothing of refilling. I get around a half-dozen or so pages on my favorite legal pads (Docket Gold) before I need a fill-up. Right now, these 100+ pages have been written with the classic Waterman black, which is a very friendly and attractive ink for vintage pens (as is the Waterman blue ink in various tints).
Ooh, a good idea! I have a few in mind, mainly the sheaffer vacs, which I plan to do a video on soon. They had an inner cap that actually worked quite well!
Thank you for this! I have a very old (my great grandfather's) Esterbrook fountain pen that even has it's own acrylic dock to set it in, and I've been wondering how to fill it up properly
I have bought two months ago a esterbrook sj with the pressure bar broken. The esterbrook bar is very fragile. Although it is to find another bar to replace. I would recomend buy a restored one, as they have a very affordable price restored
Very nice. Thank you. I’m interested in finding a vintage flex pen. Maybe you could explore why vintage flex are preferred over modern flex. (You could do some nice ASMR videos.)
I just recently bought my first vintage pen. I got an Esterbrook “Transitional” J Copper 2550 and 2556 and Osmiroid Straight Italic Broad nib. I love that these pens have a history of use. And the interchangeable nibs are really interesting, making one pen into many. It was relatively inexpensive and I love how it writes. MV Moonstone is the perfect ink for the pen. Another great review!
thank you so much! that is a great choice of a pen, I am very glad you're enjoying it!! :D
Yay, thank you for the info, you are a wealth of knowledge. I just got mine this past week and I was unsure of the best inks for it to keep it in it's optimal state. Thanks for keeping us in the know!
I was your age in the sixties, when we HAD to write in school with fountain pens. I loved them then, used them through a decade of college, still write with them. I have a couple of dozen vintage Esterbrooks and a few dozen nibs. These are just amazing. Best wishes from the Houston area.
It's now the evening of July 8, 2022, and I have generated roughly 100 legal-pad pages of writing with a copper colored Model J with the signature stub nib in the last month. One of my favorites out of nearly 100 pens. The biggest limitation with not only the 'real' Esterbrooks but also other vintage lever-fill pens is the small size of the rubber sac holding the ink. We must remember that when these pens were manufactured, people routinely kept a bottle of ink on their desk and thought little or nothing of refilling. I get around a half-dozen or so pages on my favorite legal pads (Docket Gold) before I need a fill-up. Right now, these 100+ pages have been written with the classic Waterman black, which is a very friendly and attractive ink for vintage pens (as is the Waterman blue ink in various tints).
I would be interested in more vintage reviews! Especially, are there any vintage pens that don’t dry out if you keep them Inked for weeks?
Ooh, a good idea! I have a few in mind, mainly the sheaffer vacs, which I plan to do a video on soon. They had an inner cap that actually worked quite well!
Love the new series!!!!!
I'm glad, thank you!!
Outstanding review! Thank you, and please do more.
Thank you for this! I have a very old (my great grandfather's) Esterbrook fountain pen that even has it's own acrylic dock to set it in, and I've been wondering how to fill it up properly
Great review I would add how to clean and take apart because it is vintage
thanks! this one's shellacked up so no practical way to take it apart unfortunately. Cleans just as it fills. :)
I have bought two months ago a esterbrook sj with the pressure bar broken. The esterbrook bar is very fragile. Although it is to find another bar to replace. I would recomend buy a restored one, as they have a very affordable price restored
Very nice. Thank you. I’m interested in finding a vintage flex pen. Maybe you could explore why vintage flex are preferred over modern flex. (You could do some nice ASMR videos.)
I enjoyed your video.
Oh Aidan, you’re so fine!
You’re so fine you blow my mind!
Oh Aidan!
Oh Aidan!