Esterbrook Estie Oversized Ebony Fountain Pen

Esterbrook Estie Oversized Ebony Fountain Pen

For lovers of a big pen, this is the one for you.

The Esterbrook Estie Oversize is a big pen, weighing in at 34g and a mighty 18.5cm long posted.  But it’s uncluttered, clean lines and perfect balance make it a pleasure to look at and to use.  The finish is superb, and there are plentiful choices of nibs – including the custom grinds, the Journaler, .Scribe and Needlepoint – see below.  Nothing distracts you from its pure lines other than the clip and a discrete “Esterbrook”  engraved at the base of the cap.

It is a cartridge/converter pen.  The connector is reassuringly solid brass, holding section, barrel and converter firmly in place.  The cap is sprung, giving a pleasing feeling when capping and uncapping the pen – not to mention ensuring that the nib does’t dry out.

The Custom Grinds offer great variety to your writing.  A grind differs from a standard nib as a skilled and experienced technician has, as the name suggests, as the name suggests, spent time grinding the tipping on the nib to give a distinctive line or variation to the nib.

We’ve tried them all and they work, well worth the extra cost. The Scribe is an often requested grind, brilliant for lettering.  The needlepoint does just what it says – a very fine writing point for tiny writing, but very usable and pleasant to use. But we guess that the Journaller will be the most popular – easy to use, adds character to writing, can be drawn with – perfect!