Fans of mid-century design will love this vintage desk belonging to Stuart - an Esterbrook 2140 desk set in Lime...
(all photos courtesy of Stuart ~ please click on images to enlarge)
Stuart: "’I've had an exciting day in terms of
mail deliveries! A Sheaffer student writing kit
from the late 50’s arrived... The other cool thing is an Esterbrook
Medallion desk-set from the 50’s. It has a
low-profile glass or ceramic circular base in mint
green, with a chrome swiveling pen socket and a
matching mint desk-pen with a Lucite taper. The
pen’s sac is petrified, which the seller mentioned,
but otherwise it’s in great shape."
"You can see the variation in shade
on the pen-the pen’s barrel is a little
lighter in colour than the front section, presumably from fading
and light exposure... The taper is clear and not yellowed or milky."
"I dipped the 9668 nib on
the pen and it’s a great smooth writer. I might use the set with one of my black
Estie desk-pens until I can get the mint one fixed
up."
I commented on the lovely colour and design, saying "It's a real beaut!" and Stuart replied
"It is a beaut! Esterbrook had using simple materials to
maximum effect down to an art."
I also mentioned that I hadn't seen a Medallion model desk set before, and he replied:"Medallion
sets aren’t as common as the ubiquitous 8-ball
types, and they also came in black or robin’s-egg
blue", later adding: "I think the light blue set is less
common again than the mint green."
As Stuart mentioned above, this model came in two other colours (official colour names: "Jet" and "Azure"). For more information on this elegant desk set and its cousins, check out this FPN thread.
Stuart-many thanks for photographing your cool new desk set and for sharing your thoughts on it!
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