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(Updated 7th March, 2021)
NOW AVAILABLE !
The amazingly popular book by Stephen Hull -
FOUNTAIN PENS FOR THE MILLION -
has just been re-issued as a paperback.
We can supply it by return post at a cost of £40.00 plus £7.00 for UK postage
(Overseas postage is now expensive and will cost around £20.00)
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FOR YOUR PURCHASES WITH PAYPAL
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Probably
the most popular English pens and pencils of all time, Conway Stewarts
were marketed between 1905 and 1977.
During that time many hundreds of different models were manufactured,in
a dazzling array of varying colours, patterns and styles - ranging from the small lever-filler "Dinkies" to the very large
button-filler "Duro" pens.
Many of the models featured here date from the period just after the
second-world war, when production was re-started with the No.55 and 286
pens. In 1949 the now familiar more 'streamlined' look was introduced
with the No.28 and 58 models, and these were soon followed by many
others (including 12,14,15, 24,27,60,75,388...)with the now
sought-after herringbone patterns being introduced in 1957,and only
manufactured for the next three or so years.
Beautifully
made, these pens are not just desirable collectors' items - they are
also a delight to use.
(Condition Scale: F = Fair. G = Good. VG = Very Good. EX = Excellent).
(All are in working order, unless annotated otherwise)
To order pens from the list below (or elsewhere on this website),
please e-mail us at Writetime2@aol.com
Our ref. |
Model No. |
Colour |
Year |
Condition |
Price |
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CSR 981 | One of the less common colours in a No.15 - and it's MINT | Deep plain dark Maroon (very hard to photograph), almost a chocolate Brown in some lights - with nickel-plated trim (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original semi-flexible MEDIUM nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1959 | MINT | £65 | |
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One of the more unusual shades of this model Pen: No.14 Pencil: Nippy No.2 |
Grey (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (pen has original MEDIUM nib) ![]() |
c.1960 | Pen and pencil - EX
Box -a few marks from previous use |
£80 | |
CSR 986
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Conway Stewart does Art-Deco ! A hard-to-find and most attractive No. 16 (we haven't seen one of these for sale for quite a while - have you ?) |
Red and Black 'Flame' with Nickel-plated trim (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1953 | EX | £75 | |
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A really nice No.24 This is the earlier Mark 1 model, with the model number below the barrel inscription |
Burgundy and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM nib - hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1949 | VG/EX | £70 | |
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The pattern they all love ( and want !) No.24 - Cracked Ice |
Black and White marble (a.k.a. Cracked Ice) (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM OBLIQUE stub nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1954 | EX | £265 | |
CS 841
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A No.27 - in the not-so-common Green and Black marble |
Green and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM/BROAD nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1951 | VG | £85 | |
CSR 879
|
It's Cracked-Ice and it's a No.27 ! Not often seen these days ! |
Cracked Ice (a.k.a. Black & White marble) (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM nib - some slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1950 | VG/EX - very slight plating wear on the edges of the filler-lever | £245 | |
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Boxed set Pen: No.27 Pencil: No.37 |
![]() Black (click on all the images for larger pictures) ![]() (pen has original FINE No 5 nib - with slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1955 | Pen: VG/EX
Pencil: VG/EX - previous owner's initial H.F.N. embossed (small) in gold
Box: VG - only used for sets with a No.27 pen. Small mark on left hand side of top of box (see photo) |
£90 | |
CSR 987
|
No.28 | Green and Black hatched (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM/BROAD nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1954 | VG | £75 | |
CSR 978
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An early version of the rare and chunky excecutive-styled No.35 We can't remember when we last had one of these for sale |
Black vulcanite (hard rubber) (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original flexible MEDIUM/FINE nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1937 | VG - slight hint of oxidisation which could well vanish the more the pen is used and held in the palm of your hand | £95 | |
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No.36 (similar in appearance to another 58 but slimmer and slightly shorter) |
Magenta lined (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1956 | EX | £65 | |
CSR 982 | One of the rarer 'custom' pens made by Conway Stewart and early model of The EMPIRE pen No.41 |
Black chased vulcanite (hard rubber) with the early style CS fixed clip (with flexible MEDIUM CS nib which is probably the original) ![]() |
c.1934 | EX - there is a mysterious engraving on the barrel adjacent to the model number etc., - it reads AUG. J.G.PROSS | £65 | |
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All that is best about Conway Stewart - a handsome and chunky No.55 This is the Mark 1 model (the first one they produced post-war), with the model number below the inscription |
Green & Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE DURO No.40 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1946 | VG | £85 | |
CSR 937 | Near the top-of-the-range The elegant No.58 |
Light and Dark Blue marble (with original MEDIUM DURO nib) ![]() |
c.1954 | VG/EX | £85 | |
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Another near-the-top-of-the-range No.58 This one is a Mark 1 (with the model number below the inscription) |
Mid and Dark Green marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original semi-flexible MEDIUM nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1949 | VG/EX | £85 | |
CSR 980
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Black is beautiful. Another elegant No.58 - this one is the earlier Mark 1 model, with the model number under the Conway Stewart barrel inscription |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1949 | VG/EX - the tiniest blemish at the botton of the nib | £75 | |
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This is a rare find - a MINT near-top-of-the-range pen and pencil set dating all the way back for the early to mid 1950's. Pen: No.58 Pencil: No.18 Both the pen and pencil have never been used, though the interior of the box has foxed a little over the years and there a few signs of previuos storage on the exterior
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(pen has original MEDIUM Duro nib)
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c.1955 | Pen: MINT
Pencil: MINT Box: See description on the leeft |
£175 | |
CSR 781
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A top-of-the-range EXECUTIVE 60 | RESERVED Silvery Green hatched (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM DURO nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1955 | VG/EX | £100 | |
CSR 883 | Another top-of-the-range EXECUTIVE 60 | Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM/BROAD DURO nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1952 | VG - small hint of plating wear on the filler lever | £85 | |
CSR 988
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A RARE No.74, with its distictive Grecian-style cap band. This is the 'Speedy Phil' - first introduced in 1957, and with the unusual (unreliable) click-filling system that meant no lever cut into the barrel. |
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c.1958 | EX | £75 | |
CSR 989
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We don't see this model very often, and certainly not in this condition. No.77 The 2nd biggest post-war pen by CS (the No.100 being the only one that is larger) |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with MEDIUM No.58 DURO nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1959 | VG - slight ridge on the barrel where thee cap has been screwed on and off over the past 60 years | £95 | |
CSR 990
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Another rare No.77 The 2nd biggest post-war pen by CS (the No.100 being the only one that is larger) |
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c.1960 | G/VG - would have been EX but for a bend in the filler-lever. The filling system still works and the rest of the pen is in pristine condition. Herringbone No.77s usually sell for very high prices - this one is a bargain. | £75 | |
CSR 974
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L-O-N-G, slender, and handsome. A No.85L |
Translucent Green marble with Gold veins (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE nib - some flexibility) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1958 | EX | £85 | |
CSR 984
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The slim and mid-sized No.93
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Green Herringbone (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM nib - slight flexibility) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1960 | VG - would have been EX but for slight bend at top of the filler-lever | £75 | |
CSR 955
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B-I-G and iconic - the chunky and large No.100 (First manufactured in 1954, the only colour was Black, since British Xylonite could not provide coloured rod of this large diameter) |
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c.1956 | VG - would have been EX but for a slight and almost imperceptible deformation in the tines of the nib (does not affect the writing in any way) | £155 | |
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The ever-popular traditional No.286 | Green & Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE nib - slight flexibility) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1946 | VG/EX | £68 | |
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And here's the one so many want - a 'Cracked Ice' No. 286 |
Cracked Ice (a.k.a. Black & White marble) (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with MEDIUM OBLIQUE nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1948 | EX | £200 | |
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No.479 |
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c,1940 | VG - some wear to barrel inscription | £70 | |
CSR 991
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A mid-size No.728 Dandy | Silver marble with Black veins (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with FINE semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1936 | G - crazing on the barrel - not very obvious | £45 | |
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That most unusual finish on a Conway Stewart pen - Red Moiré (named after the silky-style finish on fabric). No.759 |
Red Moiré (with original flexible MEDIUM nib) ![]() |
c.1946 | EX | £75 | |
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Boxed pen and pencil set in its original colour-matched box Pen: 759 Pencil: "Nippy" |
![]() Green marble with Black veins (click on the images for larger pictures) ![]() (pen has its original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1946 | VG | £95 | |
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B - I - G - second only in size to the early big Duros. First produced in the mid 1920's, this example is only a little later than that time - when will you see another ? |
RESERVED Black vulcanite (hard rubber) (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with FINE DURO nib - hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1930 | G/VG - would have been EX but the barrel inscription is nearly worn away. Rest of the pen is great ! | £190 |
FOOTNOTE:
The Conway Stewart Company is now no longer making fountain pens.
The company has gone into liquidation, and their assets have been sold
off.
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