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(Updated 5th May, 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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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
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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 .jpg) |
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) .jpg) (pen has original MEDIUM nib) (large).jpg) |
c.1960 | Pen and pencil - EX
Box -a few marks from previous use |
£80 | |
| CSR 986 | 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
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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 .jpg) |
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)
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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 .jpg) |
c.1951 | VG | £85 | |
CSR 879
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It's Cracked-Ice and it's a No.27 ! Not often seen these days ! |
Cracked Ice (a.k.a. Black & White marble)
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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) .jpg) (pen has original FINE No 5 nib - with slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
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
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A very handsome Green hatched No.27 - boxed, and with guarantee and instructions Lovely colouring |
Green hatched
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c.1955 | Pen; EX - near mint Box: a few marks of wear on the outside |
£95 | |
CSR 987
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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 .jpg) |
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)
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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 .jpg) |
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 .jpg) |
c.1946 | VG | £85 | |
CSR 995
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A really rare example of the near the top-of-the-range No.58. Blue Herringbone is the hardest of the three herringbone shades to find, and this one is in superb condition (they often have splits around the area of the clip) |
Blue Herringbone (with original flexible MEDIUM DURO nib) |
c.1961 | EX | £165 | |
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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) |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures)  (with original MEDIUM DURO nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
c.1949 | VG/EX | £70 | |
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TOP OF THE RANGE A handsome Executive No.60 |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures)  (with original FIRM FINE DURO nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
c.1955 | VG - some slight wear to barrel inscription | £80 | |
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 .jpg) |
c.1959 | VG - slight ridge on the barrel where thee cap has been screwed on and off over the past 60 years | £95 | |
BCS 402
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And this one is even more rare ! (the last Red Herringbone 77 we saw sold for over £500.00 !) No.77 The 2nd biggest post-war pen by CS (the No.100 being the only one that is larger) |
Red Herringbone
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c.1961 | EX | £210 | |
CSR 992
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The L-O-N-G and slim No.85L - in a most attractive colour
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Deep Blue marble (with a slight hint of Mauve)
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c.1958 | EX | £85 | |
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The slim and mid-sized No.93
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Green Herringbone
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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 .jpg) |
c.1946 | VG/EX | £68 | |
| CSR 972 | And here's the one so many want - a 'Cracked Ice' No. 286 |
Cracked Ice (a.k.a. Black & White marble) (with MEDIUM OBLIQUE nib) |
c.1948 | EX | £200 | |
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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) (with MEDIUM OBLIQUE nib) |
c.1948 | EX | £200 | |
| CSR 991 | A mid-size No.728 Dandy | Silver marble with Black veins (with FINE semi-flexible nib) |
c.1936 | G - crazing on the barrel - not very obvious | £45 | |
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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) .jpg) (pen has its original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib .jpg) |
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 .jpg) |
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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