Vintage Fountain Pens and Pencils

(Updated 3rd June, 2021)

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FOUNTAIN PENS FOR THE MILLION -
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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
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
CSH 515	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 971	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
CS 841	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 792	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 (with original MEDIUM/BROAD nib - slight flex)	c.1954	VG	£75
CSR 909	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 823	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
BCS 403	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	c.1949	VG/EX	£70
CSR 999	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	c.1955	VG - some slight wear to barrel inscription	£80
CSR 989	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 984	The slim and mid-sized No.93	Green Herringbone (with original MEDIUM nib - slight flexibility)	c.1960	VG - would have been EX but for slight bend at top of the filler-lever	£75
CSR 955	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)	Black (with original large FINE DURO 20 nib)	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
CSR 855	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
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
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
CSR 681	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
CSR 973	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 ?	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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