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(Updated 23rd June, 2025)
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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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A little bit of (recent) Conway Stewart history here - dating from their days in Plymouth, UK.- We've never seen another of these. Where and when will you find another ? |
Blue/Black marble, with Gold and Silver flecks. |
early 2000s | EX | £125 | |
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The RELIEF No.2-L, Manufactured by Conway Stewart for Esterbrook |
Blue and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with MEDIUM semi-flexible RELIEF nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1948 | EX | £85 | |
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The post-war version of The RELIEF pen - this one Manufactured by Conway Stewart for the Esterbrook |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with MEDIUM semi-flexible RELIEF nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1952 | VG - some slight plating wear on the filler lever | £55 | |
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No.12 | Greem marble with Brown/Gold flecks (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM sem-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1958 | VG | £45 | |
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No.15 | Deep plain dark Brown/Maroon (very hard to photograph) - 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 | EX - near MINT | £65 | |
BCS 794 | Not often found for sale - and certainly hardly ever is this MINT previously unused condition.. Conway Stewart does Art Deco ! (this patterning only found on No.16, 17 and a few Dinkie 550 models). |
Blue/Black 'Flame' with nickel-plated trim (with original BROAD semi-flexible nib) ![]() |
c.1955 | MINT | £100 | |
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No.27 | Blue and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE No.5 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1955 | VG | £70 | |
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No.28 | Burgundy hatched (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM No.5 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1954 | VG - some slight fading of colour from the original | £68 | |
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This one is rare ! A button-filling DURO No. 30 (click HERE |
Green and Black marble |
c.1937 | G/VG - hint of 'pinching' on the cap, and a very slight mis-alignment of the barrel, but hardly noticeable |
£135 | |
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A sought-after chunky post-war No.55 | Black |
c.1946 | VG/EX (much nicer than the pictures show !) |
£70 | |
BCS 598 | Near the TOP-OF-THE-RANGE No.58 | Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM nib -slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1951 | VG - slight plating wear on the filler-lever | £65 | |
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Similar to the above - slightly different colouring - and this one is the MARK 1 model - with the model number engraved under the barrel inscription | Silver hatched (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with what we presume is its original MEDIUM No.58 mib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1949 | VG/EX | £80 | |
BCS 816
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And this is a real find - and a rare one.. Boxed (with original instructions) - and rare - a Green Herringbone No.58 |
![]() Green Herringbone (click on any of the images for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM DURO nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1958 | EX | £185 | |
BCS 818
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And still they come - and when did you last see a |
![]() Cracked Ice (a.k.a. Black and White marble) (click on any of the images for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM DURO No.58 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1955 | EX | £225 | |
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And now, the ORIGINAL (and some say 'more subtle') version of the No.58 Cracked Ice (model number printed BELOW the barrel inscription) |
![]() Cracked Ice (a.k.a. Black & White marble) (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM DURO nib - hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1949 | VG (cap tightens on just one turn) | £195 | |
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And now, a matching pen and pencil set - complete with Conway Stewart Guarantee etc. This is the Mark 2 model - with the model number on the same line as the barrel engraving. |
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c.1956 | Pen: EX Pencil: EX Box: VG |
£125 | |
BCS 815
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And now, the very TOP of the range - and in the quite elusive of patterns in the really desirable No.60 pen. |
![]() (click on any of the images for larger pictures) Green Herringbone ![]() (with original MEDIUM DURO No.60 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1960 | EX | £195 | |
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. And this is its big bother - L-O-N-G - and not often found.No.60L - in Green Herringbone. |
Green Herringbone (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM DURO No.60 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1960 | EX | £195 | |
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Also L-O-N-G - this is the long and slim No.73 |
Blue hatched (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE semi-flexible No.4 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1960 | EX | £95 | |
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Another L-O-N-G and slim No.73 | Burgundy hatched (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM No.4 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1960 | VG/EX | £95 | |
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And yet another L-O-N-G and slim No.73 | Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original FINE No.4 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1960 | VG/EX | £55 | |
BCS 767 | And here is a complete Blue Herringbone SET, in superb condition. Pencil: No.35 |
Blue Herringbone
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c.1960 | EX - near mint | £225 | |
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The BIGGEST of the CS Herringbone pens - the No.77
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![]() (click on any of the images for larger pictures) Green Herringbone ![]() (with original MEDIUM DURO No.58 nib - hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1960 | EX | £190 | |
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Another L-O-N-G-E-R pen - this time it's the 85L |
Green marble with Gold veins (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original No.3 Medium semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1958 | VG | £70 | |
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And this is a very attractive No.85L (much nicer than it looks in our pictures ! |
Translucent Blue marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original No.3 Medium nib - hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1958 | EX | £78 | |
BCS 773 | The B -I -G one ! This is the No.100 - easily the largest of the post-war Conway Stewart pens, and only made in Black |
Black with original large MEDIUM DURO nib ![]() |
1958 | VG/EX | £195 | |
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Another B -I -G one ! This is the No.100 in the rare single-banded version - as above, the largest of the post-war Conway Stewart pens, and only made in Black |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() with original large FINE/MEDIUM DURO No.20 nib Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
1958 | EX | £210 | |
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No.286 | Green and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1946 | VG/EX | £70 | |
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No.286 |
Blue marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM No.5 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1945 | VG - some brassing on the filler-lever. | £60 | |
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Timeless in style - the slim No.388 |
Light and dark Blue marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM/FINE No.5N nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1952 | VG | £55 | |
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And here's a 388 pen and pencil set in its original mid-1950s box (shown as set No.38 in the Conway Stewart catalogue)
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![]() Greem marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM No.5 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1955 | Pen: EX Pencil: EX Box: Perfect interior - one ink blob on the outer top cover (see photos) |
£85 | |
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NO - you're not seeing double ! This is another a 388 pen and pencil set
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![]() Greem marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM No.5 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1955 | Pen: VG (two cap-bands slightly loose) Pencil: EX Box: VG - slight stain on part of the top of the box |
£80 | |
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No.479 | Black chased, with nickel-plated trim. (click HERE to see the model number, as well as a sample of the chasing (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1939 | EX | £48 | |
BCS 466 |
No.479 |
Green and Black marble - with nickel-plated trim (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1939 | G/VG - the barrel is very slightly deformed (hardly noticeable) | £45 | |
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Another very RARE model number ! The handsome No.496 |
Light and dark Blue marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original flexible MEDIUM/FINE nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1938 | G/VG - would just have been VG but for a previous owner's teeth-marks on the end of the barrel. |
£65 | |
BCS 819 |
Conway Stewart in miniature - a small (but perfectly formed) DINKIE No.540. |
Blue and Black marble (with original flexible MEDIUM nib) ![]() |
c.1938 | EX | £50 | |
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And this is one of the rarer 'smaller' pens.
The mid-sized DANDY - model number No.720. |
Burgundy and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1938 | G/VG - breather holes in cap slightly enlarged |
£58 | |
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A No. 759 - in a not-often found colour |
Green Moiré (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (with original MEDIUM nib - with some flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1940 | VG - slight 'pinching' towards the top of the outer cap | £55 | |
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Boxed set: Pen: No.759 Pencil: "Nippy" |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) ![]() (pen has its original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib ![]() |
c.1948 | Pen: EX
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£78 | |
BCS 612 | Another boxed pen and pencil set - complete with original Guarantee and filling instructions. Pen: 759 Pencil: "Nippy" |
Light and dark Blue marble
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c.1946 | Pen: EX Pencil: EX Box: Some small marks in the interior, and signs of previous use on the outer top. |
£95 |
ALSO AVAILABLE FROM US
Stephen Hull's invaluable book - FOUNTAIN PENS FOR THE MILLION
Originally in hard-back edition, it was re-printed as a paperback.
That, too,is now out of print, though we do have a few copies for sale
at £50.00 each, plus postage.
ALSO - for he dedicated CS enthusiast,
we have just one original Limited Edition version of the hard-back book
unused, and in its original slip-case.
Signed by the author,
this is No.5 of just 100.
PRICE - £100, including postage.
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