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(Updated 19th July, 2010
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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)


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Our ref.
Model No.
Colour
Year
Condition
Price

 

 

CSH 108




A boxed set

Pen: 15

Pencil: "Nippy" No.3

Blue marble with Black veins
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh108
(with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib)
c.1960 MINT - with original Guarantee &
filling
instructions
£95
($160)

 

 

LB 467

 




A boxed set

Pen: 15

Pencil: "Nippy" No.3

Green marble with Black veins
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
LB467
(with original MEDIUM flexible nib)
c.1960 Virtually MINT £90
($150)

 

 

CSH196

 

 




Handsome boxed set

Pen: 24

Pencil: No.18

Blue marble
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh196
(pen has original MEDIUM/BROAD flexible nib)
c.1955 EX £95
($160)

CSH 163

 

A rare find ! Absolutely MINT, and exactly as it left the factory 50 years ago.
No. 27 pen
No. 37 pencil

Green Herringbone

(pen has original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib)

sold

c.1960 MINT £165
($280)
CSH 31
27 Green hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh31
(with original MEDIUM nib)
c.1956 EX £65
($110)

 

CS 917

 

 

Boxed set


Pen: No.36 size pen (no engravings on barrel)


Pencil: No.23

Ruby hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
cs917

(Pen has original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib)
c.1954

Pen & pencil - EX (see note about no engravings on barrel of pen)

Box inscribed on the inside of the lid (see photos)

£90
($150)

 

 

CSH 152

 

 

 

Boxed set, but with a difference. This box was specifically designed for the Antipodean market, and is not often found.

Pen: No.36


Pencil: No.23

Green hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh152

(Pen has original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib)
c.1954

MINT, and with original Guarantee and filling instructions, showing S.W.Ramsay, 191 Queen Street, Melbourne, Australia.

£105
($180)
CSH 146 58 Black
(with original MEDIUM semi-flexible No.58 nib)
sold
c.1954 EX £60
($100)

 

CS 178

 

58 Ruby/Black marble (no fading)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh178
(with original MEDIUM/FINE DURO nib)
c.1954 VG - would have been EX but for the fact that the CS engraving on the lever filler has been worn away. (Rest of the pen is perfect) £70
($120)

 

CSH 198

 

58 Silver hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh198
(with original semi-flexible MEDIUM DURO nib)
c.1954 EX - the slightest hint of plating wear on filler lever (looks worse in the photo than it is !) £78
($135)

 

CSH 157

 

58 Green hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh157
(with original MEDIUM DURO nib)
c.1954 EX £82
($140)

Y 734

 

From our own collection -
A RARE twin-banded No.60-size pen, manufactured for the Antipodean market, (engraved THE CONWAY STEWART) with matching No.33 pencil, in a CS box from a slightly later period
Silver hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
Yellow734
(pen has original MEDIUM DURO No.60 nib)
c.1955 EX £200
($320)

 

CS 861

 

Top of the range -

No.60
Blue marble
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
cs861
(with original MEDIUM/FINE DURO nib)
c.1954 VG/EX - some slight wear on barrel where cap has been screwed on and off, & four initials of previous owner on barrel £65
($110)

 

CSH 133

 

Another top of the range -No.60

Black
(with original FINE DURO 60 nib

sold

c.1950 EX £70
($120)

 

 

BTCS 54


 

Where will you find another in this condition ? - a boxed Cracked Ice EXECUTIVE No.60

Black & White marble (aka Cracked Ice)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
btcs54
(with original MEDIUM DURO 60 nib)
c.1955 EX - near MINT, and with original Guarantee and filling instructions £265
($450)

 

CSH 139

 

The longest of the three No.60 models - 60L

Green Herringbone
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh139
(with semi-flexible MEDIUM DURO nib)
c.1960 EX - previous owner's name tastefully & not obtrusively engraved on barrel £78
($130)

CSH 83

 

A late but attractive boxed set, in a handsome and sturdy metal-based box

Pen: 67 (Pressac filler, and pull-off cap)

Pencil: Conway 44
Black with Silvasheen caps and gold-plated bands and clips
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh83
(Pen has original MEDIUM - 14 ct gold -nib)
c.1969 EX (very slight marking on cap of pen, where the clip has been rotated) £56
($95)

 

CSH 66

 

A No.70 -

One of the rarer models - this one manufactured for the Antipodean market

Ruby marble with nickel-plated trim
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh66
(with original FINE semi-flexible nib)
c.1953 EX - apart from a small band of discoloration near the top of the cap £48
($80)

 

CSH 159

 

 

The long slim No.73

 

Blue hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh159
(with original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib)
c.1958 EX £58
($100)

 

CS 750

 

 

A boxed set

Pen: 73

Pencil: Conway, No.33

Ruby hatched
(click on the image below for a larger picture)

(Pen has original flexible MEDIUM nib)
c.1960 EX
(one tiny bend at the section end of the filler lever - hardly noticeable)
£90
($150)



CS 990

 

73 Black
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
cs990
(with original MEDIUM nib)
c.1959 EX £45
($77)

 

CSH 165

 

SHORTHAND - complete with original nib and Green anodised cap-stud Red Herringbone
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh165
(with original SHORTHAND No.3 nib)
c.1960 VG/EX £85
($145)

 

 

CSH 192

 

 

 

A boxed set

Pen: 84

Pencil: Conway, No.26

Green marble/Gold veins
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh192
(Pen has original flexible MEDIUM nib)
c.1958 EX
£90
($150)

 

CSH 130


85L Vibrant Deep Blue marble (colour has more of a red tinge than shown in this photo)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh130
(with original MEDIUM flexible nib)
c.1960 EX £70
($120)

LB 267

 

 

A late and RARE boxed set

Pen: 85L

Ball pen:
Conway, No.90

Green marble with Gold veins
(click on the image below for a larger picture)

(Pen has original MEDIUM nib)
c.1962

EX -
though ball pen is empty, and box has some wear on the outer edges

£85
($145)

 

 

 

CS 966

 

 

 

 

A boxed set

Pen: 85L

Pencil: Conway, No.42

Black
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
cs966
(Pen has original MEDIUM nib, with some flexibility)
c.1964 EX - some very slight signs of age-staining on interior of box £75
($125)
CSH 28
85L Vibrant Emerald Green marble
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh28
(with original MEDIUM flexible nib)
c.1960 EX £75
($120)

 

CSH 141


85L Vibrant ultramarine Blue marble (deeper colour than this photo shows)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh141
(with original MEDIUM flexible nib)
c.1960 EX - very slight plating wear at the cap washer £70
($120)

 

LB 778

 

A duplicate, from our own collection.

Not often found - a No.206

Cracked Ice (aka Black & White marble)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
Light Blue 778
(with original FINE nib)
c.1940 Would have been EX - BUT -inscription on filler lever worn away £175
($300)

CSH 195

 

One of the rarer models and patterns

- a 'reverse Cracked Ice' No.226
Reverse Cracked Ice (Silvery Blue with prominent Black veins)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh195
(with original flexible MEDIUM nib)
c.1940 VG - would have been EX (and more expensive !) but for very small crack near top of back of cap £115
($195)

 

CSH 153

 

240 - One of the more unusually styled of the CS models Black chased (not shown too well in photo)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh153
(with original MEDIUM flexible warranted nib)
c.1940 EX - near MINT £65
($110)

LB753

 

A RARE PAIR ! - in a slightlylater box

Pen: Slender 380

Pencil: Matching Conway No.22

Green marble
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
lb753
(Pen has original MEDIUM nib, with a little flexibility)
c.1938 EX - some slight signs of previous use on box £120
($195)
CSH 62 466 Blue marble with Nickel-plated trim
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh62
(with original FINE semi-flexible nib)
c.1940 VG - inscription worn on barrel (but still legible) £40
($68)

 

CSH 145

 

A handsome and desirable No.496 Black Vulcanite (hard rubber)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh145
(with original FINE flexible nib)
c.1936 EX £60
($100)

 

CS 951

Another early
Dinkie - a 540
( Ready to use)
Salmon Satin
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
cs951
(with original semi-flexible FINE/MEDIUM nib)
c.1928 VG - some discoloration at the section end of the barrel £48
($80)

 

CSH 84

 

720 Dandy Faded mid-Blue/Black patterning
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh84
(with original MEDIUM No.3 nib)
c.1935 G -with obvious fading of original colour and a tiny chip out of casing at top of filler-lever £35
($60)

 

CSH 51


726 Dandy Grey Jazz (Conway's own description)
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
csh51
(with original flexible MEDIUM No.3 nib)
c.1932 VG - some fading of original colour £68
($115)
CS 971
759 Green Moiré
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
cs971
(with original flexible MEDIUM nib)
c.1946 VG £45
($72)

CS 846


A boxed set

Pen: 759

Pencil: "Nippy"

 

Green marble with Black veins
(click on the image below for a larger picture)
cs846
(Pen has original MEDIUM flexible nib)
c.1946

VG/EX

A hint of 'crazing' on barrel of pen

Pencil - EX

Box has a few signs of wear
(nothing serious)

£95
($160)

FOOTNOTE: The Conway Stewart Company is still making fountain pens.
Visit their website at www.conwaystewart.com
 

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