(Updated 3rd Apeil, 2024)
STILL AVAILABLE !
The amazingly popular book by Stephen Hull -
FOUNTAIN PENS FOR THE MILLION - re-issued as a paperback.
We can supply it by return post at a cost of £30.00 plus £10.00 for UK postage
(Overseas postage is now expensive and will cost around £25.00)
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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
Our ref. |
Model No. |
Colour |
Year |
Condition |
Price |
|
BCS 701 | Nearly 100 years old - superb condition - and as RARE as they come (can you find another of these for sale, anywhere ?....). The original early DURO No.2, with the earliest style of fixed clip, and in unsurpassed cosmetic condition. |
Black and gleaming hard rubber (vulcanite) (with original large flexible early-style CS FINE nib ) |
c.1925 | EX (nearly 'as new') | £215 | |
|
The "RELIEF" No. 2-L Manufactured by Conway Stewart for Esterbrook Hazell Pens using thir distinctive RELIEF nibs.
|
Black |
c.1940, or might be just post-war | VG | £70 | |
|
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 | |
|
A handsome No.30 set - in really nice condition Pen: No.24 (with the wide-spaced bands Pencil: No.18 |
Silver hatched (click on the images for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM No.5 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1954 | EX |
£140 | |
|
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 | |
|
And here is a boxed No.28, similar to the one above, but with better colouring | Burgundy hatched (click on the images for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM flexible No.5 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1954 | Pen: EX Box: Original, but some darkening on the lid |
£75 | |
|
The sought-after amd chunky post-war No.55 | Green and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM Duro No.40 nib - slight hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1947 | VG - slight plating wear on the filler lever. | £90 | |
|
A second chunky post-war No.55 |
Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM/FINE Duro No.40 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1948 | VG - hint of plating wear to the lever filler | £55 | |
|
And a third chunky post-war No.55 - though this one is the earlier Mark 1 model - with the model number under the barrel inscription | Black (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM Duro No.40 nib - hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1946 | VG | £58 | |
BCS 598 | A 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 | |
|
Another near the TOP-OF-THE-RANGE No.58 And this is is the earlier MARK 1 model - with the model number printed below the barrel inscription. |
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.1949 | EX | £80 | |
|
A second MARK 1 (model number printed below the barrel inscription) near the TOP-OF-THE-RANGE No.58 |
Silver hatched (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 | EX | £95 | |
BCS 698 | Another No.58 | Blue and Black marble (with original MEDIUM DURO No.58 nib) |
c.1954 | EX | £90 | |
|
And now - the hard-to-find Herringbone No.58 - in superb condition | Green Herringbone (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM DURO No.58 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1960 | EX | £165 | |
BCS 687 | And this Mark II version is boxed - with original Guarantee and instructions. A colour that has been very prone to fading, but this pen is in pristine un-faded near-mint coniditon |
Ruby/Mauve hatched (with original MEDIUM DURO No.58 nib - slight flex) |
c.1954 | EX - near mint | £145 | |
|
TOP-OF-THE-RANGE ! - and boxed, with original paperwork
|
Blue and Black marble (click on the images for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM DURO No.60 nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1955 | Pen: VG Boz: VG |
£155 | |
|
And more TOP-OF-THE-RANGE This time, a very smart EXECUTIVE 60 |
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.1960 | EX | £170 | |
|
And even more, with the sought-after 'Cracked Ice' EXECUTIVE 60 |
Cracked Ice (a.k.a. Black & White marble) (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 | £225 | |
|
Still top of the range !
The L-O-N-G-E-R No.60L |
Black (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.1956 | EX | £115 | |
|
And even a HERRINGBONE No.60L
|
Blue 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 | VG | £190 | |
|
And here's the L - O - N - G No. 85L | Dark and Light Cerise marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM nib - slight hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1958 | G/VG | £68 | |
|
And yet another L - O - N - G No. 85L |
Attractive transucent Blue marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM No.3 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1958 | VG | £85 | |
|
And here is another version of that same L - O - N - G No. 85L - but this time boxed, and with origianl Guarantee and instructions |
Attractive transucent Blue marble (click on the images for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM No.3 nib - slight flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1958 | Pen: EX Box: EX |
£100 | |
BCS 670 | The attractive mid-size Herringbone No.93 | Red Herringbone (with original MEDIUM semi-flexible No.4 nib) |
c.1960 | EX | £110 | |
BCS 700 | The B -I -G one ! A triple-banded No.100 - the largest of the post-war Conway Stewart pens, and only made in Black |
Black |
c.1956 | VG | £175 | |
|
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 | |
BCS 616 |
And here is a very unusual bandless No.286 | Burgundy and Black marble (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original MEDIUM No.5 nib - hint of flex) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1945 | VG/EX - some slight wear to the barrel inscription | £60 | |
|
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 | |
|
And here is a No.388 pen paired with its original pencil - and in its original box. (its official title is a No.38 set) |
Mauve marble with Black veins (click on the images for larger pictures) (pen has its original MEDIUM 3N nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1955 | Pen: VG - some slight fading of colour, from previous exposure to sunlight (we think) Pencil: EX - near mint Box: VG |
£78 | |
|
The slimmer No.466 | Light and dark Blue marble - with nickel-plated trim (click on the images below for larger pictures) (with original FINE nib ) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1940 | EX | £55 | |
|
A No. 475 (the No.479 with gold-plated trim) | Shades of Mauve marble, with some Black flecks (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 | VG/EX | £55 | |
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 | |
BCS 671 | One for the collector - and user. An early and rarely found 3/4 size Dandy No.728, complete with original nib and feed. |
Red and Black (a.k.a. mottled) (with original MEDIUM flexible nib ) |
c.1933 | VG/EX | £90 | |
|
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
|
£78 | |
|
Another boxed pen and pencil set - complete with original Guarantee and filling instructions. Pen: 759 Pencil: "Nippy" |
Light and dark Blue marble (click on any of the images for larger pictures) (pen has its original MEDIUM semi-flexible nib) Click HERE and HERE for pictures of the nib |
c.1946 | Pen: EX Pencil: EX Box: Some small marks in the interior, and signs of previous use on the outer top. |
£98 |
FOOTNOTE:
The Conway Stewart Company in Plymouth is now no longer making fountain pens.
The company has gone into liquidation, and their assets have been sold
off.