Conway Stewart 236
The 236 was a mid-level Conway Stewart during the late 1930s, 13 cm long as usual for Conway Stewart, in marbled blue and black. This pen was just released from my personal collection to find a new owner, the first Conway Stewart I purchased and restored. It’s an attractive pen that shows a lot of use but cleaned up well. This one writes a smooth medium, and is a relatively fast writer. The CS5 nib is relatively firm, and feels solid. The gold trim is clean but show a bit of thinning, particularly on the clip. This is a pen meant for daily use, so enjoy it without worry!
Sold Price:
$130
Conway Stewart 28
During the 1950s, Conway Stewart produced a breathtaking array of pen models, sizes, colors, and patterns. Their models were aimed at workers, writers, and executives. This No.28, made from 1949-58, is in a green hatched pattern that was frequently used in their largest and fanciest executive pens, but at 12.8cm long capped and 1cm wide, this pen is a more typical size. The gold trim is in excellent shape. Its Conway Stewart No.28 imprint is complete but shallow. The nib is gold, marked Conway Stewart 14C Gold, and writes a typically English soft and wet medium. A deeply attractive pen, can be used all the time, but protect its lovely appearance with a case.
Sold Price:
$140
Conway Stewart 28
During the 1950s, Conway Stewart produced a breathtaking array of pen models, sizes, colors, and patterns. Their models were aimed at workers, writers, and executives. This No.28, made from 1949-58, is in a green hatched pattern that was frequently used in their largest and fanciest executive pens, but at 13cm long capped and 1cm wide, this pen is a more typical size. The gold trim polished up well, with a little tarnish showing only on the edges of the cap crown and underneath the clip point. Its Conway Stewart No.28 imprint is complete but shallow. The nib is gold, marked Conway Stewart 14C Gold, and writes a typically English soft and wet medium. A deeply attractive pen, can be used all the time, but protect its lovely appearance with a case.
Sold Price:
$140
Conway Stewart 380
This Conway Stewart 380 is from the resources-short prewar era in England. It is a working person’s pen, in black celluloid, with what appears to be a hard rubber gripping section. It is both a longer (12.8cm) and for its length, slimmer (1 cm) pen than most. The gold cap rings, tassie ring/clip, and lever are very attractive against the black body. This pen does show its age with use wear and discoloration in the celluloid, but cleaned up very well and has no significant nicks or scratches. The imprint is complete but quite faint. The nib, the original CS 5, writes a full and wet medium, with a bit of feedback, a very nice writer. This is a timepiece from difficult times, enjoy it!
Sold Price:
$105
Conway Stewart 388
This CS 388 is from the postwar era, in very attractive marbled burgundy celluloid with black celluloid cap peak and three cap rings. It is 12.5cm long capped. There are microscratches of use, there are no significant marks or blemishes, the gold diamond shaped clip and cap bands are bright and shiny, and the overall appearance is fresh and pretty. The imprint is complete. The gold nib, correct and probably original to the pen, is a wet broad oblique that is smooth with a little flex, and is imprinted CS 5N.
Sold Price:
$105
Conway Stewart 475
This is a Conway Stewart No. 475, called The Conway Pen. It is in marbled blue/black, with a black turban crown and black end cap. At 12.9cm long capped, it is a full-size pen from the late 1930s-WWII. Its trim is gold, and untarnished. The nib is marked “Conway”, is a 14c gold, number 4. It writes a wonderful British soft fine with a touch of flex. Overall, this Conway Stewart is in excellent condition, very clean and shiny, with no deep scratches.
Sold Price:
$105
Conway Stewart 75
75’s were 1950s pens, appearing in 1952 and apparently produced throughout the 1950s. This pen, 12.5 cm long, is in marbled green/black with pearlescent tones in the marbling. It is a lever-filler, with the typically 50s chrome crown holding the clip. It has a single gold cap ring. The pen is in excellent condition, very clean. The nib is a Conway Stewart 5, and writes a soft, wet medium with a touch of flex. Very nice CS!
Sold Price:
$125
Conway Stewart 75
Conway Stewart 75’s were 1950s pens, appearing in 1952 and apparently produced throughout the 1950s. This pen, 12.5cm long, is in marbled “raspberry” celluloid with pearlescent tones in the marbling. It is a lever-filler, with the typically 50s chrome crown holding the clip. It has a single gold cap ring. The pen is in excellent condition, very clean. The nib is a Conway Stewart, and writes a soft, wet medium with a touch of flex. Very nice later CS!
Sold Price:
$90
Conway Stewart 85L
This Conway Stewart is an 85L, from 1958-63, the last flourishing years for Conway Stewart. It is a longish pen, at 13.5cm capped, but with full girth, 4cm. It’s very attractive, in marbled red wrapped celluloid. The gold trim is untarnished, and the gold diamond clip is very nice. The nib is a 14ct gold Conway Stewart, and it is a mild stub, writing a moderately soft flexible medium. A very nice later Conway Stewart.
Sold Price:
$115
Conway Stewart Dandy
This is an interesting case, a beautiful, flawed recreation of a classic. Conway Stewart remakes have resurfaced a few times in recent years. This pen is a limited edition (5/500) Dandy from the modern Conway Stewart company, manufactured around 2010. It is a strikingly beautiful pen, a lever filler in a clear brown resin with ochre green marbling. Trim is all gold, and the styling clearly reminds one of the earlier Dandy — a stepped clip engraved with a prominent CS, three matching gold cap rings, a derby crown and handsome gold engraved clip. The imprint is full and legible. Capped, this pen is 12.7cm long and 1.2cm across just below the bap edge. The nib is 18k medium, but it is more a broad nib with a bit of stub, and writes a full, wet line. So, the flaw? Well, this pen was broken when it came to me, a messy, multiple-part break at the base of the barrel. Luckily, the broken pieces came with the pen, so it was reassembled. The repair work is fixed to a brass sleeve for stability and strength, and the pen’s interior dimensions were necessarily altered to accommodate the sleeve. None of this can be seen with the cap on, and it’s not obtrusive when looked for, but the repair is visible. The cap threads and holds well. This pen is priced at approximately half of the prices seen for these pens when available used, but the price reduction accommodates the decision to not warranty this repair. In summary, a beautiful pen that can take steady use, but use it with a bit of care.
Sold Price:
$145 $105
Conway Stewart Duro No. 30
This is one of the classic Conway Stewart Duro pens, properly called The Duro Pen No.30, made from 1930-37. It is from the latter years in that range because it has the diamond-shaped clip. The 30’s were made in about a dozen colors; this one is the marbled green with black veins to go with the black crown and tassie. It is a good-sized pen, at 13cm long capped and 1cm wide just below the cap. The two cap rings and clip are very shiny, without tarnish; the clip’s high points are missing a bit of plate. The pen is in very nice condition overall, with no significant scratches or nicks, although it has certainly been used. It is bright and clean, a pretty pen. This is a button-filler, and the button is quite strong. The imprint is faint but complete; the patent imprint just above the blind cap is barely visible but also present. It fills quite well, which is important for this pen, since its Duro 40 14K gold nib is 1.3mm wide! As you can see from the writing sample, this is a major league wet broad writer, but it’s English, so is not a flex nib. I’d strongly recommend using this pen with a blotting card…you’ll need one. This pen comes with a contemporaneous Conway Stewart box, with guarantee and filling instructions.
Sold Price:
$165
