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Conway Stewart No 12 Set And Musings On Other Matters
I had a productive morning fixing pens. I covered most British manufacturers and most filling systems. Keeps me interested. There were several Swans and it occurred to me that there was a period...
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A No Number Late Conway Stewart Cartridge Filler
I was almost convinced that I have written about this hideous pen before, but I have assiduously searched the blog and there’s nothing there so here goes: The pen closely resembles the Flowline...
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Conway Stewart 85L Blue With Gold Veins
I wrote about the 85L before, back here: http://wp.me/p17T6K-cI, where I suggest that the 85L is a successor more to the 84 than the 85. Be that as it may, the 85L is a pen that stands out among the...
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Which Conway Stewart?
Thank you for the suggestions. Keep ‘em coming! One question that perplexes me that would likely be within your realm of expertise regards the pens by Conway Stewart. I wonder just what is the REAL...
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Conway Stewart 496 Set
The 496 is not often seen and that’s a pity because it’s a beautiful pen. The patterned ones are exceptionally lovely in their schist-like colours but even the black pen is inordinately handsome and...
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Conway Stewart 27 Plum Hatched
Given my choice among the more opulent streamlined post-war Conway Stewarts, I would choose the 27 every time. It’s very similar to the No 60. It’s a little slimmer and it has a CS 5 nib rather than...
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A Conway Stewart 68
This Conway Stewart 68 differs from any of the previous ones I’ve had in one respect: it writes! The others never could be induced to write, no matter what I did. The 68 is the definition of flow...
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The Conway Stewart 150
Like the 68 I wrote about yesterday, this 150 is a late, downmarket pen. A year or two ago these later Conway Stewarts would hardly sell at any price but I see that’s no longer the case. There are two...
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A Conway Stewart 759 Set in Plum With Black Lines
The 759 is a wartime pen. It’s a step down in price from the ever-popular 286. They are the same length but it might be that the 759 is a little narrower – believe it or not, for once I don’t have a...
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Conway Stewart Dinkie 570 Lumina Green
(Excuse the quality of these photos. I’m not happy with this camera. They say it’s a poor workman that blames his tools but I think I bought the wrong tool. It has a lens with all the...
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