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Rarity: In this update I have attempted to classify the relative rarity of the numbered models according to the number of times I have recorded them. Also where many different colours were made for the same model, I have shown which colours are less common and consequently more desirable.
Black
Black, CPT, thread at end of barrel for cap
Chased black, no clip, rounded top, early lever and nib. The "Britten" Self-filler, 77 High Street Birmingham
Grey with black flecks, BF
Marbled raspberry/black veins, Flat-top, ball clip, CPT, warranted nib (CS logo on clip & lever, Imprint: Fenwick Ltd., Newcastle on Tyne (in original box)
Mottled Vulcanite. Imprinted R. Robinson & Co. Ltd. Newcastle on Tyne. Warranted
nib.
470M Fixed clip (missing) flange lever, no bands (R. Grant and Son, Edinborough,)
Blue hatch (Ian Williams)
Mottled Vulcanite, No. 3391. Typical flange lever, but with Star of David shield, MHR cap with black domed top, ball clip, warranted nib. Imprint, typically CS. Pat: 235447
Combridge, Birmingham
Chased black
Mottled Vulcanite: slightly domed top, no clip, no band, flange lever.
Black with amber tail flange lever, 2 bands between barrel and tail. Amber brown stand.
Mottled Vulcanite, W.C. & S.E.
25 Mottled Vulcanite Flat top, straight lever, 2 bands.
Mottled vulcanite with Warranted #5 nib, flat top with an inlayed disc of green and white marbled material, and an oval based fixed clip (info supplied by Michael Yeats).
Falcon No.1: Chased black, no clip no band flat top, warranted nib.
Mottled Vulcanite, CS nib, clip and flange lever, Fox Convention, London
Red Vulcanite (equivalent to Duro Pen No. 2). Fixed clip and flange lever with CS logo, nib 18 ct
Gold Starry. Imprint with 5 pointed star logo.
Black
Chased black, fixed clip, lollipop lever.
Chased black
18 Mottled Vulcanite,
Chased black Vulcanite Was this pen made by Conway Stewart??
Chased black, inscribed C.S.S.A. (CS means Conway Stewart?)
Blue moiré
Chased black flat top. Ball point (obviously modified)
Mottled Vulcanite
Marbled green
Mottled Vulcanite, lever, diamond clip, no band, Mudie's Scholar Pen, 115 Bond Street, London W.1.
Harlequin
Marbled green (similar to 388) Wheatley Dyson & Son Huddersfield
Marbled blue (Looks like 479)
Chased black 1 band - see pens for customization
Burgundy hatched, ink visible barrel, peaked top, 1 band
Chased Vulcanite, (similar to 330 Scribe) inscribed The Scholastic Trading Co Ltd., Bristol
Chased BHR, CPT, Fixed CS clip, flange lever, no band, Warranted nib. (1920s)
Marbled blue, flat top, ball clip, no band, lollipop lever
700 Black, PF, ink visible, nib CS 5, inscribed Robert Dinwiddie, Dumfries (like CS 700 ink-visible)
Regent No.2 Imprint Made in England REGENT B.C.M./ HH7 Primeval ooze (like Scribe 336)
Here is a "Relief-1" box.
And here are two more:
1 Cocoa swirl, rounded bottom* (O)
1 Marbled deep green* , no bands
* = 0 to 1 record
* = 2 to 4 records
* = 5 to 10 records
* = above 10 records
* = more desirable
Conway Stewart Associated
The Academy Pen: Wood & Son, Perth
The Army & Navy Stylo: (WES 1998)
Red
The Bantam Pen:P.S. & N. Ltd., Liverpool: ball clip without logo, CS flange lever. CS nib. Dimensions: Length - 12.7cm; barrel+section - 10.0cm; cap - 5.5cm. Equivalent to CS 475.
Barnsley Express
As above but with green spiral glass nib
The Britten: (c1930) No clip, domed top, early lever with large CS shield and CS nib. Dimensions: Length - 13.4cm; barrel+section - 10.6cm; cap - 5.7cm.
British Rope Company
The Brunswick De Luxe Pen: (c1930s) Dimensions: Length - 12.9cm; barrel+section - 10.5cm; cap - 5.7cm.
The Clavo Lever Pen: (c1920s). Slightly domed top, fixed clip, no band, flange lever, warranted nib. Dimensions: Length - 13.2 cm.
The Castle
The Chancery Pen: Wheatley Dyson & Son Huddersfield. CS Clip and lever, no bands. Nib CS1.
The Clubman Pen Dimensions: Length - 12cm; barrel+section - 9.6cm; cap - 5.5cm.
Combridge: (1924-25) Dimensions:?? Shallow rounded top, no clip, no band, flange lever with CS patent 235447, Lever logo entwined C and B (not C and S). Imprint Combridge Birmingham. Nib Combridge
Constable: Flat-top, ball clip with diamond CS logo, no band, CPT, round CS logo on
lever, warranted nib. Dimensions - length: 13cm; barrel+section: 10.6cm; cap:
5.7cm. (Note: equivalent to CS 475 of which a Constable 475 has also been
recorded). Original price 5/-.
Chased black. imprinted W.S.C. (=West Sussex Constabulary?)
The Cotswold Pen:Imprint W.M. Brindle Chipping Norton
The County Pen W.B. Walker, Shrewsbury
A.A Crawford, Leith, Special Reserve Old Scotch. Desk-top pen.
Devon Express Ball clip, no bands, CS shield on clip & lever, CS nib. Dimensions: Length - 13cm; barrel+section - 10.5cm; cap - 5.5cm.
The Empire Pen
33 Mottled Vulcanite, straight lever, ring top, 1 18ct GP band Length 12.0 cm.
41 Chased black Vulcanite, 1 band, (Morison Bros., Glasgow)
46 Chased black
46 Mottled Vulcanite fixed ball clip, 1 band, flange lever
102 Mottled Vulcanite, fixed clip, knurls around shallow domed top, single band, flange lever, warranted nib
107 Mottled Vulcanite, fixed clip, flange lever, 5 knurled domed top, 1 band. W.H. Smith & Son Ltd Shrewsbury.
122 Mottled Vulcanite, fixed clip, flange lever, shallow domed top, 1 band.
131 Chased black, fixed clip with CS logo. Long, boxed lollipop lever with CS logo.
411 (Boy Scout Pen) B Scout emblem on clip, Black
411 Gold & black transverse tiger stripes
411 Green & black transverse tiger stripes (Boy Scout emblem on clip) Length: 13.2cm.
411 Blue & black transverse tiger stripes As above
611 Chased Black, 1 band, flange lever
Red Vulcanite, BF, Flat top, 1 band, ball CS washer type clip, Warranted nib
Marbled brown, black flat-top, CS diamond clip, 2 narrow bands, straight lever, 8.8cm + 5.8 cm.
Exchequer:The "Exchequer" Pen: (c1920s) Flat top (slightly domed) 5 tiered knurl, flange
lever & fixed clip, medium raised band, nib CS Duro 40. (Equivalent to
Duro No. 2). Dimensions - length: 11.7cm; barrel + section: 8.9cm; cap:
5.6cm.
The Express: (c1928-1941DW) Wilson & Whitworth Ltd. Flat top (slightly domed) 5 tiered knurl. Boxed NPT lever , nib ? Dimensions - length: 13.5cm; cap: 6.2cm.
Falcon:
Falcon no.2: Chased black, fixed clip with CS logo, lever with CS shield. No band, flat top, warranted nib, CPT.
Fox Convention
Gold Starry: Pens made for this French company by CS during the 1920's. And here's a Gold Starry box. For the Safetys its difficult to tell which were made by Conway Stewart and which were not. I also show here a French one (257) which is nevertheless different and is imprinted "Manufacture Francaise". All later ones I have seen are imprinted "Fabrication Francaise"!!
Chased black ring top 1 medium crimped band at top, 1 near lip (equivalent to CS Dinkie 526)
Mottled vulcanite (equivalent to Duro No. 2)
2 Baby. Multicolor. Knurled black top, no bands, CS logo lollipop lever, warranted nib. (Similar to Dinkie major) Dimensions: Length - 9.3cm; barrel+section - 7.1 cm; cap - 4.2 cm.
53 Black Vulcanite safety pen This one is definately a French made one. (Note ribs on barrel as in 257.)
62 Mottled Vulcanite (perhaps French made)
63 Mottled Vulcanite safety pen This one too is a French made one since its imprinted Fabrication francaise. (Note also ribs on barrel as in 257.)
Mottled Vulcanite pen Possibly a french made one.
237 Chased black safety pen (c1920) Dimensions - length: 12.8cm; barrel: 12 cm; cap: 3.4cm . Nib Warranted.
252 Chased black safety pen (c1920) Dimensions - length: 11.2 cm; barrel: 10.3 cm; cap: 3.2 cm . Nib Warranted 18ct.
257 Mottled Vulcanite safety This one is a French made Safety. Note the ribs half-way up the barrel. Also the font of the imprint is different.
Mottled Vulcanite safety This is another French made Safety.
Mottled Vulcanite desk pen flange lever.
Multicolor ring top, flange lever, 2 bands near cap lip, 1 band above 5-knurled top.
Mottled Vulcanite (?). The clip is typically the french style , while the lever is the patented Conway Stewart one.
Blue/black waves, flange lever, flat top, 2 bands.
Mottled Vulcanite GS clip, but distinguished as Conway Stewart by flange lever.
Mottled Vulcanite eequivalent to Conway Stewart Dinkie ring-top.
"The Grenville": No clip, 1 wide band, flange lever. Barrel inscribed "The Grenville Harrods Ltd."
Chased black, no clip, no band, shield lever, nib CS 3
G. Hopkins & Sons Ltd. "Engineers" London Conway Stewart London
The "Invicta" (1920s): Lane's library, Herne Bay & Broadstairs. Flat-top no knurls, no bands, fixed CP clip, CP flange lever, concave section, warranted nib. Dimensions: Length - 13.3cm; barrel+section - 10.8cm; cap - 5.9cm.
The Jackdaw Pen: for Gouldens, Canterbury & Dover (no clip no band,)
3 Mottled Vulcanite, lever with large shield & logo, slightly domed top.
Jarrold's Empire Pen: No clip, no band, long lever with large lollipop. Warranted nib. Dimensions: Length - 13.3cm; barrel+section - 10.7cm; cap - 5.8cm.
"Jarrolds Borrow": No clip, no band, slightly domed top, flange lever
"John Bull": No clip, no band, slightly domed top, lollipop lever
"Junior" (c1930) No clip, no band. Similar to 330 but no barrel thread for cap. Large CS shield on lollipop lever, or flange lever. J-bar. Dimensions: Length - 13.5cm; barrel+section - 10.7cm; cap - 6cm.
Junior Mirror: (c1950): Diamond clip, colored stud, narrow 1mm band, straight lever, j-bar. (similar to small No. 28). Conway 5 nib. Dimensions: Length - 12.3cm; barrel+section - 99.7cm; cap - 5.76cm. (Reportedly given away as advert).
Green moiré
Pink moiré
Landy Lever Pen: Diamond clip, no band, lollipop lever. L & Y Stationary Co. Ltd. Leeds
Chased black peaked top
The Maenson Pen:No clip no band. Combridge Birmingham shield on lever. Info
Landy Lever Pen: Diamond clip, no band, lollipop lever. L & Y Stationary Co. Ltd. Leeds
The Mosley Pen: A. Megson & Son Ltd., Manchester: Flat top, ball clip, lollipop lever. Dimensions: Length - 12.9cm; barrel+section - 10.4cm; cap - 5.7cm.
Black
Mudie's Scholar Pen
The MSM Pen: No clip, no bands. Imprinted: Morson Swan & Morgan Ltd., Newcastle on Tyne.
New Perfection
Marbled blue (similar to 475) Wheatley Dyson & Son Huddersfield IMPRINT
The Novocastrian Pen Bainbridge & co Newcastle upon Tyne
"Oxo"Self-filling fountain pen in red box
"Penguin Self Filling Pen." CS clip, lever and CS 3 nib. Dimensions: Length - 12.1cm;
barrel+section - 9.6cm; cap - 5.7cm.
"Popular": (c1930) No clip, no band. Similar to 330 Scribe with cap-screw on bottom of barrel. CS shield on lever, nib CS. Dimensions: Length - 14cm; barrel+section - 10.5cm; cap - 6cm.
Puritan: Equivalent in shape and size to 575L but with GP covered top and ring.
"Compliments of The Perth Garage Limited"
The "Quality" Pen: 1930s. Imprinted W.H. Smith & Son Ltd. Earls Court Rd. SW5. Warranted nib. Dimensions: Length - 12.8cm; barrel+section - 10.3cm; cap - 5.5cm. (Note: equivalent to CS 475.)
"Queen of the South" Pen
"The Raleigh lever filler": Peaked-top, diamond clip with diamond CS logo, no band, CPT, round CS logo on lever, warranted nib. Dimensions - length: 13cm;
barrel+section: 10.6cm; cap: 5.7cm. (Note: equivalent to CS 475).
Regent: (Possibly not CS?) CP clip similar to DP No.1 pencil, Flat top with vertical striations. Lever like CS with large shield but with 4 leaf clover. Section not typical but with CS nib. Dimensions: Length - 13.9cm; barrel+section - 10.5cm; cap - 5.7cm.
Relief (Possibly all made by Conway Stewart for Esterbrook) Earliest: Rounded top, and bottom, with red band below top, long spatula lever and Burnham type pear clip. Early: Rounded top, and bottom, with red band below top, CS type lever with R logo, Burnham type pear clip. Later: Rounded top, flat bottom, without red band below top, CS type lever with R logo, Burnham type pear clip. Late: (Post WW2), CS type diamond clip with R logo and metal stud, CS type lever with R logo (Equivalent to pens in the CS series). Many of these pens have oblique nibs marked by an (O). Note: Two pamphlets advertising relief pens, sent to me by David Wells in March 2003 relate to some 16 pens pertaining to the "early" series. However, their serial numbers are not given and I have not recorded any of these pens elsewhere.
"Relief-2" box
"Relief-3" box
EARLIEST
1 Marbled blue/black* (O)
1 Chased black, rounded bottom*
1 Black, rounded bottom *
1 Mottled Vulcanite* EARLY
2L Toffee swirl* , rounded bottom (O)
2L Blue snake-skin*
2L Marbled green/black* , rounded bottom. Here's the IMPRINT
2S Marbled blue/black, button filler
2S Black button filler*
2S Black and silver swirl.
2S Toffee swirl.
2S Marbled green/black
2S Blue snakeskin.
3S Black, 3 bands button filler
3S Marbled light and dark blue
3L Sage green reversed cracked ice (3 bands).*
5L Reversed cracked ice* , rounded bottom (O)
5L Marbled light blue with gold inclusions
7 Cracked ice button filler
2L Marbled green* , flat bottom And here's another picture of pen and imprint.
2L Marbled plum/black* , flat bottom (O)
2L Marbled blue/black
2L Black * (broad O)
3L Black *
Late Equivalent to CS 28
12 Cracked ice* , (broad O)
12 Burgundy hatched*
12 Green hatched*
12 Marbled Blue/black *
12 Burgundy *
12 Black *
12 Tiger eye*
2L Marbled blue/black* , flat bottom
Chased black (Repton No.1)
Chased black
Green moiré
Grey-jazz, flat top, 2 bands, no clip, warranted nib, straight clip,
Mottled Vulcanite no clip, 1 medium 18ct RG band, warranted nib, Cap screws onto bottom of barrel (boxed with Rosemary Mottled Vulcanite ring-top pencil)
Blue ring-top 2 bands (possibly not Rosemary - no imprint)
Black and ivory marbled ring top, 4-leaf clover shield on lever, (possibly not Rosemary - no imprint)
Harlequin ring-top, "Dinkie" no bands, 4-leaf clover shield on lever. Cap screws onto bottom of barrel. Length 11.1cm; barrel 8.5cm; cap 5.2cm. (In Rosemary pouch with DP size pencil)
Chased black
Mottled Vulcanite
Black Vulcanite
Chased black no clip.
Chased black with fixed clip
Multicolor, Casein
Wood grain, B.F. CS Duro clip
50 Black/white BF
Black (Neville Filar)
Brilliant Pen: flat-top & blind cap, 2 bands BF (c1928)
Standard Pen. Flat top, ball clip, 1 band, Warranted nib.
Popular Pen
Junior Pen
Crystal Pen
Quality Pen
Royal Pen (Late 1940's?), PF (later style), GPT, flat cap top, diamond clip, 3 bands (narrow either side of slightly wide middle band). Top section of barrel transparent with screw-in section. Blind cap covering plastic piston filler knob. CS Duro 40 nib. Dimensions - length: 13cm; barrel + section: 10.2cm; cap: 6.1cm.
Visible Pen: Info provided by Morgan Olsson. No details.
Marbled blue/black
Marbled green/black
Black chased
Black Vulcanite, Import No.1
Black
Black, piston filler, Boliden nib
Black Vulcanite CS washer, ball clip, black 5-knurled flat-top, 2 bands, flanged CS lever, CS nib Dimensions - length: 11.5cm; barrel + section: 8.8cm; cap: 5.5cm.
Black
Green/brick swirl W.G. Hall West Bromwich, CPT Relief nib (= CS 336)
No number: Chased black Vulcanite, Rounded fixed clip with Le Tigre logo, cap with machined groove 4mm
from lip. No imprint except for traces of patent No. Dimensions - length: 15 cm;
section+barrel: 11.2 cm; cap: 7.4 cm. (Equivalent to Duro 1?)
No number: Mottled Vulcanite Le Tigre 1913, The Duro Pen, 1 band clip missing? (Equivalent to Duro no number?
No number: Lyceum Pen. Black Vulcanite
No number: Mottled Vulcanite Le Tigre fixed clip, CS lever and Duro nib (Le Tigre on barrel)
No number: Red Vulcanite, black knurled flat top & bottom, Le Tigre ball clip, flange CS lever, 2 bands 18ct Gold BF, Le Tigre 30 nib, Le Tigre diamond clip
Lyceum Pen. Black Vulcanite
No number: Gold plated gothic design, lever pen, no clip. Length : 8.9 cm. cap and section
No number: Gold plated 18ct, fixed clip, round top, flange lever, length 12.7 cm
No number: Le Tigre Baby, Marbled green, Le Tigre clip & nib, 1 band (=CS 550). Matching pencil Le Tigre No. 41.
No number: Le Tigre Baby, Marbled dark & light blue/brown veins, 1 band (=CS 550)
No number: School Pen, Hooded section piston filler, transparent window behind section (1970s?)
No number: Mascot, Mottled Vulcanite, Le Tigre clip & nib, 1 band
No number: Ink visible, PF, c1938
No number: Blue moire, peaked top, diamond clip, no band
No number: Black cap & translucent barrel, PF. RG clip & 1 medium band. Steel nib. (No.1)
No number: Le Tigre Black. Modern, hooded nib, probably made in Germany
Demonstrator pen. Pump filler. Almost certainly not made by Conway Stewart
Black pen. Clip stud and section indicate that it was probably not made by Conway Stewart
Primeval ooze
Mottled Vulcanite, glass nib
Large cracked ice (early pattern)
Black
Chased black, flange lever, CS clip?
Large RK logo on flange lever, no band, Ball clip with RK logo, Warranted nib for Rene Kintz.
Burgundy hatch cap, ink visible barrel, Le Tigre nib
Black lined clear ink visible barrel Le Tigre clip, CS nib,
Green hatch cap, ink visible barrel, BF, Le Tigre nib
Mottled Vulcanite
Chased black, Turquoise-set gold-plated cap crown, Le Tigre nib
Black chased hard rubber
Black CPT, diamond Le Tigre clip
Burnished copper/black
Marbled green/black
Marbled blue/black
31NM*
(Fabrication Le Tigre) The Mascot, logo on barrel - 3 dancing "cats". Peaked top. CPT, Le Tigre nib 1A
Mottled Vulcanite
Marbled raspberry
Mottled Vulcanite (Jeanne Van Putten)
Marbled blue/black
Marbled green/black
Cracked ice, peaked top, no band, diamond clip, CS lever
Chased Vulcanite, CPT, Lever, RK inscription on clip
Lyceum (no number) Mottled Vulcanite CS lever? no clip
Marbled blue/black veins
Black
Grey
Marbled burgundy
Black
Marbled green/black
Marbled blue/black
Black
73*
Le Tigre: Equivalent to CS 475 or 479, cap bandless, peaked top, diamond clip
Black, Le Tigre nib
Marbled dark blue/black
Blue moire (not numbered)
Marbled light blue/black
Marbled green/black
Marbled burgundy/black
Marbled burgundy
Marbled grey/blue
Marbled green
Marbled brilliant blue
Black
Black
Marbled green/gold veins
Marbled blue/gold veins
Marbled grey/blue BF. Flat-top diamond clip, no band, needle nib inscribed "H.
Eggericks"
Marbled burgundy/black, flat top, ball clip, no band, needle nib, Le Tigre clip
Cracked ice (matching pencil #50) c1930 no bands, nickel clip
Marbled green/black veins
Green moire
Marbled burgundy/black veins
Marbled blue/black veins
Black (Jeanne Van Putten)
Black Vulcanite
Marbled red
Marbled green
Marbled blue
Marbled green/black veins
Marbled blue/black veins
Marbled burgundy/black veins
112*
Le Tigre Baby: as 111 but with wide band. Set with Le Tigre No. 42 pencil with wide band.
Marbled blue/purple/gold/black veins (Jeanne Van Putten)
Marbled blue/black,
Marbled green
Black
Mottled Vulcanite
Blue measles
Cracked ice (Jeanne Van Putten)
Mottled Vulcanite
Black
Grey hatched
Marbled green/black
Tiger eye
Cracked ice,
Green hatched
Black, CS clip & CS lever
Marbled green
Tiger eye
Chased black (JvP)
Mottled Vulcanite (JvP)
Grey hatched
Marbled green/black
Marbled burgundy/black
Cracked ice
Marbled blue/black
Burgundy hatch
Tiger eye (Veerle)
Black
Cracked ice
Purple brown
Marbled green/black
Mottled Vulcanite (Veerle de Houwer)
Black
Marbled Blue/black
Marbled green/black
Marbled burgundy/black
Cracked ice
Grey hatch
Mottled Vulcanite
Black
Grey barrel
422N Le Tigre: 1960s Steel cap uniform barrel. Most probably not made by Conway Stewart, probably made in Germany (see CS flighters).
475 Probably identical to CS 475.
Green striped barrel
530S*
Le Tigre: Dinkie size. No clip Equivalent to 526?
Cream and mauve toothpaste
Grey toothpaste (JvP)
Marbled burgundy (light & dark rose). W.C. Henderson & Sons Ltd. St Andrews
Black, inscribed
479 Marbled plum/black veins
Wood grain Dinkie ring-top 2 narrow bands (Propeller shield on lever is definitive for CS). (RIV 2400 = perhaps name and phone number of business)