Description
This Conway Stewart No. 58 fountain is fully restored here with a fresh, full size number 18 bladder, which holds roughly twice as much ink as a contemporary converter. Some plating wear on the lever and cap bands, as seen in the photos, is the only flaw in this pen which separates it from an even higher condition listing. The nib is flawless and the imprint, though hard to see in the density of the celluloid swirl, is distinct.
The Conway Stewart pen company started business in the U.S. in 1905 and later moved to England where it thrived by making high quality fountain pens at a price many users could afford. This pen was made before this company began making injection molded plastic caps and barrels, which don’t exhibit the wonderful designs possible with celluloid.
This is a high quality collectible pen from a high period for the company, and is from the personal collection of PacificPenWorks nib specialist John Mottishaw.