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Paul-H · Paul-H

Hi Guys I have just taken delivery of a Conway Stewart 84 that was described as in full working order but once received obviously needs a new sac, so once again need a little help. On these pens how is the section held in, I have tied gentle warming but that has not helped. How do you get these pens apart t...

grandmia · grandmia

Guys... My favorite (or one of them) fountain pen.The Vintage Onoto Magna.I hope you like it..... �

grandmia · grandmia

Hi everyone...Here is a review of my beautiful Conway Stewart Cracked Ice fountain pen.I hope you enjoy looking at it.....

Glidagida · Glidagida

Hi� I have been caught twice now, with a #15 bought in a dark Antique store having slight solvent damage [eaten away] around the lever. �I am still looking for a good #15 body/lid with damaged nib etc to build into one decent pen. I have also just purchased a Dinkie 550 Green flame from fleabay and disappo...

jar · jar

Today let's have the steward brew a nice cup java and bring it to your recliner on the deck. Return to the time when POSH still meant Port side OUT and Starboard side In, when the journey was leisurely and� as much fun as the destination. [img]http://www.fototime.com/A3248812830A010/standard.jpg...

Maccabee64 · Maccabee64

I have a few questions about the Chruchill because i am thinking that this may be my next big purchase. What I would like to know is your guys opinions about the pen. What colors are your favorite (so many!). Which filling sysytem (c/c or lever) do you prefer. How is the nib without a breather hole and all....

Hugh C · Hugh C

L-R 3220,3230,3240,3250 and 3261. The last is a BHR pen, the brass threads indicate earlier pens and all carry the No.2 nib. Range from good to excellent, the cap bands and lever are often found brassed and a couple of these are in that category. The grey is rarely found without some discolouration. � R...

redinkoutward · redinkoutward

Does any one have any information about Messenger Fountain Pens ? Never heard the name until yesterday, and then by digging on the internet, found that they were sold by the UK nationwide stationery firm, W H Smith. Apparently their own 'make'.� That make no longer exists, although Smiths still oper...

redinkoutward · redinkoutward

It would have been my first Dunhill pen.� Mail arrived on Saturday, signed for it, then drew attention of the postman that the envelope had been sliced open. The pen was missing. Visited the local Royal Mail sorting office, and got the waffle they are sometimes damaged by the machines. Showed the mana...

jor412 · jor412

I received my first package of pens today -- just 3 but the one I'm now in love w/ is the Mabie Todd. I don't know what model it is. The seller dated it as 1949 but didn't have the model # either.� It has a medium flex nib.�The imprint on the barrel has the Swan logo, and next to that it says in all caps: "Swa...

Frank · Frank

I was over at FPH's site today, and saw the "new" line of Mabie Todd pens. FPH states that they are the "sole distributor" of this new series. There are two lines, and they look very nice! I was wondering if anyone had any information as to which company was now making them. Frank PS...

jar · jar

Stardust Memories. A Conway Stewart Blue Stardust Duro that was made in 2004 with a Hallmark from the Birmingham Assay Office. This one is somewhat u...

jar · jar

[img]http://www.fototime.com/EBEE7B0ACA779E2/standard.jpg[/i...

jar · jar

It's been 40 years already since man first stepped on the moon and any of us alive at the time certainly remember it well. At the time, none of us really expected we would pull back after only a few brief visits and that it would be a half century at least before we returned yet again. Now, let's move from the...

jar · jar

[img]http://www.fototime.com/FD6345CE9CA74E7/standard.jpg[/im...

jar · jar

Aislingean · Aislingean

I have now stripped down the two Onoto BHR plunger fillers that I acquired at the weekend. Both require washers and seals and will present an interesting challenge. Both have normal 14ct nibs and standard feeds and both pens are exactly alike except one has a no3 nib and the other a no3/st. The 'st is sho...

PeteWK · PeteWK

I suppose I should have asked Sem about this pen in a new Topic.� I'll correct the mistake here.� I picked up this little guy at an Antique Store in Pasadena, California for 35 dollars.� A new sac and a little bit of cleaning brought it to this condition.� If anyone is looking for a daily user with a flex nib...

Sem · Sem

Not all of these are entirely British pens. The very slender pen with two gold bands and an accommodation clip is an entirely US-made Mabie, Todd & Bard, doubtless imported when the British branch of the com...

DWL · DWL

My wife Venus was poking around in my parts bins and came up with a Black Conway Stewart 58 cap/clip/bushing & a Mottled Red & Black Flat Top barrel, section & feed. (unknown model number) The first thing I did was go to the nib drawer & found a swet semiflex medium/broad & got the fr...

deondutoit · deondutoit

Please tell me what Swan this is. I suspect it may be an eye dropper. The only way to get ink into it is to unscrew it and pour ink in. I does not seen to have place for an inksak. It does have a gigantic nib, broad italic with a lot of flex and writes like a paintbrush. [URL=https://i416.photobucket.com/alb...

Sem · Sem

��This is a Ford Patent Pen of around 1935. Despite its unusual design, it's a practical pen and a daily user. Essentially,...

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	How to get the section off on a CS 84 help needed (Preview) Hi Guys I have just taken delivery of a Conway Stewart 84 that was described as in full working order but once received obviously needs a new sac, so once again need a little help. On these pens how is the section held in, I have tied gentle warming but that has not helped. How do you get these pens apart t...	Paul-H	1	4125	Sat Jun 8 4:21 AM, 2013 by Chi Town 50
	My Vintage Onoto Magna Fountain Pen (Preview) Guys... My favorite (or one of them) fountain pen.The Vintage Onoto Magna.I hope you like it..... �	grandmia	2	3457	Wed Jun 6 7:31 PM, 2012 by grandmia
	My Conway Stewart 58 Cracked Ice Fountain Pen. (Preview) Hi everyone...Here is a review of my beautiful Conway Stewart Cracked Ice fountain pen.I hope you enjoy looking at it.....	grandmia	0	3292	Fri Jun 1 12:20 AM, 2012 by grandmia
	Conway Stewarts solvent damage (Preview) Hi� I have been caught twice now, with a #15 bought in a dark Antique store having slight solvent damage [eaten away] around the lever. �I am still looking for a good #15 body/lid with damaged nib etc to build into one decent pen. I have also just purchased a Dinkie 550 Green flame from fleabay and disappo...	Glidagida	1	2621	Sun Mar 11 1:36 PM, 2012 by Hugh C
	POSH (Preview) Today let's have the steward brew a nice cup java and bring it to your recliner on the deck. Return to the time when POSH still meant Port side OUT and Starboard side In, when the journey was leisurely and� as much fun as the destination. [img]http://www.fototime.com/A3248812830A010/standard.jpg...	jar	2	3544	Mon Dec 26 5:35 AM, 2011 by Scrawler
	Canway Stewart Churchill (Preview) I have a few questions about the Chruchill because i am thinking that this may be my next big purchase. What I would like to know is your guys opinions about the pen. What colors are your favorite (so many!). Which filling sysytem (c/c or lever) do you prefer. How is the nib without a breather hole and all....	Maccabee64	0	2308	Wed Nov 30 9:20 PM, 2011 by Maccabee64
	Some 3 series Swans (Preview) L-R 3220,3230,3240,3250 and 3261. The last is a BHR pen, the brass threads indicate earlier pens and all carry the No.2 nib. Range from good to excellent, the cap bands and lever are often found brassed and a couple of these are in that category. The grey is rarely found without some discolouration. � R...	Hugh C	4	3416	Wed Nov 16 3:45 PM, 2011 by leftywriter
	Messenger Fountain Pens. ???? Sold by UK stationers -W H Smith. (Preview) Does any one have any information about Messenger Fountain Pens ? Never heard the name until yesterday, and then by digging on the internet, found that they were sold by the UK nationwide stationery firm, W H Smith. Apparently their own 'make'.� That make no longer exists, although Smiths still oper...	redinkoutward	3	9393	Sat Nov 12 6:47 AM, 2011 by redinkoutward
	Dunhill gold coloured or gold pen. (Preview) It would have been my first Dunhill pen.� Mail arrived on Saturday, signed for it, then drew attention of the postman that the envelope had been sliced open. The pen was missing. Visited the local Royal Mail sorting office, and got the waffle they are sometimes damaged by the machines. Showed the mana...	redinkoutward	1	3014	Mon Oct 17 12:51 PM, 2011 by jor412
	my first vintage pen, a Mabie Todd ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I received my first package of pens today -- just 3 but the one I'm now in love w/ is the Mabie Todd. I don't know what model it is. The seller dated it as 1949 but didn't have the model # either.� It has a medium flex nib.�The imprint on the barrel has the Swan logo, and next to that it says in all caps: "Swa...	jor412	21	9057	Wed Jul 6 7:22 AM, 2011 by Hugh C
	New Mabie Todd Pens? (Preview) I was over at FPH's site today, and saw the "new" line of Mabie Todd pens. FPH states that they are the "sole distributor" of this new series. There are two lines, and they look very nice! I was wondering if anyone had any information as to which company was now making them. Frank PS...	Frank	0	5669	Sat Feb 13 1:58 PM, 2010 by Frank
	Blue Stardust... (Preview) Stardust Memories. A Conway Stewart Blue Stardust Duro that was made in 2004 with a Hallmark from the Birmingham Assay Office. This one is somewhat u...	jar	4	3701	Sat Aug 15 8:01 AM, 2009 by Scratch
	Starry Nights (Preview) [img]http://www.fototime.com/EBEE7B0ACA779E2/standard.jpg[/i...	jar	0	2782	Fri Jul 31 10:02 AM, 2009 by jar
	Dreams of Red Stardust (Preview) It's been 40 years already since man first stepped on the moon and any of us alive at the time certainly remember it well. At the time, none of us really expected we would pull back after only a few brief visits and that it would be a half century at least before we returned yet again. Now, let's move from the...	jar	2	3489	Tue Jul 21 5:40 PM, 2009 by jar
	A Red Stardust Conway Stewart #58 (Preview) [img]http://www.fototime.com/FD6345CE9CA74E7/standard.jpg[/im...	jar	1	3573	Sun Jul 19 2:33 AM, 2009 by PETERPARKER51
	The Inky Dinky ... (Preview)	jar	0	2639	Mon Jul 13 11:11 AM, 2009 by jar
	ONOTO The Pen (Preview) I have now stripped down the two Onoto BHR plunger fillers that I acquired at the weekend. Both require washers and seals and will present an interesting challenge. Both have normal 14ct nibs and standard feeds and both pens are exactly alike except one has a no3 nib and the other a no3/st. The 'st is sho...	Aislingean	1	3068	Tue May 5 8:47 AM, 2009 by Aussie FP
	Conway Stewart 58 - A Real Sleeper (Preview) I suppose I should have asked Sem about this pen in a new Topic.� I'll correct the mistake here.� I picked up this little guy at an Antique Store in Pasadena, California for 35 dollars.� A new sac and a little bit of cleaning brought it to this condition.� If anyone is looking for a daily user with a flex nib...	PeteWK	6	4272	Sat Nov 8 9:36 AM, 2008 by Sem
	A Flight f Swans. (Preview) Not all of these are entirely British pens. The very slender pen with two gold bands and an accommodation clip is an entirely US-made Mabie, Todd & Bard, doubtless imported when the British branch of the com...	Sem	4	8795	Wed Sep 17 5:46 PM, 2008 by DWL
	Franken CS 58/Flat Top (Preview) My wife Venus was poking around in my parts bins and came up with a Black Conway Stewart 58 cap/clip/bushing & a Mottled Red & Black Flat Top barrel, section & feed. (unknown model number) The first thing I did was go to the nib drawer & found a swet semiflex medium/broad & got the fr...	DWL	4	3505	Sun Sep 14 7:00 AM, 2008 by DWL
	Size does count (Preview) Please tell me what Swan this is. I suspect it may be an eye dropper. The only way to get ink into it is to unscrew it and pour ink in. I does not seen to have place for an inksak. It does have a gigantic nib, broad italic with a lot of flex and writes like a paintbrush. [URL=https://i416.photobucket.com/alb...	deondutoit	2	3362	Wed Sep 3 8:39 AM, 2008 by deondutoit
	Ford Patent Pen. (Preview) ��This is a Ford Patent Pen of around 1935. Despite its unusual design, it's a practical pen and a daily user. Essentially,...	Sem	4	6318	Thu Sep 20 3:02 AM, 2007 by Sem
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