I recently had a vehicle stolen which contained a number of pens in a backpack, including my recently purchased Conway Stewart pens.


The fountain pen was the Churchill model in Razorshell. I also had a ballpoint and pencil in Razorshell. My problem is that the coloration of fountain pen was quite different from the other two. The amber in the fountain pen was golden in tone whereas the other two had more reddish tones (perhaps even closer to a smoked salmon tone). The tones I am referring to are shown in the attached files. The attachment from the WorldLux website has the golden tones that I liked whereas the other attachment shows the Razorshell color that were in my other two pens.


I would like to locate replacement pens with the golden hues rather than the reddish, salmon coloration. Can anyone help me with this? I am assuming different batches came out differently. The numbers on the ballpoint and pencil were 10/380 and 12/280. Unfortunately I don't know the number of my fountain pen. Has anyone else noticed these color difference? Do you know what batch numbers might have the more golden hues?

I will appreciate any help in this matter.

I think Mary Burke is probably still on her UK trip to Conway Stewart, but no doubt she would be the best person to contact if you're in the US.

Hi,

I am sorry to hear of your troubles and I feel sure we can help you source retailers who stock/or can order replacements for your Conway Stewart Churchill pens.

The Razorshell and Shingle are quite different and below are comparison images from the Conway Stewart image bank (http://www.mvburke.com/imagebank/regular.htm)





I do not have my files with me so I cannot look up your color codes, however I will be able to supply you with this information upon my return to the US on Monday.

With kind regards,

Mary Burke

Thanks for your post and your offer to help me.

All of my pens were suppose to be Razorshell. The pencil and ballpoint had the coloration that was in your post, but the fountain pen was very much different. As I mentioned in my original post the colors were golden/orange amber rather than the reddish, pinkish brown tones. There has to have been some batches of these pens made with quite different coloration and both called Razorshell. If you had seen the fountain pen and the other two pens I am quite sure you would have concluded they were two different colors. Bu the way, the colors in my fountain pen were not like those in Shingle either.

I look forward to your help.

Hi,

The changes that can occur in our materials are the whirls and woodgrain and this is due to the nature of the material.

The colour codes denote the name of the material finish, so if you have pens that do not have matching colour codes it is because the finishes of the resin are different. FYI, Razorshell is 380.

If there is any way you can find out the colour code for your fountain pen I will be able to identify the material finish. You stated that you do not have the pen any more, however the colour codes and pen number are documented on the guarantee certificate which is part of the packaging.

Regards,

Mary Burke
Sales & Development -- Conway Stewart

I am unable to locate the documentation for the fountain pen, but I am pretty sure it was a 380. The pencil and ballpoint were 12/380 and 10/380.

I have a feeling I am looking for a needle in a haystack. Do you think any dealers who might have the pen would be willing to take a digital photo of their pens and e-mail them to me? Do you have any suggested dealers? I am assuming this would be too much trouble for the manufacturer or distributor.

In the meantime, I will keep looking for the fountain pen documentation. I am not sure why I took it out of the box. Perhaps I intended to read the little book.

PS I found this picture of a Conway Stewart pen (obviously not a Churchill) that is in razorshell. My fountain pen had the golden/orangish tones in this photo.

Hi there,

Indeed the pen finish is a Razorshell -- I became confused when you stated that your b/pen and pencil were numbered 380 and 280.

If you can attend a pen show, I am sure it would be great way to see many Razorshell designs in person.

Kind regards,

Mary Burke.

Sorry, the 280 was a typo.

I have never gone to a pen show. I live in the San Diego area. Are any shows in my area or perhaps in the LA area that you would recommend? Is their a web site lists these shows?

Thanks for your help

Hi,

The annual LA pen show is held in the Marriott at Manhattan Beach, normally around President weekend. Their website can be located at http://lapenshow.com/

Here is a link to a pen-show calendar produced by Susan Wirth http://home.netcom.com/~swirth/2000.htm

Kind regards,

Mary Burke

Thanks for the information. Looks like I missed the LA show for this year. I will put it on my calendar and try to go next year. I doesn't appear that any of the other shows on the calendar are close.

In the meantime, I am going to have to decide how to replace my pens. I may try to e-mail various dealers and see what happens.