Why And When Did You Get Your First Conway Stewart?

[D.C. in PA]

I went over the cliff for CS in '05. I'm not sure I remember which one was first, but it may have been a group of 28s I got from a well known dealer. Then came the second group, individual forum purchases, ebay grabs, and pen show finds - all vintage. I believe I now have a full set of 28s; all colors and patterns. Three moderrn renditions have made their way into the group, two of which are Henry Simpole examples. Love the brand, especially the vintage, and have branched out into other English makes. Conway will remain #1 for me.

[raging.dragon]

Hello raging.dragon,

 

You did right, it's a beauty! Only the price (€2,000+) is holding me off, for now.

Don't you mind it having a c/c filler system?

 

With love,

 

goldenkrishna

 

I don't do things in half measures.... The converter holds enough ink for me, and I have plenty of other pens with more interesting fillers. For a hypothetical future second CS I find the Churchill with lever filler most appealing. CS and Delta are the only manufacturers I can think of making significant numbers of modern lever fillers, so I find the lever filler somewhat iconic for the CS brand.

[Inkysloth]

It was pure happenstance that I found a capless CS on a stall in Greenwich Market, and picked it up with a few others as a batch-buy.

Took it home, looked it up, gave the nib a wipe, and posted on here. Then Mr Truffle Finder found a cap for it, I resacced it, and now I've a lovely working early Conway Stewart 200 with a gorgeous flex nib. £15.60 well spent, I reckon!

 

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Conway Stewart 200 by Inkysloth, on Flickr

 

I've definitely been bitten by the bug, but I'm not leaping at CSs on Ebay because I want to be able to really look them over before buying rather than trusting sellers' descriptions.

[Ginner]

Last fall (2012). I wanted to start writing in fountain pen so went to a nearby pen store. The CS pens caught my eye; however, they were slightly out of my range at that time. I did not know much about the CS and did some research. A short time later I bought a vintage CS (84) and love it.

[georges zaslavsky]

I bought my first button filler churchill two weeks ago, very nicely crafted and stunning writer, I am looking for my next one