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So I was looking for a nice fountain pen after my TWSBI diamond got nicked and after about five minutes of reading thread on here, I went insane and instead of buying a brand new pen than can be replaced and repaired etc, I bought a vintage COnway Stewart 475 from 1938... I was sensible enough to get one that has been serviced and is in perfect working order but... What do I do now?! Can I use any ink?! I normally use Pilot Iroshizuku ink... Can I still use it or should I buy some new? And have a made a mistake by being such a newbie buying an old fashioned pen?

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Make sure it is Fountain pen ink and not calligraphy or India ink. Then enjoy. Part of the joy is the wide variety of colors and behaviors of inks out there. Dip into our inky fora to see different brands and colors reviewed on different papers as paper is the third part of the equation.

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Only ink I would avoid in a vintage anything is Baystate Blue. I made that mistake in my Conway Stewart Executive 60 and it took me ages to get it out. Other than that, ink away and enjoy.

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I use pretty much whatever ink I fancy in my 475's...

 

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Which colour did you get Lulu?

Woooow! Inspirational. I got the burgundy. What do they write like?!

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Burgundy? Very nice. :thumbup:

 

I've just picked out a random four pens and inked them up with Diamine Blue Velvet (which is the ink I'm using on a regular basis at the moment). All four pens write with a medium-ish line, and have a little springiness and line variation, which is really nice.

 

Hope yours expresses similar characteristics. Let us know how you get on with it.

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Good choice. I've had a few of these (not as many as MalcolmH) and they've all been excellent writers. Easy to work on too, and not uncommon even down here in the antipodes. I find Diamine inks very good.

 

Do we get to see a photo?

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One of my favorite pens. Slightly longer than most vintage pens and classically understated.

I love the idea of a visi barrel with an ink sac!

 

The only 475 I have inked at the moment is filled with permanent black Quink. Conway nibs are generally very good.

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Haven't used my Conway Stewart 475 for years. Really must put it back in use, it's a lovely pen.

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My pens. I've always had bad handwriting, but loooovely to write with. Top one is, of course, my beautiful Conway Stewart. Second my cheapo Jinhao. Third is my cheapo Baoer and lastly a Parker that I've had since I was in school! (Is this how you attach pictures? I wasn't sure...)

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My pens. I've always had bad handwriting, but loooovely to write with. Top one is, of course, my beautiful Conway Stewart. Second my cheapo Jinhao. Third is my cheapo Baoer and lastly a Parker that I've had since I was in school! (Is this how you attach pictures? I wasn't sure...)

 

Hey! That last one is a Parker Vector. :) I'm an absolute sucker for Vectors. I think the current count is around 8, because my first one -- my first good pen -- got a crack in the barrel at the threads after about a decade of use and abuse. I picked up a rollerball Vector for a buck to harvest the barrel until such time that I can actually find a blue that matches it (who knew cobalt blue would be an unusual color? It's just the one the stationery store had at their pen counter...). Oh, and the olive (?) green one, which I may have lost.... :(

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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My pens. I've always had bad handwriting, but loooovely to write with. Top one is, of course, my beautiful Conway Stewart. Second my cheapo Jinhao. Third is my cheapo Baoer and lastly a Parker that I've had since I was in school! (Is this how you attach pictures? I wasn't sure...)

 

The picture certainly looks good. :thumbup:

 

Your handwriting looks good. :thumbup:

 

The Conway looks good. :thumbup:

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